Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.  What’s happening?  – Democrats express openness to saving Speaker Mike Johnson – Seven jurors have been selected in Trump’s trial – Far left reps launch “Protect the Squad” fundraising effort In the Senate, the impeachment trial was over practically before it began. Before House managers even presented the...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intends to use former President Trump’s alleged prior “misconduct and criminal acts” to discredit him if he testifies in his own defense at trial, according to a notice filed Wednesday.  Trump, the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee, has never been convicted of a crime.  Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree relating to alleged hush money payments...

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., gave a blistering review Wednesday of the testimonies of Columbia University leadership who appeared before the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s hearing to discuss antisemitism soaring at the prestigious New York campus.  After the hearing, Stefanik issued a statement regarding Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik’s response to a line of questioning from Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., about...