Update (Dec. 14, 2021): Less than a month after the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee found former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) used state resources and property to write, publish and promote his book, the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics ordered him to return the $5.1 million a publisher paid him to write the book. The…

In a Twitter video posted Monday, Democrat Beto O’Rourke announced he will be running for governor of Texas. This will be his third run for a major office in as many election cycles. He narrowly lost the election for one of Texas’ Senate seats to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2018 and was in the…

The path to approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 years old hit the home stretch Tuesday. An influential panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the vaccine just days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the vaccine for that age group. “Today is a monumental…

With just days until Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election, polling indicates the race is neck and neck. The public mudslinging has taken on new forms, including involving Toni Morrison’s 1987 book, Beloved. “When my son showed me his reading assignment, my heart sunk,” Fairfax County mom Laura Murphy said in a new ad from Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin.…

The House Committee investigating January’s Capitol riots voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. Bannon has defied a subpoena from the committee for documents and testimony. The video above shows the vote, as well as opening statements from the committee’s chair and vice chair. “It’s shocking to…

Charles Graham, a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly running to represent North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, became a household name overnight. Graham put out a powerful political ad highlighting the Battle of Hayes Pond that garnered national attention. Twitter metrics indicated Graham’s ad had attracted more than three million views in less than 24…

The Senate has passed a continuing resolution, agreeing to fund the government through December 3. This was a bipartisan vote, with 65 Senators voting for the resolution and just 35 against it. I'm proud to have voted to avert a government shutdown today, but we're not in the clear yet. We'll continue to head toward…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a grave warning Tuesday regarding the potential negative economic effects if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling. Her comments came at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. “It is imperative the Congress address the debt limit. If not, our current estimate is the Treasury will likely exhaust its extraordinary measures by October…

9/24/21 Update: Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky adjusted the recommendations a CDC advisory committee made Thursday regarding Pfizer boosters. The panel voted against saying people aged 18-64 can get a booster if they have a job that puts them at increased risk of being exposed to the virus. Walensky disagreed and put…

House Democratic leaders moved President Joe Biden’s budget resolution forward Tuesday after striking a deal with moderates. The compromise led to a 220-212 vote for taking the first step to draft the $3.5 trillion budget resolution in the fall. The video above shows the results of the vote, as well as some of the debate…