Seth McLaughlin

Public wary on new gun laws: Poll

The calls for tighter gun restrictions face stiff opposition in the court of public opinion, according to a new survey that found a clear majority of Americans back the Second Amendment and that voters are wary of more gun control laws.

April 16, 2021

Brian Kemp draws GOP challenger in Trump ally Vernon Jones

Former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is set to announce he's running for governor.

April 15, 2021

White House tempers expectations on court ‘packing’ bill

President Biden is not ready to throw his weight behind a new legislative push to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court, dashing the hopes of far-left Democrats - at least for now.

April 15, 2021

Court-packing push puts bull’s-eye on vulnerable Democrats

The new push to pack the Supreme Court is creating unwanted headaches for centrist Democrats eyeing reelection in the 2022 midterms.

April 15, 2021

Biden names Tommy Beaudreau, energy lawyer, for Interior deputy secretary

President Biden announced Wednesday he is nominating Tommy Beaudreau to serve as deputy secretary of the Interior Department. Mr. Beaudreau previously worked at Interior in the Obama administration, playing a role in reforming offshore energy management in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

April 14, 2021

Kevin Brady won’t run for reelection: ‘I’m retiring as your congressman’

Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas announced Wednesday he is not running for reelection next year.

April 14, 2021

Mike Gibbons enters Ohio Senate race, claims outsider mantle

The race for the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio is starting to get crowded.

April 13, 2021

Joe Biden govern-by-polls ‘bipartisanship’ bound to backfire, Republicans say

President Biden adopted a governing-by-polls strategy to circumvent the GOP but claims he is fulfilling his pledge to bring bipartisanship back to Washington.

April 12, 2021

John Boehner laments Donald Trump’s criticism of Mitch McConnell

Former House Speaker John Boehner said Monday former President Donald Trump's reported criticism of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't help the Republican Party.

April 12, 2021

Mitch McConnell annihilates President Biden’s Supreme Court commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke of President Biden's decision to set up a presidential commission to look at changes to the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 9, 2021

HHS investigating allegations of sexual abuse of migrants at Texas facility

The White House on Friday said the Department of Health and Human Services is looking into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's allegations that migrant children have been sexually assaulted at a San Antonio facility.

April 9, 2021

Trump encourages Sen. Ron Johnson to seek reelection

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Sen. Ron Johnson to "Run, Ron, Run!" for re-election, delivering his "Complete and Total Endorsement" of the Wisconsin Republican.

April 8, 2021

Kamala Harris: ‘Real people’ support stricter gun laws

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that "real people" support tightening the nation's gun laws to combat violence.

April 8, 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin makes it clear: I will not eliminate filibuster

Sen. Joseph Manchin III is making it crystal clear that he will not support scrapping the legislative filibuster - putting him at odds with liberal progressives and throwing a big hurdle in front of President Biden's legislative wishlist.

April 8, 2021

White House willing to ‘compromise’ on proposed corporate tax hike

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Wednesday President Biden is willing to negotiate on his push to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% to pay for the $2.25 trillion American Jobs plan.

April 7, 2021

Mike Pence establishes ‘Advancing American Freedom’ advocacy group

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday launched Advancing American Freedom, an advocacy group with the mission of promoting and defending policy achievements of the Trump administration.

April 7, 2021

Joe Biden, Democrats backpedal amid MLB All-Star Game uproar

Democrats scrambled Tuesday to dodge the fallout from Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta as Republicans stepped up to the plate, blaming an overheated "Jim Crow" narrative for stoking an over-the-top corporate backlash against Georgia.

April 6, 2021