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House Republicans to deliver Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate next month

Two articles of impeachment passed by the House against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be delivered to the Senate April 10 after Congress returns from Easter recess, Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday.

March 28, 2024

House Democrat seeks to bar Trump, Menendez from classified information

Legislation unveiled Thursday by a House Democrat would prevent federal officials, candidates and staff who are charged with certain crimes from receiving classified information.

March 28, 2024

Biden’s environmental justice agenda will soon be put to the legal test

An ambitious regulation at the heart of President Biden's environmental justice agenda is about to be thrust under a legal microscope.

March 28, 2024

Split-ticket voters spell bad news for Biden but good news for Senate Democrats

Voters in several battleground states are showing a desire to elect Democratic Senate candidates but are less willing to give President Biden a second term, according to recent polling.

March 27, 2024

BlackRock’s Larry Fink ditches ESG for ‘energy pragmatism’

The climate change-focused investment strategy known as ESG suffered another blow Tuesday at the hands of someone who was once its biggest steward on Wall Street: Larry Fink.

March 26, 2024

Democrats’ U.S. Senate race in Maryland heats up with eye on matchup against GOP’s Larry Hogan

The race to determine which Democrat will likely face off against Republican Larry Hogan for Maryland's open Senate seat is quickly escalating after a contender blurted out a racial slur.

March 25, 2024

Tammy Murphy, wife of New Jersey governor, drops out of Senate race to succeed Menendez

The wife of New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy abruptly suspended on Sunday her campaign for the state's U.S. Senate seat.

March 24, 2024

Moderate Sen. Murkowski weighs leaving Republican Party

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the centrist Republican from Alaska who has frequently bucked the party, revealed she's considering ditching the GOP.

March 24, 2024

Kevin McCarthy says Marjorie Taylor Greene is bluffing to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to call for a vote on her motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is all an act.

March 24, 2024

Sen. Tim Kaine: ‘Irresponsible’ to call illegal immigrants who attacked National Guard an ‘invasion’

Sen. Tim Kaine said the U.S. has an "immigration crisis" but suggested it is dangerous to label it as anything else.

March 24, 2024

AOC sees ‘risk’ in not seizing Trump assets for New York fraud case

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocated Sunday for the seizure of former President Donald Trump's assets to pay for the $454 million civil fraud ruling against him in New York.

March 24, 2024

Biden’s electric vehicle mandate puts swing-state Democrats in the hot seat

President Biden's mandate to eliminate most sales of new gas-powered cars by the end of this decade is his latest climate change policy that puts vulnerable Democrats on edge.

March 22, 2024

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez to seek reelection as ‘independent Democrat’ if exonerated

Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez announced Thursday that he will not file for reelection this November as a Democratic candidate.

March 21, 2024

Schumer snubs Netanyahu’s request to address Senate Democrats

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer denied a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to hold a video call with Senate Democrats about the crisis in the Middle East and Israel's handling of the war with Hamas.

March 20, 2024

Energy industry, GOP lawmakers vow to overturn Biden’s EV mandate

Opponents of President Biden's electric vehicle mandate that would phase out two-thirds of new gas-powered cars by 2032 pledged Wednesday to repeal the new regulation.

March 20, 2024

Biden speeds ahead with EV mandate to ditch most new gas cars by 2030

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized stringent new tailpipe emission rules that will force automakers to toss most of their gas-powered models to the curb by 2030 and sell primarily electric vehicles.

March 20, 2024

Congress puts finishing touches on spending package ahead of shutdown deadline

Lawmakers were anxiously awaiting the details of the final spending package for fiscal 2024 to be revealed on Wednesday after the White House and congressional leaders hammered out an eleventh-hour deal.

March 19, 2024

Biden’s energy costs rattle Pennsylvania voters

Pennsylvania voters' attitude toward high energy costs and the environment presents obstacles for President Biden and down-ballot Democrats this November, according to a poll released Tuesday.

March 19, 2024

Congress scrambles for spending deal, haggles over DHS funding ahead of looming shutdown

Lawmakers are once again staring down the barrel of a government shutdown after Congress failed to reach a spending deal Monday amid disagreements over illegal border crossings.

March 18, 2024

Manchin: Biden too afraid of climate activists to tout record fossil fuel production

Sen. Joe Manchin III on Monday accused President Biden of downplaying record domestic fossil fuel production because of political pressure from far-left climate activists.

March 18, 2024