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At House GOP Retreat, Lawmakers Focus on China, Parents’ Rights, Energy as Possible Trump Arrest Looms

ORLANDO, Fla.—The 500-acre Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes, with its 580-plus luxury rooms, Greg Norman-designed golf course, and waterpark, is figuratively if not geographically a million miles away from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach or New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Manhattan office. With events in both locations dominating the news, more than 150 House Republicans…


Rand Paul Says Trump Indictment Would Be a ‘Disgusting Abuse of Power’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) decried Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s purported plans to indict former President Donald Trump on March 21, holding that it was Bragg who belonged behind bars. “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power,” Paul wrote in a tweet. “The DA should be put in jail.” Rumors of a…


Haley Defends Trump as 2024 GOP Rival Faces Possible Arrest

Nikki Haley, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, came out in defense of her primary opponent, former President Donald Trump, amid reports Trump may be arrested and charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. Over the weekend, Trump said he had learned Bragg’s office would bring charges against him. The charges could stem from a…


LIVE 11:15 AM ET: House GOP Retreat Day 3: Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans Hold Media Availability

On day 3 of the U.S. House Republicans’ retreat, House Republicans’ leadership and other lawmakers hold a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 21. …


LIVE NOW: House GOP Retreat Day 3: Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans Hold Media Availability

On day 3 of the U.S. House Republicans’ retreat, House Republicans’ leadership and other lawmakers hold a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 21. …


LIVE NOW: House GOP Retreat Day 3: House Republicans Hold Media Availability

On day 3 of the U.S. House Republicans’ retreat, House Republicans’ leadership and other lawmakers hold a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 21. …


House GOP Retreat Day 3: House Republicans Hold Media Availability

On day 3 of the U.S. House Republicans’ retreat, House Republicans’ leadership and other lawmakers hold a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 21. …


Alleged Chinese Payments to Biden Family in Focus at House Republican Party Retreat

Republican members of the House of Representatives are using a party retreat in Orlando, Florida to hone in on new details in a multi-faceted investigation of Joe Biden’s family’s business transactions, including the possible flow of Chinese money to the Biden family. Ahead of the House Republican retreat, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)…


Border Patrol Chief Says 1.5 Million ‘Gotaways’ Now in US Since Biden Took Office

Around 1.5 million illegal immigrants have been able to sneak across the border and remain the country under President Joe Biden, the U.S. Border Patrol chief told Congress on Wednesday. Raul L. Ortiz told the House’s Homeland Security Committee on March 15 that Biden’s unwillingness to protect the border has opened the doors to around 1.5 million…


Bi-Partisan Cooperation Emerges With Two Bills in Aftermath of Ohio Toxic Train Derailment

Since the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in eastern Ohio on Feb. 3, Democrats and Republicans have pointed fingers at each other about the disaster and subsequent derailments. Yet bi-partisan cooperation on railroad safety legislation has emerged in both chambers on Capitol Hill. Following the Railway Safety Act of 2023 announced by…