Mallory Wilson

Senate Democrats block Republicans’ surprise vote on aid to Israel

Senate Democrats blocked a surprise move by Senate Republicans to force a vote on aid for Israel, funds that Democrats have been using to leverage to get House support for war aid for Ukraine.

November 15, 2023

Former White House lawyer says Trump’s comments could land him in jail

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said former President Donald Trump's "off the rails" comments about his pending court cases could lead him to prison.

November 15, 2023

Biden slams Trump for ‘vermin’ comment, likens it to rhetoric of Nazi Germany

President Biden criticized former President Donald Trump for calling his political opponents "vermin," saying the language parrots Nazi German rhetoric during the 1930s.

November 15, 2023

Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for elbowing Burchett

Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a formal ethics complaint Tuesday against Rep. Kevin McCarthy for his altercation with Rep. Tim Burchett, stoking the tension between the former speaker and those who voted to remove him.

November 14, 2023

Jamie Dimon meets privately with Nikki Haley to talk economy

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon thinks Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has the potential to unite the country and help the economy, according to a report.

November 14, 2023

Speaker Johnson says he won’t end up like McCarthy, defends his stopgap measure

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he isn't worried about facing the same fate as Rep. Kevin McCarthy if his two-step stopgap measure passes and stops the government from shutting down this week.

November 14, 2023

Michael Cohen says jail time for Trump could be ‘dangerous’

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen warned that it could be "dangerous" to have former President Donald Trump spend time in jail, contending he must be held liable, just in a different way.

November 14, 2023

Government shutdown fears ease as Dems signal support of Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap bill

A two-step government funding proposal from House Republicans faced nominal resistance Monday from both sides of the aisle, raising hopes that Congress will beat the Friday midnight deadline to avert a shutdown.

November 13, 2023

Rep. Dean Phillips says he’ll vote for Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap measure to avoid shutdown

Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat challenging President Biden for the party's presidential nomination, said he will be voting in favor of House Republicans' two-step stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown this week.

November 13, 2023

‘QAnon Shaman’ to run for Arizona House seat

Jacob Chansley, the Jan. 6, 2021, protester who became known as QAnon Shaman, is aiming to step foot in the Capitol again -- this time as a member of Congress.

November 13, 2023

Nikki Haley to spend $10 million on ads in Iowa and New Hampshire

Nikki Haley's presidential campaign will book $10 million in TV, radio and digital advertising in Iowa and New Hampshire as she looks to nab the No. 2 position in the GOP primary race from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

November 13, 2023

Chris Christie near war zone: ‘We can’t ask Israel to stand down’

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie, standing on Israeli soil, said calls for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas don't "make any sense."

November 13, 2023

Mistrial motion for Trump’s New York fraud case will come ‘very soon,’ lawyer Alina Habba says

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, said Sunday that she will be filing for a mistrial "very soon" in Mr. Trump's New York fraud case.

November 13, 2023

Fetterman waves Israeli flag at protesters calling for a cease-fire

Sen. John Fetterman upset protesters calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas by waving an Israeli flag outside the Russell Senate Office Building.

November 10, 2023

Trump says Israel-Hamas war needs to ‘play out’

Former President Donald Trump said the war between Israel and Hamas needs to be played out to "see where it ends" because the casualties are growing.

November 10, 2023

Haley says Biden ‘begged’ for meeting with Chinese president just to talk about ‘the weather’

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized President Biden, saying he "begged" for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

November 10, 2023

While GOP candidates sparred over banning TikTok, the app advertised during debate breaks

Viewers of the GOP presidential debates watched candidates duke it out over whether TikTok should be banned, then saw ads for the app during commercial breaks.

November 10, 2023

Trump threatens federal investigations of his political opponents if he retakes the White House

Former President Donald Trump hinted that if he gets reelected he would use the government to investigate his political opponents the same way the Biden Justice Department went after him.

November 10, 2023

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says Ramaswamy attacked her because he needed a ‘headline’

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel chalked up GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's comments about her running the committee as him needing a "headline."

November 9, 2023

McCarthy says GOP would benefit ‘tremendously’ if Matt Gaetz were gone

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy admitted Thursday that he thinks the Republican Party would benefit "tremendously" if Rep. Matt Gaetz was no longer a member of the House.

November 9, 2023