The Senate GOP leader on Monday slammed decisions by two federal judges to reverse their announced retirements after Republican former President Trump won re-election in November. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized the pair of “partisan Democrat district judges” after they announced plans to “unretire” after “the American people voted to fire Democrats last month.”  “Looking to history, only two judges have ever unretired after a presidential election....

A House Democratic staff member has lost his job after allegedly trying to bring ammunition into the Cannon House Office Building this week.  Michael Hopkins, the 38-year-old communications director for Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., was arrested Monday morning by the U.S. Capitol Police.  “In response to this morning’s incident, Mr. Hopkins is no longer employed by Representative Morelle’s office effective immediately,” Jo Stiles, Chief of Staff to Rep....

Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairman Jamie Harrison defended his party’s performance in the 2024 elections this weekend, arguing they were up against a “global” pushback against parties in power. Harrison, who will not seek another term when Democrats vote on new leadership next year, admitted that his party had trouble connecting with the working class. He nevertheless argued that the outcome of the 2024 elections could have been...