Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he debated California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "expose" the political left's agenda for the country, hoping that his prime-time performance against a prominent Democrat fuels his effort to catch former President Donald Trump in the GOP presidential race.

Rep. George Santos said Congress is doomed if it votes Friday to boot him from his House seat.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the Supreme Court's first female justice, has died at the age of 93 in Phoenix.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie let fellow White House hopeful Nikki Haley know that it's safe to say former President Donald Trump's name.

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to Middle East partners about ways to unify the Gaza Strip and West Bank "under one entity" for Palestinians on the sidelines of a weekend climate summit in Dubai, according to the White House.

As a former Senate staffer, I am loath to tell the holder of a certificate of election when it is time to give up on a fight. They are the ones in the arena, the ones whose families are affected by being in the spotlight. They are the ones who won the votes.

The debate between Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was enlightening for many reasons. One is that it offered a reminder that Newsom and Democrats want to face any Republican but DeSantis next November.

The Chinese Communist Party insists, ad infinitum, that it never interferes in the internal affairs of other nations. Party officials insist that United States officials are thus acting outrageously when they criticize China on Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the plight of the Uyghur people.

THE RUSHED EXPULSION OF GEORGE SANTOS. The House voted Friday morning to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY). The vote was 311 to 114, well over the two-thirds requirement for expulsion. Santos has now become just the third House member to be expelled since the Civil War.

Thursday night’s debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Patrick Bateman impersonator Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was framed by Fox’s Sean Hannity as “the great red vs. blue state debate.” A showdown between Florida and California. The highest-profile governors on either side of the political aisle standing face to face (supposedly) to discuss key differences between their policy platforms.