Politics
IRS agents say Justice Department brass nixed felony charges against Hunter Biden
Federal prosecutors had agreed to bring felony tax charges against Hunter Biden but higher-ups at some point reduced those to two misdemeanors, an IRS special agent told Congress on Wednesday.
House probe accuses Mayorkas of flouting 12 laws and court orders
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has flouted at least a dozen laws or court orders related to immigration, a House committee charged Wednesday in a new report that lays the groundwork for impeachment proceedings.
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Israel's president promotes unity with U.S. against Iran as Netanyahu's government draws criticism
Israeli President Isaac Herzog drew cheers from a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday by stressing the U.S. and Israel must remain united on preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon -- regardless of current tensions between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Top progressives are backing Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations
President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressives that was created to harness online rage over George W. Bush's administration. More recently, it has championed the message of economic populism from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, two of Biden's rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2020.
Democrat quits Pennsylvania House of Representatives, leaving chamber tied at 101-101
A Democratic lawmaker from Pittsburgh resigned Wednesday from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, moving the razor-thin majority her party has held this year to a partisan tie with the Legislature mired in a budget stalemate.
In backlash over their expulsions, 2 Tennessee Democratic lawmakers raised $2M combined
Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have raised more than $2 million combined through about 70,400 campaign donations after Republican lawmakers abruptly expelled the Democrats this spring for their gun control protest on the House floor.
Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel's rightward shift spurs protests
When John McCain was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, he was forced to reject megachurch pastor John Hagee's endorsement after a sermon surfaced that was derided as antisemitic.
Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor
Republican Daniel Cameron selected state legislator Robby Mills as his running mate Wednesday in Kentucky's race for governor, turning to a steadfast conservative with a record of shepherding pro-coal and anti-transgender legislation that fits into his campaign themes.
Ideological divide narrows in Supreme Court decisions, compared to last year
The Supreme Court delivered fewer ideologically divided rulings in its most recent term than in last year's, as the conservative majority found middle ground with the court's liberal wing on several issues.
Biden's White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices
The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new guidelines for corporate mergers, took steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launched a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry.
