Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
It was Donald Trump who bestowed the “MAGA Mike Johnson” nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel.
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Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter
Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money trial cannot be believed.
Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected
Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign, a reentry into public life that comes as the former South Carolina governor keeps drawing notable support in some state primaries despite Donald Trump's status as the presumptive nominee.
House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers
Hard-line Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and Democrats tired of the turmoil does not guarantee an end to the GOP chaos.
South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power
A bill that power companies call vital to keeping the lights on in South Carolina has been turned into a resolution that only expresses support for the idea by the Senate, which wasn't ready to give more latitude to utilities that cost ratepayers billions.
Rules fights and insults slow down South Carolina House on next-to-last day
The South Carolina House ground to a halt at times Wednesday on its next-to-the-last day as members fought over rules and traded thinly veiled insults.
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
President Joe Biden said that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
The ghost of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had clinched the Republican nomination.
Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the background as his vice presidential tryouts get underway.
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it's sold to an approved buyer, saying it unfairly singles out the platform and is an unprecedented attack on free speech.
South Carolina lawmakers rekindle bill limiting how topics like race are taught
A small group of lawmakers in South Carolina rekindled debate Tuesday on a bill that would limit how topics like race can be taught in public school K-12 classrooms.
Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a second day as possible vote on his ouster simmers
Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson worked to position himself as in control Tuesday, insisting he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on his ouster.
Social security to run short in 2035 if Congress doesn’t act
A new report found just over a decade from now social security and medicare won’t be able to fully pay benefits.
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump's hush money trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the porn actor says she had with him in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.
National Politics
- Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration Sep 18, 2025 4:38 AM EDTA U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself
- Harris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too risky Sep 18, 2025 3:58 AM EDTIn an excerpt of former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book, she says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing
- House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk Sep 18, 2025 3:18 AM EDTThe House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
- Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress Sep 18, 2025 1:10 AM EDTFBI Director Kash Patel has defended the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the convicted...
- Federal judge orders Alabama's largest county to redraw racially gerrymandered districts Sep 18, 2025 12:22 AM EDTA federal judge on Tuesday ordered Alabama’s largest county to redraw county commission lines
- Rudy Giuliani is ordered to pay $1.36 million in legal bills Sep 18, 2025 12:06 AM EDTIt’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss
- NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages Sep 17, 2025 10:22 PM EDTNew York City’s mayor has thrown his support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years, citing safety concerns
- Voters oust supervisor who turned a coastal highway into a car-free park Sep 17, 2025 6:45 PM EDTA San Francisco supervisor has been recalled after he successfully pushed to turn part of a coastal highway into a car-free park
- What to know about the congressional redistricting trend kick-started by Trump Sep 17, 2025 11:48 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts before the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats
- Democrat Francesca Hong promises to be 'wild card' in Wisconsin governor's race Sep 17, 2025 11:47 AM EDTA Democratic state lawmaker who is promising to be a “wild card” is joining Wisconsin’s open race for governor
