Political Turmoil in US Congress

Retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D) in the race to succeed her in California’s 11th Congressional District. “I know and love this district, I know the Congress and I know Connie,” Pelosi said, with Chan sitting next to her, in a video tha

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), fresh off of his loss in the Louisiana Senate Republican primary, is calling out the Trump administration’s creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department, saying it raises the specter of self-dealing. “I d

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Monday criticized fellow GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. for his four-month absence from Congress after the New Jersey lawmaker returned to the Capitol. “I think it’s embarrassing,” Boebert told TMZ on Capitol Hill. Earlier in the day, Kean returned to the House floor for the

The wave of far-left election spoilers has spread west. In Colorado's primary elections on Tuesday, another longtime Democratic House member, Rep. Diana DeGette, lost her seat. Democratic socialist Melat Kiros soundly defeated her. Read about that race and other takeaways here. President Trump is tr

Former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) said she is contemplating creating a new political party following her public split with the Republican Party.  “I think there’s a group of us that if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesn’t fall into the traps of Dem

IVF’s production of excess embryos is a problem in states that ban abortion as a means of protecting “unborn children.”