All four Black Republicans in the House are leaving Congress next year: Three are seeking statewide office, and one is retiring because redistricting in his state effectively boxed him out of his seat. The exodus is a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress, something that Mr. McCarthy has acknowledged is still an issue even years after his efforts to address it. "When you look at the Democrats, they actually look like America," he said shortly after leaving Congress in 2023. "When I look at my party, we look like the most restrictive country club in America." read more
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Royce White is subject to a no-contact order after a Minnesota judge ruled there was credible evidence of threats of harm toward his ex-wife and one of two children they have together. In court filings, White is accused of making numerous threats and being both physically and verbally abusive toward his former partner and their teenaged son. He refutes the allegations and is appealing judicial findings in the case, telling MPR News on Thursday the order is a "substantial miscarriage of justice" and "excessively punitive."
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. represents New Jersey's most competitive district this November -- but nobody, even his GOP colleagues, can say where he's been for the past month. read more
Close to half of the children in the United States -- more than 33 million kids -- live in counties with dangerously high levels of toxic air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's annual air quality report out Wednesday. read more
Above The Law's Joe Patrice writes about GW Law professor Jonathan Turley. read more
NBC News Drops Bombshell Report on Trump War Battle Damage: Far Worse' Than Team Dotard Said
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