Ted Cruz, under pressure to endorse Trump, says he’s watching Iowa In recent weeks, Trump and his allies have grown increasingly frustrated with Cruz’s neutrality. The Texas Tribune · Jan 10, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces impeachment over undisclosed hospital stay Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret health troubles spark controversy as the White House investigates its notification process. Impeachment calls arise. Top News · Jan 9, 2024
Escaping the right's man-panic Republicans are exploiting male anxiety — and Josh Hawley's warmed-over Bible snippets offer young men nothing new Salon · Dec 24, 2023
Efforts to Show that Exempting the President from the Scope of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment isn't Absurd Underscore that it Actually is Harvard law Prof. Larry Lessig's attempt to prove otherwise misfires. Reason · Dec 21, 2023
Republicans can’t make abortion go away in 2024 The Kate Cox story and the Supreme Court taking up the abortion pill case means that Republicans won’t be able to avoid the topic come next year The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
The insidious rise of "tradwives" There's serious money in peddling fantasies of female submission online, but it may be exacerbating male loneliness Salon · Nov 27, 2023
‘Huge egos are in play’: behind the firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s Sam Altman The surprise sacking of the AI venture’s CEO was followed by a near mutiny at the company and his reinstatement The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2023
TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel ‘indoctrination’ US lawmakers renew calls to restrict app amid anxiety about growing pro-Palestinian views among young people. Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2023
MAGA: Biggest threat to America Even Mitch McConnell is trying to push back against Mike Johnson and the MAGA wing of the GOP. It isn't working Salon · Nov 2, 2023
McConnell tears into Hawley over party funding, report says Fellow Republican senators’ latest divide comes on corporate spending in politics The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
Senate FEC roundup: Cruz outraised, Brown bragging rights - Roll Call A look at financials of key Senate races in the third quarter as Democrats prepare to defend a narrow majority in 2024. Roll Call · Oct 16, 2023
A House in turmoil: GOP splits deepen Whoever is ultimately selected, the new speaker will have the same sword hanging over his head that McCarthy had Salon · Oct 11, 2023
Drawing the line on AI-based deepfakes proves tricky for Congress - Roll Call A deepfake political ad in a critical swing state could cause the kind of chaos lawmakers of both parties want to avoid. Roll Call · Oct 11, 2023
Judiciary nominations on track despite loss of Feinstein - Roll Call The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein won't slow down Judiciary Committee action on President Biden’s judicial nominations this Congress. Roll Call · Oct 2, 2023
Roll Call · Sep 26, 2023 Biden, Trump visit Michigan in battle for union vote - Roll Call President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, in separate appearances, are each seeking striking union members’ support.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023 Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say As Congress considers payments to victims of Cold War-era nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region, people who were targeted for secret government testing from that same time period believe they’re due compensation, too
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Senate ditches dress code as Fetterman and others choose casual clothes The stuffy Senate is now a bit less formal
Fortune · Sep 14, 2023 As Musk and Zuckerberg visit the Senate to advise on AI policy, Josh Hawley blasts 'the biggest gathering of monopolists since the Gilded Age' Behind closed doors, lawmakers discussed regulating groundbreaking tech with the people who are building it.
France 24 · Sep 14, 2023 'Diverse views' in US Senate over how to regulate artificial intelligence The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the US Senate. But there is little consensus on what regulation would look like, and the political path for legislation is difficult.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 What Mitt Romney not seeking re-election means and who might run in his place Departure of 76-year-old may make room for further Trumpism in the Republican Party
Salon · Sep 12, 2023 GOP's abortion rebrand doomed to fail Republicans think they can trick voters with abortion word games
Roll Call · Sep 12, 2023 Threats like AI-aided bioweapons confound policymakers - Roll Call AI-generated biothreats are among risks that the White House, U.S. lawmakers and foreign officials are working furiously to prevent.
Salon · Sep 8, 2023 GOP knives out for Mitch McConnell Sen. Josh Hawley and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene call McConnell unfit for office
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as Senate GOP leader Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up twice at news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassure colleagues he’s still up to the job
WEKU · Sep 6, 2023 McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.