When it comes to who is running the GOP, the general consensus in Washington, D.C. is that former President Donald Trump is still the head of the party.  “This is the party of Donald Trump. If you think otherwise, you’re in for a rude awakening,” Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) told Fox News in July.  “I’d…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was finally confirmed Thursday to a second term after a three-month delay. He’s led the central bank since 2018, after then-President Donald Trump nominated him to the position. President Joe Biden renominated him last year but the Senate dragged on the confirmation process as inflation reached its highest level in…

Update (Jan. 11, 2022): Students in Chicago Public Schools returned to class Wednesday, two days after the district reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union to adjust the district’s COVID-19 protocols. The deal comes after officials reported insufficient progress on reaching a deal over the past weekend. It includes expanded COVID-19 testing and establishing standards…

Update (Jan. 4, 2022): Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sounded skeptical when talking to reporters about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) plan to hold a vote on a change to filibuster rules. He told the reporters the Democratic push to change the rules was a “heavy lift”, saying it was his “absolute preference” that Republicans…

The Supreme Court has turned to its ‘shadow docket’ more frequently and for bigger decisions. Between November 2020 and  September 2021, the Supreme Court used its shadow docket for emergency injunctions seven times. Steve Vladeck, the Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts at the University of Texas Law School testified as much to a…

As the committee investigating January’s Capitol riots prepares to recommend contempt charges against former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Monday, the committee released a 51-page report outlining their reasoning Sunday night. The report details the questions the committee has about the documents Meadows has already provided. This includes 6,600 pages of records taken from…

The Supreme Court granted wins to both sides of the legal battle over the Texas abortion law Friday, allowing a lawsuit against the law to proceed while leaving the law in effect. The court heard arguments on whether abortion providers could sue over the law last month. The vote was 8-1 to allow the lawsuit…

A decades-old phrase, “Republican In Name Only,” or RINO for short, is making a comeback, as former President Donald Trump has been using the term to insult political opponents within his party. Political Dictionary defines RINO as “a disparaging term that refers to Republicans whose political views are seen as insufficiently conforming to the party…

Former U.S. Senator David Perdue announced he will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for governor on Monday, setting up a bitter 2022 Republican primary fight while Democrat Stacey Abrams is likely to await the winner. Democratic President Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia in the 2020 presidential contest and Trump ally Perdue, in a video announcing his…

Update (12/3/21): The U.S. Senate passed a bill to fund the government through mid-February late Thursday. The 69-28 vote averted the risk of a shutdown and leaves government funding at current levels through Feb. 18. The Senate acted just hours after the House of Representatives approved the measure, by a vote of 221-212, with the…