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Georgia’s GOP Legislature Rebuffs Kemp’s Push for New Redistricting Despite Trump Pressure

Story Highlights Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns informed Governor Kemp that legislators would not consider redistricting during a special session, citing concerns about acting...

Senate Republicans Grow Frustrated as Trump Escalates Pressure on His Own Party

Story Highlights Trump ordered the Senate to cancel a scheduled confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee for director of national intelligence, while attending...

Trump Issues Dual Endorsement Ahead of South Carolina Governor Runoff

Story Highlights Trump initially endorsed Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette but has since extended a co-endorsement to include Attorney General Alan Wilson ahead of the...

Trump’s Endorsed Candidate Loses Georgia Governor Primary in Costly Setback

Story Highlights Rick Jackson defeated Trump-endorsed Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones 53 percent to 47 percent in the June 16 Republican runoff Jackson spent more...

RNC Reports All-Time High Cash Reserves as Democrats Continue to Lag in Fundraising Race

Story Highlights The RNC announced an all-time high cash total this week ahead of the midterm elections The Democratic National Committee ended April with 14.4 million...

Susan Collins Faces Toughest Reelection Fight Yet as Maine Senate Race Takes Shape

Story Highlights Collins and Platner both won their primaries decisively, setting up the general election matchup Collins is the only Republican senator representing a...

Trump Halts Own Intelligence Nominee’s Confirmation Hearing, Straining Senate GOP Relations

Story Highlights Trump directed nominee Jay Clayton not to appear at his own confirmation hearing this week Trump tied the delay to unrelated demands involving a...

Trump-Backed Mike Collins Wins Georgia Senate Nomination as GOP Splits Over Governor’s Race

Story Highlights Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in the GOP Senate runoff, setting up a race against Sen. Jon Ossoff Trump and Gov. Brian...

Georgia Republicans Reject Kemp’s Redistricting Push, Dealing Setback to Trump’s Map Strategy

Story Highlights Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns rejected Governor Brian Kemp's call to redraw congressional and legislative maps during a special session, citing the need...

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Holds Rates Steady, Signals Possible Hike as Trump Reacts From Abroad

Story Highlights New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held interest rates steady at his first meeting at the helm, with the central bank's updated projections...

Senate Republicans Revolt Over $300 Billion Iran Reconstruction Fund

Story Highlights Senators Ted Cruz and Roger Wicker are leading Republican criticism of a reported $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran included in Trump's emerging...

U.S. and Iran Sign Initial Framework as Vance Rebukes Israeli Critics

Story Highlights Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran during the G7 summit in France, with a 60-day window set for both sides to...

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