Politics

Washington — Members of Congress will receive security briefings this week after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were killed, and another state lawmaker and his wife wounded in targeted shootings on Saturday.  Senators are set to receive a security briefing from the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. …

Two leaders of some of the largest labor unions in the country say they are leaving the Democratic National Committee (DNC), citing disagreements with the committee’s leadership over its future. Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote in a June 5 resignation letter to DNC Chair …

Washington — President Trump said Tuesday that his administration wants to “wean” states off assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season. The presidents’s remarks came after he received a briefing from top administration officials about wildfire and emergency management. He claimed that FEMA has not …

Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were confused and dispirited on Monday after the acting head of the agency said during a daily briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to three sources familiar with the meeting. The remark was made by …

Entrepreneur and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he has met the Republican Party’s donor requirements and is confident he’ll poll high enough to be on stage for the party’s first debate next month.  In order to qualify for the debate stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, candidates must register …

The Biden administration allegedly failed to correctly reappoint more than a dozen top-ranking National Institutes of Health leaders, House Republicans say, raising questions about the legality of billions in federal grants doled out by those officials over the last year.  Their claim, detailed Friday in a letter to Health and …

The Justice Department asked a federal judge Friday to delay the trial of former President Donald Trump and his aide, Walt Nauta, on federal charges related to their handling of classified documents. The trial had initially been scheduled for Aug. 14, but a prosecutor for Special Counsel Jack Smith said …

Washington — One month after a violent and allegedly politically motivated attack at the office of a U.S. congressman, injured staff members are recovering and office safety enhancements are complete. But questions remain about whether Congress is doing enough to protect its own members and their aides from being targeted …

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are asking the judge overseeing his New York criminal case to recuse himself, citing what a spokesperson called “significant conflicts.” The motion asking Judge Juan Merchan to step aside, which is not yet publicly available, is the latest effort by Trump’s team to get …

Washington — Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia introduced a resolution Tuesday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress, seeking to force Republicans in the House to go on the record over whether the indicted New York congressman should keep his seat. “It’s very clear that he’s a liar, he’s a …