Government shutdown hours away as House GOP pitches last-ditch deal  —  Just hours before a government shutdown, the House planned to vote on a measure to keep the government open for 45 days at current spending levels, adding money for U.S. disaster relief but none of the billions of dollars …

‘It is a surrender’: Why McCarthy reversed with his survival uncertain  —  After Saturday's shocking vote, the speaker all but taunted his critics to come after his gavel if they wanted to.  —  When he walked into the Capitol on Saturday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew exactly what he'd do to stave off …

McCarthy compares Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm to Jan. 6 rioters  —  The fire alarm, which Bowman's office suggested was unintentional, came as Democrats were trying to delay a vote after Republicans rushed to pass the stopgap measure.  —  Rep. Jamal Bowman allegedly pulls fire alarm in House building

Elon Musk crosses the border to Nazi  —  He's blown past blatant antisemitism and is now aligning with Jew-hating, right wing Germans.  What else would you call that?  —  On Thursday I posted on Bluesky that it's been a quiet week for the Jews, and that turned out to be a mistake.

Powerful political player was under investigation in ‘bizarre’ scheme involving Taylor Swift tickets before suicide: SAO  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A powerful political player in Jacksonville who took his own life in an Atlantic Beach parking lot last year was under investigation for a …

House GOP stunner: Spending patch passes with mostly Dem votes  —  “We're tired of f—king around with these whack jobs,” one House Republican said as Kevin McCarthy risked a far-right rebellion aimed at taking his gavel.

The MAGAmerican dream lives in Sarasota  —  On Florida's Gulf Coast, a loose coalition of activists, officials and Trumpworld celebrities is building the world they want to live in  —  There are a few ways to enter Sarasota County's modern conservative paradise, but Vic Mellor led me in through what he calls “the cave of doom.”

Squabbles, missteps and failure to govern: The Republican week that was  —  Republicans offered a kaleidoscopic display of self-inflicted wounds by politicians unwilling to govern responsibly and loath to confront the damage done by Donald Trump  —  There are good weeks and bad weeks …

Poll: Trump Maintains Commanding Lead After Second GOP Debate (Exclusive)  —  Voters believed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won the debate, but he gained no ground on Trump  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link …