Politics and Government

The anti-establishment left surged. How shaken are party leaders?

Editorial: Muslims in the UK, Europe and the US are increasingly fearful and frustrated as targeted attacks rise. Others must speak out

Sen. Ruben Gallego defends campaign-funded Super Bowl and Miami trips as legitimate fundraising efforts after scrutiny of his leadership PAC spending.

In today’s edition of The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Joe on the results of yesterday’s primaries, the fourth anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, and more.

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The president’s announcement came at an awkward time for House Republican leadership, coming just as they were speaking at a press conference about the importance of the bill in addressing affordability.

But not quite in the way Alan Greenspan did

Jeff Crank points to a framed photo hanging in his office, signed by his boss at the time. “Great baby! Great name! Great family!” wrote then-Rep. Joel Hefley in silver ink. In the photo, Hefley is holding Crank’s son — also named Joel — in front of the Capitol. He wasn’t named entirely after the […]

Florida attorney John Morgan, of the Morgan & Morgan law firm, has revealed the name of the new political party he’s starting.