Author name: Lance Hudgins

A Thursday poll indicates that the race for Maryland’s open Senate seat just got more competitive after former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan launched a surprise campaign last week. After previously ruling out both a presidential and Senate run in 2023, Hogan announced on Friday that he’d be seeking retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat in 2024. Hogan

Special counsel Robert Hur is reportedly seeking to testify in front of House Republicans over his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a GOP aide told Axios. Hur concluded his investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents Feb. 8, declining to pursue charges against the president. In his report, Hur made several

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russian television on Wednesday that he would prefer to see President Joe Biden defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, the Financial Times reported. Putin says he would prefer Joe Biden to win US election rather than Donald Trump https://t.co/9zoat8REuN — Financial Times (@FT) February 14, 2024 The

Democrat Tom Suozzi’s Tuesday victory in the special election to fill the vacant New York House seat left by former Republican Rep. George Santos was underscored by a massive influx of outside cash supporting his campaign, according to Federal Election Commission(FEC) records. Outside groups spent over $3.4 million on operations supporting Suozzi and more than

A prominent House Republican with a plum committee assignment will not be seeking reelection. Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, will announce his intention to not seek reelection to the public as early as Thursday, according to Politico. Green joins a growing list of prominent and powerful House

A political action committee (PAC) affiliated with the nation’s primary Black Lives Matter organization spent the majority of its 2023 expenditures paying a consulting firm owned by the PAC’s treasurer, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show. Black Lives Matter PAC paid $90,000 to Bowers Consulting Firm in 2023 for “strategic consulting services,” according to FEC

After President Joe Biden publicly criticized special counsel Robert Hur for questioning him on his late son’s death, two people familiar with the interview told NBC News that it was Biden who brought up the topic, not the special counsel. Following Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, the special counsel released a report

Despite a disappointing result for the GOP in Tuesday’s special election to replace scandal-plagued former Republican Rep. George Santos, there are several reasons that the loss may not be a bellwether for November’s elections. Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi beat Republican nominee Mazi Melesa Pilip by roughly eight points in New York’s Third Congressional District

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan dodged a question on the severity of a mysterious national security threat raised by the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday. The chairman of the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner released a press release Wednesday asking

The GOP-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced a probe Wednesday into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for allegedly allowing nonprofits to engage in “prohibited” political activities. House Oversight Chairman James Comer claims that the IRS has allowed certain 501(c)(3) nonprofits to engage in lobbying activities as a “substantial part” of their operations, which would