The House passed a resolution on July 25 condemning President Joe Biden’s administration and Vice President Kamala Harris over what it describes as their failure to address the immigration crisis at the southern border. The non-binding resolution was voted on days after Ms. Harris’s sudden ascension as the Democratic Party’s likely nominee in the 2024 […]

WASHINGTON—Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has announced that he will resign from the Senate on Aug. 20 after he was recently convicted on all counts in a corruption trial. He submitted his resignation on July 23. Mr. Menendez, a former chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was on July 16 found guilty on 16 […]

WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced on July 23 they are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries were among the last remaining key Democrats to endorse Ms. Harris. Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries initially held off giving their key endorsements to […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on July 16 was convicted of all 16 counts in a corruption trial, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent of the Egyptian government. Mr. Menendez, speaking to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, said he was “deeply, deeply disappointed” by the verdict and confirmed he will appeal the […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on July 11 rejected an “inherent contempt” resolution that would have fined Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 for every day he fails to comply with a subpoena to provide tapes of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on July 10 forced a […]

WASHINGTON—Ukraine is in the process of getting fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced. At the annual NATO Summit on July 10, Mr. Blinken said that U.S.-made F-16s are being transferred from those alliance members to Kyiv “as we speak.” Ukraine will be able to fly them in […]

Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley announced on July 9 that she is releasing her 97 delegates and urging them to support former President Donald Trump. The move comes days before the Republican National Convention when the 45th president is set to be nominated as the party’s 2024 presidential candidate. “The nominating convention is a […]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling on July 5 reinstating the use of unstaffed drop boxes ahead of the 2024 election. The 4–3 decision reverses Wisconsin’s prohibition of unmanned drop boxes that took effect in 2022. In 2022, state Supreme Court justices ruled that nothing in state law allowed for absentee drop boxes to […]

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chair of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, lost his primary to Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, the Virginia Department of Elections announced on July 2 two weeks after the closely-watched primary election. Mr. McGuire pulled off the upset by 374 votes in the June 18 GOP primary in Virginia’s […]

The House passed on June 28 bills to fund the Department of Defense, State Department, and Department of Homeland Security—despite opposition from the White House. The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, which passed 212–200, totals $51.71 billion, or $7.6 billion less than that allocated for the 2024 fiscal year. It is also […]

Over 51 million people tuned into the June 27 television debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to Nielsen Fast National data as cited by host CNN (as of 5 p.m. ET on June 28). The 51.3 million people tuning into the debate is the lowest TV audience since the first […]

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced on June 28 the death of his wife, Rhonda Massie. “Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven. Thank you […]

Former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps called on Congress on June 25 to confront the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over alleged Chinese cheating. “Congress continues to consolidate its considerable leverage of WADA to make the organization independent and effective. It can’t reasonably be a coincidence that WADA has yet again succumbed to the pressures of international […]

The House Ethics Committee announced on June 24 it is reviewing allegations that Reps. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) misused campaign funds, following a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), a nonpartisan entity established by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. Mr. Jackson’s campaign committee, Texans for Ronny Jackson, reported […]

LYNCHBURG, Va.—Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is locked in a tight race with Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire. The race may not be called on June 18 if the results remain close and it may ultimately head to a recount. A candidate may request a recount if the difference between candidates is 1 percent or […]

Voters in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia will head to the polls for primary and run-off elections on June 18 with the Old Dominion State being front and center. In Virginia, voters in the Fifth Congressional District will decide between Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and state Sen. John McGuire. Mr. Good is the chairman of the […]

Residents of Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District will vote on June 18 on whether to send back one of the leaders of the conservative movement or nominate a primary opponent endorsed by former President Donald Trump in one of the most-watched primary contests this election year. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chairman of the staunchly conservative House […]

The House of Representatives on June 14 passed its annual defense policy bill with GOP-approved culture war amendments that are certain to put the House on a collision course with the Democrat-controlled Senate. The final tally on the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) vote was 217–199, with six Democrats voting in favor and three […]

WASHINGTON—The House on June 12 voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to produce audio tapes of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur. In a mostly party-line 216–207 vote, the House approved a measure to recommend criminal charges for Mr. Garland. […]

Voters made their voices heard in primaries and other important contests in Ohio, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, and Maine. Not all of the many June 11 races warrant close scrutiny. However, a relatively narrow GOP victory in the Ohio district that includes East Palestine and a close contest between a Trump-backed incumbent and a […]