Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., announced Thursday that she will not be seeking re-election to the House this year, saying in a post to social media that “the time has come to serve the people of Eastern Washington in new ways.” In announcing her retirement after nearly 20 years in Congress, McMorris Rodgers said in a statement, “It’s been the honor and privilege of my life to represent...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Biden on Thursday when asked about a gaffe in which the president said he spoke in 2021 with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl – who actually died four years earlier – arguing that misspeaking “happens to all of us, and it is common.”  Biden had made the remark on Wednesday while recalling past conversations during fundraising events. At his second and...