Former President Donald Trump didn't personally intervene to stop the FBI from moving its headquarters from downtown Washington to the suburbs, a Justice Department's watchdog said Tuesday, disputing a long-standing accusation by congressional Democrats.
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida dropped out of the race for House speaker, leaving two candidates battling for the gavel in a closed-door meeting of House Republican lawmakers on Tuesday.
Majority Whip Tom Emmer led in the first and second and third rounds of ballots when Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker.
It was clear during the last GOP presidential debate that Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) was running on fumes and trying to spur some kind of momentum as his campaign continued to slip. Now, he’s putting all his chips in Iowa as the wheels begin to fall off his campaign.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) defended herself after audio of her profanity-laced rant berating staffers was published on Friday, saying she had “fallen short of my own standards.” In the leaked audio first reported by The Houston Chronicle, Jackson Lee insults staffers as “two goddamn big-ass children,” “f***ups,” and “idiots” among other offensive names. Her...