A bipartisan deal that would reduce business taxes while expanding the child tax credit has set up a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he weighs whether to bypass objections from within his own ranks to bring it to the floor as soon as next week. Pushback to the tax bill from hard-line...
As House Republicans prepare to mark up a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they’ve increasingly focused on claims he’s obstructed their investigation — igniting another dispute with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) last week sent a letter claiming DHS has failed to respond to...
The Biden administration will pause approvals of some natural gas export facilities as it considers changing how to evaluate them, the administration announced Friday. The current analyses the Energy Department uses to decide whether to authorize exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) do not “adequately account” for factors like domestic energy costs or planet-warming emissions,...
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) found herself on the defense several times during a local debate on Thursday night in the GOP primary for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District as several contenders questioned her decision to run in a different congressional district. Boebert has represented Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District since 2021, but she announced late last year to...
The White House announced Friday that it is halting pending liquefied natural gas export terminal projects opposed but environmentalists, but supported by industry.
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
After his historic victory in the New Hampshire primary, there are still a few dozen Republican lawmakers who have not endorsed former President Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing growing calls for her to drop her 2024 presidential bid after multiple losses to former President Trump.
A nonpartisan election integrity group has released a report detailing 14 things states need to address in order to ensure that voting is secure leading up to November.