WASHINGTON — Key House Republicans expressed uncertainty Wednesday over whether there would be enough GOP support to clear a procedural vote on a powerful surveillance authority, a program that’s received staunch criticism from privacy advocates in the conference.

House GOP leadership has set a floor strategy Wednesday that would leave ...Read more

Hunter Biden is living outside of the U.S., according to a Washington D.C. civil court filing submitted by a law firm that formerly represented the 56-year-old defendant.

That 14-page breach of contract legal document seeks to collect payment from Biden. The filing from Winston & Strawn LLP doesn’t state specifically where the 46th President�...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Gulbranson, a reality TV star from the series “Summer House” and “Selling the OC,” is auditioning for his next role, running for Congress as a Democrat in the Eighth District against Republican Rep. Pete Stauber.

An Eveleth, Minn., native, youth hockey coach and great grandson of a foreman from the Oliver mine on ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued a proclamation Tuesday setting up an Aug. 18 special election to fill the remaining term of Democratic former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in the face of multiple sexual misconduct allegations.

A special primary election for California’s 14th District will take place on June 16, two weeks ...Read more

Twenty-two years ago, the U.S. was at war, just as it is today, and a president visited the pope at the Vatican.

President George W. Bush’s meeting with Pope John Paul II was reported to be an awkward one. With the war in Iraq raging, the 84-year-old pope, weakened by Parkinson’s disease and less than a year from his death, condemned the ...Read more

Since Trump and his followers make such a show of honoring the flag, how can I say that he desecrates the flag? The answer comes from the Pledge of Allegiance itself, which clearly states the meaning of the flag. Republicans recite the pledge at every gathering, and many Trump supporters fly the flag outside their homes; indeed, that is how they...Read more

WASHINGTON — When House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said the U.S. “is in an AI arms race with China” at a markup in January, it was routine.

Earlier that month, at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, aired his worry that the words were already losing their impact.

“Saying …...Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would require upgraded collision detection and helicopter route design enhancements to make aviation systems safer.

The bill comes after a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight fatally collided last year near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in ...Read more

The Sacramento area’s 6th Congressional District race features a slate of high-profile candidates with experience in elected office or leadership roles.

Among the most well-known names are U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, former California state Sen. Richard Pan, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Eric Swalwell’s downfall has raised the possibility of a broader reckoning on Capitol Hill as congressional staffers, reporters and opposition researchers race to verify long-standing rumors of a sordid underground culture among the city’s most powerful.

Former lawmakers across the political spectrum have warned for years of...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday afternoon that he’s calling a special election to finish the remaining months of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term after he resigned earlier in the day amid sexual assault allegations.

The election will be held on Aug. 18 — just two months after the June primary where nine candidates are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said his committee will be “fully prepared” to process a Supreme Court nomination if a justice retires at the end of this term, and he would recommend President Donald Trump appoint either Texas Senator Ted Cruz or Mike Lee of Utah to fill the vacancy.

Asked Tuesday whether he thought ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two congressmen whose staff members accused them of sexual misconduct resigned Tuesday, leaving calls for reform and accountability in their wake.

Now, House veterans and victim advocates warn the departure of Reps. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas won’t — and shouldn’t — be the end of Congress’...Read more

President Trump has signed a bill restoring federal funding to tech startups in California and elsewhere, money that had been held up for more than six months.

The Small Business Administration money, a key source of capital for new aerospace and defense firms in the Los Angeles region, ran out in October after a Congressional impasse.

The ...Read more

Defense lawyers and prosecutors jointly asked a Miami federal judge Tuesday to delay the fraud trial against Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and three co-defendants until early February 2027, citing voluminous discovery that has yet to be reviewed, according to a motion filed with the court.

The congresswoman, who represents ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The rise of political prediction markets and several well-timed trades have spurred lawmakers to introduce multiple bills aimed at stopping or regulating insider trading in prediction markets.

But lawmakers are far from agreeing on how far to extend such bans.

“Members of Congress should be prohibited from participating in ...Read more

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he expects the House of Representatives to vote to expel embattled U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, faces an April 21 hearing at which the full House Ethics Committee will consider a sanctions recommendation to the full house after its adjudicatory subcommittee ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bruce Springsteen took some major swings at the Trump administration during his superb concert with the E Street Band at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday night. Here are some of the highlights:

(At the start of the Springsteen concert):

“The E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the first time since filing an impeachment petition against a Fayette Circuit Judge in January, former lawmaker Killian Timoney has spoken out about the proceedings, saying he did so in pursuit of justice.

Timoney — who is seeking election again for a Lexington-area house seat — said in a Facebook post on Tuesday he ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s handling of the investigative files into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein marks the biggest hit to his net approval ratings in Florida, according to a statewide poll conducted by Democratic consultants.

Other issues resulting in low approval numbers included abortion, government spending, Iran and the economy, ranked by...Read more