Breaking: Former Defense leaders decry 'extremely adverse' political climate in lead-up to midterm elections

Community Change Action drops $10M on midterm voter mobilization

The effort aims to turn out voters of color who may not otherwise cast ballots in 2022.

Former Defense leaders decry ‘extremely adverse’ political climate

They specifically cited political polarization caused by the disruption of the peaceful transition of power after former President Donald Trump lost.

Mass. GOP voters weigh Trumpian swing of their party

Republican voters are heading to the polls to either support a Trump-backed conservative for governor or a political newcomer.

New Mexico bars commissioner from office for insurrection

A state district court judge has disqualified a county commissioner from holding public office for engaging in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

GOP tries to neutralize Scott-McConnell ‘distraction’ amid battle for Senate

Republicans are trying to squash public disagreement between their Senate leader and the chair of their campaign arm that's distracting from a winnable campaign cycle.

Dems erase GOP’s Senate advantage

Four factors, including a better political environment for Democrats and some struggling GOP candidates, have turned the Senate battle into a coin flip.

Vote.org plans $10M-plus spend to engage young voters ahead of election

The initiative hopes to meet the 1 million voter registration goal Vote.org set earlier in the year.

Oath Keepers' founder Rhodes fires lawyers, seeks delay in Capitol riot trial

Stewart Rhodes, set to face a jury later this month in a seditious conspiracy case, has complained he doesn't have enough time to prepare.

The new, Breitbart-produced Hunter Biden film is a sign of the political wars to come

The Hunter Biden industrial complex is booming and likely to grow even bigger.

Oz says he doesn't support criminalizing abortion for patients, doctors

His shifting stance on abortion has been of keen interest in both Pennsylvania’s Senate Republican primary earlier this year and now the general election.

GOP still has inside track to House majority despite Dem gains

Redistricting gains, red-leaning seats and retirements have opened up numerous paths for Republicans to net the five House seats they need.

‘They’re getting killed among women’: Skeptical female voters stand in way of GOP Senate

Republicans’ chances of retaking the Senate majority are diminishing thanks to abortion.

Russia buying weapons from North Korea to use in Ukraine

The news comes a week after Kyiv began a major counteroffensive in the south of the country to take back territory Moscow captured in its initial invasion.

Trump's SPAC deal thrown into limbo with extension deadline looming

If an extension cannot be reached by Thursday, Digital World Acquisition may need to liquidate and return the money it raised back to investors.

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Welcome to the general election

And more on the issues that look set to consume Capitol Hill this fall.

Democrats weigh gay marriage vote in pre-election sprint

And that's just one of the five big questions for the fall congressional session.

Opinion | Trump’s Lawyers Might Think They Just Won. They Still Botched the Case.

Trump’s incompetent attorneys turned an administrative matter into a possible criminal indictment. The appointment of a special master doesn’t change that.

Senate eases into September

It’s NDAA time, and cyber experts are looking ahead

Multiple experts who spoke with MC also applauded a host of provisions surrounding the protection of so-called systemically important entities.

Bourdeaux’s chief heads to theGROUP

Estefanía “Stefy” Rodriguez has left the Hill after nearly a decade to join theGROUP D.C. as a principal.

Wake me up when September ends

After a month in their districts, members of Congress come back to D.C. for their last shot at legislating before the midterms.

Cardona’s Title IX rule draws more than 349K comments

The proposal would update the federal education law that bans sex-based discrimination by extending discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ students.

Bennet barnstorms farms ahead of farm bill, election

Sen. Michael Bennet and his staff will hold at least a dozen more farm bill listening sessions in Colorado, building on the 17 he has already held.

Setting up the fall

It looks like 2022 will be just the latest year where Congress examines whether to do a year-end tax bill.

The Biden administration is gambling that a little-studied vaccine can stop monkeypox

To prevent the disease from becoming endemic, the U.S. needs a vaccine that stops transmission, but no one knows if Jynneos does that.

Fauci: Expect annual Covid-19 boosters to become the norm

Fauci's comments are based on data from vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna supporting their booster shot candidates.

South Carolina Republicans advance abortion bill to Senate floor without exceptions for incest, rape

The bill’s passage in its current form is not guaranteed. The more conservative House adopted a last-minute amendment last week to include such exceptions.

U.S. business leader outlines hopes for IPEF ministerial

The first face-to-face ministerial meeting to discuss goals for the proposed IPEF starts on Thursday in Los Angeles

Newsom’s labor gains and pains