WASHINGTON — Cracks in President Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP — and the 119th Congress — went on full display at the U.S. Capitol this month as the House of Representatives sent the White House a defiant message.Last week, 18 Republicans voted to approve a Ukraine aid package opposed by th…
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President Donald Trump has singled out CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for particular harassment — and it’s not just because she asks him tough questions.To the president, his vehemence towards the star reporter is personal, according to a former Republican strategist with insider knowledge.Rick Wilson, co-fo…
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to determine the fate of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the landmark case, Louisiana v. Callais, MAGA groups and conservative nonprofits connected to far-right megadonors that filed briefs in support of weakening the historic civil rights law took in record-…
WASHINGTON — They don’t like it being called an “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” but some Republicans investigated by the select Jan. 6, 2021, committee are behind President Donald Trump’s effort to give taxpayer dollars to people claiming to be victims of the federal government’s investigations and prose…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Raw Story writer Matt Laslo’s congressional bureau, The LCB, has been credentialed by the Radio-Television Correspondents’ Association (RTCA) since 2012.WASHINGTON — America’s most powerful TV networks have been handing out coveted congressional press credentials to people Congress ha…
After voting for Donald Trump multiple times, longtime Republicans Ron and Chrissey Kelley turned on the president and his MAGA movement when his second administration’s policies threatened their livelihood.Last October, Ron, a 55-year-old construction analyst for the U.S. Department of Housing and …
A Chicago teen detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for more than two months was released Tuesday in time to attend his high school graduation after pressure from legislators and community backlash.Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete, 18, and Martha Liliana Navarrete-Capazan, 46, were …
WASHINGTON — Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) told reporters on Thursday that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pulled a scheduled war powers resolution vote, saying that it was clear that Democrats had enough votes to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war.”They just pulled it, unc…
A task force launched by U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard to “end weaponization” has fallen apart after “drama” triggered by a memo it circulated that spread false claims — made by a January 6 rioter — against a CIA employee and a former Capitol Police officer. The group’s collapse was detailed…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said Thursday she has been pushing Republican leaders to hold public hearings with Jeffrey Epstein survivors, throwing her support behind first lady Melania Trump’s call for greater accountability in the case.”I actually have been encouraging that,” Luna to…