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Senate Democrats repeatedly dismissed concerns about gender-transition procedures for minors during a Wednesday hearing, arguing that the issue affects too few children to warrant congressional scrutiny even as witnesses testified about the serious and sometimes irreversible consequences of such treatments. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a June 3 hearing titled

Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia announced Thursday on X that he is seeking to impeach the federal judge who was allegedly caught having sex in courthouse chambers with an Atlanta police officer. Clyde wrote that he is in the process of drafting articles of impeachment for the Obama-appointee, Judge Eleanor Ross of the 11th

Arizona’s top prosecutor refuses to abandon a twice-stalled criminal case against President Donald Trump’s allies even after the state’s highest court slammed the door on her latest appeal. Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office will bring the matter back before a grand jury rather than walk away, Mayes spokesman Richie Taylor told Politico after the

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer June 04, 2026 3:41 PM ET While Republicans are surely facing a tough midterm cycle, the Democratic Party isn’t out of the woods as their primary battles heat up. Republican voters have actively targeted incumbents in the 2026 midterm primary races, keeping the political focus on intra-party battles. However

Former First Lady Jill Biden couldn’t sleep after watching her husband stumble through his disastrous June 2024 debate against Donald Trump. The early debate, pushed for by both campaigns, left Democrats in a panic and set off weeks of party infighting that ended with Joe Biden’s withdrawal. The former First Lady released a memoir on

Six Republicans defied House leadership Wednesday by joining Democrats to vote in favor of advancing a bill that includes additional funding for Ukraine. The House voted for a discharge petition in a 218-204 vote to advance the Ukraine Support Act, which would authorize $8 billion in direct loans to Ukraine and allow the U.S. to

June 04, 2026 12:45 PM ET New polling data suggests that a Senate race in a state Trump won by double digits could fall to Democrats in the midterms. Incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted is facing a challenge from former three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost his 2024 bid for reelection. But now just

June 04, 2026 12:09 PM ET John Bolton’s relationship with President Donald Trump went from mutual admiration to a high-profile falling out that has continued to reverberate for years and resulted — most recently — in Bolton reportedly set to plead guilty to charges of mishandling classified information. Bolton, a longtime foreign policy hawk, Iraq

Los Angles Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman dissolved into tears as she fell behind Republican candidate Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race on Tuesday evening. Raman unexpectedly announced her campaign in February after previously endorsing incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass. The Indian immigrant pitched her campaign primarily to left-wing voters who disapproved of Bass’

President Donald Trump and House Republican leaders lost their attempt to defeat a Democratic-led war powers resolution Wednesday that would limit Trump’s authority to wage war in Iran. The House voted to pass the resolution in a 215-208 vote, dealing a major blow to Republicans and the Trump administration. The resolution, sponsored by Democratic New