Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is seriously considering making a run to become chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in 2026, sources told The Hill. Two Senate GOP sources told The Hill that Scott started making calls to senators over the weekend about a possible bid to lead Senate Republicans' campaign arm. "It’s his if [...]
Republican senators pushed for more information from FBI Director Christopher Wray on the agency’s improper handling of child sexual abuse cases. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wray on Oct. 10 regarding allegations that the FBI has not taken sexual misconduct accusations seriously. Grassley said the FBI and [...]
U.S. Sens. Eric Schmitt and Roger Wicker toured new NGA site on Wednesday, where they spoke of St. Louis’ central role in safeguarding the nation’s security.
Hawley moves legislation that requires Secret Service to turn over all assassination documents; Schmitt remains doubtful about getting full disclosure.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two indigenous women are keeping up the fight, even if they have to fund the effort themselves. Loretta Anderson of the Pueblo of Laguna and Maggie Billiman of the Sawmill Chapter of the [...]
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, who led charge for the funds, announced the award Thursday. Plans call for building new facility to replace existing flood-prone plant.
Senate Democrats are trying to put Republicans in a bind as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to hold another vote on in vitro fertilization access this week, a move that comes after former President Trump’s call for insurance companies to cover such treatments divided his supporters. Democrats have felt the wind at their [...]
Allies of former President Trump are urging him to accept a second debate with Vice President Harris after she turned in a strong performance Tuesday night, effectively putting the ball in Trump’s court for a second meeting. Harris’s team wasted no time calling for another debate, while Trump refused to commit. Some Senate Republicans believe [...]
Proposed legislation from the two GOP legislators would allow national park to work with Gateway Arch Park Foundation to improve event planning for the location.
Issue stems from report stating that Homeland Security may have lost track of more than 250,000 children and, in some cases, failed to notify other agencies.
Republicans, including a senator, are pushing a bizarre new theory that Tim Walz is lying about his dog Scout - despite video evidence debunking the wild claim.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speak to the cameras outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 26, 2022. Paxton is challenging President Joe Biden's nursing home staffing rule.
Senate Democrats are feeling more confident about their chances of keeping the Senate majority with Vice President Harris leading the ticket, arguing her momentum could lift them despite a nightmare battleground map. The GOP has long been the favorite to take the Senate this fall because Democrats are defending more difficult-to-hold seats. Republicans need only [...]
Republican Dave Reichert took second place in Tuesday's nonpartisan gubernatorial primary in Washington state. He now faces Democratic AG Bob Ferguson in the Nov. 5 general election.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey fended off a primary challenger Tuesday night as he fights for his first full term, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bailey was appointed to the attorney general role by Gov. Mike Parson (R) back in 2022, filling a vacancy after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) won a seat in the upper chamber. With [...]
Former President Trump and Republicans are facing a time crunch in their effort to define Vice President Harris to the electorate and nail down their message for the three-month sprint to November. Republicans are already showing signs of scattershot messaging in the early attacks on Harris, including for being a “DEI hire,” a talking point [...]
The president dropped out of the race four months before the election after facing weeks of pressure following a disastrous debate with Republican nominee Donald Trump.
