Julia Mueller

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is faced with a difficult decision over who will fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat after her passing Friday at age 90. Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, died after three decades in the upper chamber. The pressure is now on Newsom to appoint a replacement to temporarily serve as senator for...

The GOP’s rowdy second presidential debate Wednesday night is being panned by many as pointless after no clear winner emerged from the fray of candidates battling to catch up to the absent front-runner, former President Trump. Seven candidates took to their podiums in Simi Valley, Calif., to try to stand out in the crowded...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has surged into second place behind former President Trump in New Hampshire, according to a new poll, moving ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP field. Trump is the clear frontrunner of the Republican race, with 45 percent of likely Republican presidential primary voters, but Haley is now...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is emerging as a vocal defender of President Biden and his reelection campaign, after fending off speculation that he could challenge Biden for the White House in 2024. Newsom has batted away concerns about the president’s age and boosted Vice President Harris, while also feuding with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and mocking the...

In his first interview since he was acquitted over the weekend in a historic impeachment trial, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) lashed out at the Biden administration and the Lone Star State's House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) over his impeachment and trial.  “So you think that the effort to remove you from office really...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who was acquitted over the weekend in his historic impeachment trial in the state, took swipes at Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and kept the door open to a possible run for the senator's seat in 2026, saying “everything’s on the table” at this point.  “Why don’t you run against...

Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) decision to not seek reelection is setting off a scramble among Utah Republicans to fill his seat in 2024. A moderate Republican and an outspoken critic of former President Trump, Romney announced on Wednesday that he’ll retire when his first term in the upper chamber ends in 2025, calling for a “new generation...

A lawyer allegedly hired by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to look into claims made by real estate developer Nate Paul said on Tuesday that the Lone Star State’s top law enforcement officer misled him, and that a Paxton aide told him to “eat” an invoice for his work. “You guys reached out to me...

The former chief of staff in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office testified on Monday about the top law enforcement officer’s alleged affair as his historic impeachment trial continues into its second week. Katherine "Missy" Minter Cary recalled giving Paxton "ethics advice” about the risks of an extramarital affair and warned that the office morale...

The White House and President Biden’s campaign are brushing off poor poll numbers and persistent worries about the president’s age, focusing instead on getting the word out about the administration’s work and building up public perception of Biden’s record as he campaigns for another term. Biden’s approval rating dropped to 39 percent in the latest CNN poll, down...