#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that GOP lawmakers will consider impeachment next year if he does not step down. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House…

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#Judges appear skeptical of Trump special master appointment

#Judges appear skeptical of Trump special master appointment

Judges appear skeptical of Trump special master appointment Federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical Tuesday that former President Trump should have been awarded a third-party special master to review the documents stored in his Florida home as the Justice Department works to nullify the appointment. Lawyers for DOJ and Trump appeared before a three-judge panel…

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#Biden calls veteran credited with taking down Club Q gunman

#Biden calls veteran credited with taking down Club Q gunman

Biden calls veteran credited with taking down Club Q gunman President Biden on Tuesday called Richard Fierro, an Army veteran who has been credited with taking down the gunman inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Biden personally thanked Fierro “for his bravery and for…

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#GOP senator hails House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

#GOP senator hails House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

GOP senator hails House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday hailed House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in a rare show of bipartisan support for a congressional member on the other side of the political aisle. Blunt praised Hoyer following a Washington Post editorial about Hoyer deciding to step down from…

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#Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting

#Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting

Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined dozens of other lawmakers in slamming a message from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) mourning the victims of a deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado late Saturday. Ocasio-Cortez and others commented on a Twitter post from Boebert…

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#DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll

#DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll

DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is closing the once-yawning polling gap with former President Trump as he inches closer to a 2024 White House bid. A new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey shared exclusively with The Hill on Monday put DeSantis’s growing strength into stark relief: Since last…

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#Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war

#Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war

Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war Snowfall across Ukraine is signaling the official arrival of winter, setting up a dangerous chapter in the war with Russia as Moscow targets Ukraine’s power and energy supplies to deprive the country of heat and electricity. Anna Grigolaya, the operations manager in the city of Dnipro…

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