SAVE America or save face? What’s driving Trump’s recess fight 

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. The Senate is supposed to leave town on Aug. 7 […]

Todd Blanche AG nomination in limbo as holdout Republicans vow ‘we won’t cave’ over weaponization fund

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to run the Justice Department hung in the balance Thursday as a handful of Senate Republicans vowed not to give him their votes until a nearly $1.8 billion so-called “weaponization” fund — formed as a result of President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS — is permanently scrapped....

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Blanche's nomination for AG on hold over fate of DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"

Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.

Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘America’s most damaging bureaucrat,’ ‘should go to jail,’ Sen. Ted Cruz says

"Dr. Fauci ought to think about what it says about the end of his career, that what he will be remembered for the most is pleading the Fifth more than 100 times," Cruz said.

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Watch: Mitch McConnell aide flees demands for proof-of-life footage

Demands for proof-of-life footage of the long-absent Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have finally been met — with video of his spokesman fleeing. The video shows Nicholas Ballasy, an independent journalist who works on Capitol Hill, asking Senior Communications Adviser Robert Steurer about Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's demands for proof McConnell is fit to serve. "Are you guys going to respond to Governor Beshear?" asked Ballasy. "Are you going to release a video of McConnell? Are you going to release anything in addition to the second photo? Anything you can say, sir, in response to the governor's letter?"Steurer does not respond in the video, and simply continues to climb the stairs. McConnell, who has been hospitalized for weeks after a reported cardiac arrest, has released two photos of himself with his wife Elaine Chao in the hospital, as evidence he is still alive and recovering. One photo included a corner of that day's edition of The Washington Post.Further details about his condition are scant, however, and no videos have emerged of him speaking directly to the public. This has led to a number of conspiracy theorists speculating that he might actually be deceased already.Beshear has hounded McConnell's office to provide further details on his condition, to verify he is in a fit state to continue serving as a senator.If McConnell were to pass away or be permanently incapacitated, recent legal changes passed by the Republican-controlled legislature of Kentucky would bypass Beshear's previous power to appoint an interim senator and require a special election directly.Ballasy's video can be seen here.

President Trump blasts SCOTUS over rulings he says cost America ‘TRILLIONS!’

President Trump fumed over the Supreme Court ruling that rebuffed his Executive Orders during the first days of his second term regarding birthright citizenship. In part, the […]