Author: Kate Scanlon, Washington Examiner

A new poll found Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt leading a crowded Republican primary field in the state’s open-seat Senate race following domestic abuse allegations against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who previously led the pack. The new poll, conducted by Remington Research Group on behalf of MOScout, found Schmitt in the lead with 24%,…

Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Jamaal Bowman on Sunday evening posted and then promptly deleted tweets apparently in defense of actor Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars after a joke at Smith’s wife’s expense. The Democratic lawmakers have not yet publicly commented on why they deleted the tweets. “#Alopecia nation stand…

There are approximately 20 Democrats vying to replace retiring Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush in the state’s 1st Congressional District, a safe blue seat. But one candidate hopes that his early entrance into the race and his unique platform will help him stand out from the crowd with Chicago voters. Chris Butler, a pastor, is one…

Two Republican governors have recently vetoed legislation to ban transgender student-athletes from participating in sports on teams corresponding to their gender identity rather than their biological sex, a stark departure from a trend many governors of their party have embraced. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb faced outrage from conservative activists over…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would not support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s nomination to the Supreme Court. “I cannot and will not support Judge Jackson for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court,” McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor. SASSE CITES ‘JACKASSERY WE OFTEN SEE AROUND HERE’ IN ARGUMENT AGAINST…

Rep. Filemon Vela will resign from Congress within weeks to take a job at a law and lobbying firm. The South Texas Democrat, who announced last year that he would not seek reelection, will take a position at the firm Akin Gump. SASSE CITES ‘JACKASSERY WE OFTEN SEE AROUND HERE’ IN ARGUMENT AGAINST COURTROOM CAMERAS…

Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday declined to release pre-sentencing reports from several child pornography cases overseen by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Information on Jackson’s record has become a subject of controversy during the hearings this week, as Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, has alleged fellow GOP…

The testy confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, erupted into a full-blown argument between Sens. Ted Cruz and Dick Durbin on Wednesday. The Texas Republican asked Jackson about a series of sentences she issued as a judge to child pornography offenders, describing her sentences as lenient…

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Wednesday that he rejects the idea that a nominee to the Supreme Court should have a “judicial philosophy,” despite previously questioning past nominees to explain their own. During the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court,…

Sen. Lindsey Graham and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, sparred over her sentencing practices for child pornography offenses during her third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The South Carolina Republican, who has a background as a trial lawyer, routinely interrupted Jackson during his time…