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Jessica Hayes has been recognized as one of Washington’s notable congressional staffers, serving as senior adviser in district for Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.). Hayes works directly within Clyde’s district operation in Georgia, making her a key figure in connecting the congressman’s office to his constituents. District-level senior advisers play a critical role in congressional offices,…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Republican Senate campaign has received a massive financial injection of nearly $54 million from the Senate Leadership Fund’s Texas-based affiliate. The Austin-based Texas PAC donated more than $53.8 million to Paxton’s campaign, according to filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission. The committee is affiliated with the Senate Leadership Fund,…
The Senate’s procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is scheduled for September 15 and needs 60 votes to advance. It arrives while Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange move toward near-continuous trading, and while tokenized US equities are already pricing in a median 92% of the following Monday’s gap in the…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is calling for the public execution of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman facing a new trial for allegedly murdering her three children. Mace made the remarks to TMZ on Monday, offering blunt and unsparing language about what she believes should happen to Clancy if convicted. “Her children are dead, she should…
Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell are pressing forward with the Protect College Sports Act, but growing opposition threatens to derail the bipartisan legislation before Congress breaks this fall. Cruz made a high-profile appearance at the University of Texas football game in Austin over the weekend, using the moment to publicly champion the bill to…
The House Rules Committee approved bipartisan legislation Monday designed to significantly increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine. The bill would grant President Trump broad authority to impose penalties on individuals working on behalf of the Russian government to stall peace negotiations with Ukraine. The legislation also targets those…
Attorney General Todd Blanche is scheduled to address reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday in a notable moment for the administration. Blanche becomes the latest senior official to step into a press briefing role following former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s recent departure. A White House official confirmed to NewsNation, The…
The U.S. Senate returned from a five-week recess, but it remained unclear whether Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell would end his prolonged absence from Capitol Hill. McConnell has been away from the Senate for roughly three months due to ongoing health issues that have raised persistent questions about his capacity to serve. The senator was…
Bettina Trump, wife of Donald Trump Jr., is pushing back against mounting criticism over a wedding gift from Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev. Taking to Instagram, Bettina Trump sought to clarify the nature of Kremlev’s involvement in the couple’s wedding celebrations and reframe the narrative around their nuptials. “Apparently our wedding is making headlines again, so…
Yankee Stadium is among 10 locations in the South Bronx where cooling towers have tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an active disease outbreak. The New York City Department of Health ordered all 10 towers that tested positive to be cleaned and disinfected by Monday following Sunday’s findings. Officials cautioned that polymerase chain reaction testing…