HISTORICAL FACTS: 18 - The Untold Story

The death of a "small government' GOP

Speaker Mike Johnson ushers in a new GOP era where "spending cuts" have given way to far-right obsessions

Salon · Nov 17, 2023

Santos report: OnlyFans, Botox and more

Santos said he won't run for re-election after panel finds likely crimes — but he may get expelled first

Salon · Nov 16, 2023

Kimmel on Trump echoing Nazis: ‘He’s coming up with it all on his own’

Late-night hosts discuss Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping, literal fighting in Congress and Donald Trump echoing Nazi terminology in his speeches

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending - Roll Call

A stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating into early 2024 is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

Roll Call · Nov 15, 2023

GOP rep hints Nancy Mace has dirt on Kevin McCarthy after elbow saga

Nancy Mace ‘could come back with some stuff that he doesn’t want out there in the public,’ Newsmax host Rob Finnerty chimed in with Tim Burchett

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

MAGA rages at speaker averting shutdown

Knives out for Mike Johnson over what Steve Bannon described as "abject surrender"

Salon · Nov 15, 2023

Far right criticises Mike Johnson over US funding bill – but so far his job looks safe

Republican House speaker needed Democratic support to avoid shutdown, just as Kevin McCarthy did before being ejected by his party

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023

Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

Republican Markwayne Mullin accused of ‘acting like a 12-year-old’ by Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien during Senate confrontation

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023

GOP's institutional tantrum gets violent

It's hard to see how this ends well — for any of us

Salon · Nov 15, 2023

Up First briefing: House passes spending bill; U.S. split on Israel's actions in Gaza

The House passed a two-tier spending bill on a dramatic day of Republican infighting. Americans are split over whether Israel's response to Hamas is "too much" or "about right," a new poll finds.

WEKU · Nov 15, 2023