Trump deflects blame and claims ‘abortion issue’ sunk GOP in midterms
Voters handed Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority and multiple governor’s mansions in last year’s midterms
US politics
EU Parliament starts process to lift 2 lawmakers’ immunity
The president of the European Parliament has launched an urgent procedure for the waiver of immunity of two lawmakers following a request from the Belgian judicial authorities investigating a major corruption scandal rocking EU politics
Kevin McCarthy news: McCarthy moves into official House speaker suite despite still scrambling for GOP votes
Kevin McCarthy faces uphill battle for House speaker bid
Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid in balance as effort to placate hardliners flops
Republican ‘Never Kevins’ say series of concessions to rightwingers are ‘insufficient’ to secure supportThe final hurdle to Republican Kevin McCarthy’s years-long quest to secure the speaker’s gavel grew even more formidable on Monday as a sizable grou…
Nine House Republicans pen scathing letter railing against Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid
Comes as McCarthy makes key concession to House conservatives
Karlie Kloss’ tweets about Jan 6 drew ire of Ivanka Trump aide and Hope Hicks, newly released texts reveal
‘Does she get how royally f***ed they all are now?’ Hicks writes
EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker
The House will convene Tuesday to elect a speaker for the new Congress
The AP Interview: Longtime congresswoman defends heartland
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur is set to become the longest-serving woman in congressional history when the U.S. House convenes Tuesday
Adam Kinzinger raises fears for future of America if Trump isn’t charged over Jan 6
House select committee investigating January 6 recommended that the former president faces at least four criminal charges for his part in the insurrection
Biden declares Arizona floods a federal disaster for Havasupai tribe
The declaration provides funds and federal assistance for emergency and permanent infrastructureThe White House has made a federal disaster declaration for the Havasupai Native American tribe that mainly lives deep inside the Grand Canyon in Arizona, a…