GOP divided in rush to impeach Mayorkas
Tensions are rising in the GOP House over how to tackle a topic many back enthusiastically: impeaching Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Republicans are largely unified in opposition to the secretary, but while some want to go full bore right away, others see fast-track impeachment as a mistake, warning that it's important to build their case before the public. “We made the argument that impeachment was rushed — the second impeachment — and I think that's not who we are as a party,” said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), a former prosecutor
Read MoreDemocrats in tough spot with Biden classified documents
Senate Democrats are finding themselves in a tough spot as they try to figure out how to best respond to revelations that President Biden had improperly stashed classified documents at his personal office in Washington and in his garage in Delaware. The Democrats’ position is made trickier by not knowing exactly how sensitive the documents are, nor how they came into Biden’s possession during or after his service as vice president in the Obama administration. Downplaying or dismissing the seriousness of the situation will be difficult after Democr
Read MoreTransgender youth health care bans have a new target: adults
Lawmakers in at least three states this year have filed legislation meant to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for individuals as old as 26, an escalation of a battle waged nationwide last year over whether children should be able to access certain prescription medications and procedures. Bills filed this year in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia aim to bar state health care providers from recommending or administering treatments like puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries to patients younger than 21, signaling an aggravation in the fight over
Read MoreWhy Russia is fighting so hard for Ukraine's Bakhmut
Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine's Soledar is ongoing as Russia hopes to take full control of the salt mining town and surround its bigger prize: Bakhmut. The city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine is strategically important to the war, but has taken outsized significance as Russia seeks to score a rare military victory, whatever the human cost. For Russia, control of the city would likely lay the groundwork for a push northwest, toward the larger cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, said Branislav Slantchev, a political science professor at the Universi
Read MoreThe Memo: Biden’s document woes deepen
Documents discovered at President Biden’s home and former office are now at the heart of a criminal investigation. This fact alone underscores the speed and severity with which the president’s woes have deepened since the issue first came to light in a CBS News report on Monday On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel, Robert Hur, to look into the matter. Garland said the appointment was “in the public interest.” He also asserted that his decision was made to bolster confidence in the Department of Justice. It “undersc
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