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User’s manual to House gambit to temporarily sidetrack Jordan and install McHenry as interim speaker

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, won’t face another round of voting for speaker today. He was expected to lose additional votes.So...

55 Things You Need to Know About Jim Jordan

Jordan’s combative nature is on display once again this week, as he fights — slowly, and so far unsuccessfully — toward the speaker’s...

Inmate who escaped from Houston courthouse amid brawl in nearby courtroom captured

An inmate who escaped from a Texas courthouse after a brawl erupted in a courtroom is back in custody, according to the Harris...

Woman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says she’s a supporter

The woman, later identified as a court system employee, retreated after a court officer told her to return to her seat. A short...

Man accused of bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol now free on signature bond

On Oct. 4, Joshua Pleasnick entered the Wisconsin Capitol with a holstered handgun and demanded to speak to Gov. Tony Evers.After getting arrested,...

“Beyond absurd”: GOP savages Biden easing of Venezuelan oil sanctions

“The United States will provide limited sanctions relief primarily in the oil and gas sector in response to this important development,” a senior...

CBS News shamed for post on Gaza hospital blast suggesting Israel at fault: ‘Did Hamas write this tweet?’

The "CBS Evening News" was roasted Wednesday night for a social media post that suggested Israel was to blame for the explosion that...

Why the GOP Can’t Unite

Which is why it was unintentionally unironic for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), after watching 20 Republicans oppose his candidacy for speaker, to lament...

Robin Williams’ drug addiction made him ‘a monster’: Friends recall depth of actor’s cocaine use

Robin Williams' sudden death shocked the world in 2014, and now his friends and colleagues are giving an inside look into the years...

U.S. lashes out at social media companies over Israel-Hamas content, as EU acts

In Washington, powerful members of Congress largely sputtered, issuing public demands for social media accountability with no clear way to enforce them. On Tuesday,...

US to strengthen electric grid with $3.5 billion in new projects

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events...

Rob Menendez’s balancing act: Defending his indicted father while not being dragged down by him

His powerful father’s political career appears all but over after prosecutors laid out unseemly allegations in a federal indictment this fall. They allege...