MSNBCs’ Joy Reid apologizes for doctored image of John McCain, other posts on old website

MSNBC host Joy Reid offered an apology Friday for comments and stories that have surfaced from her old, now-defunct website, including a post with Sen. John McCain's face photoshopped on the body of a mass shooter. MSNBCs' Joy Reid apologizes for doctored image of John McCain, other posts on old website MSNBC host Joy Reid offered an apology Friday for comments and stories that have surfaced from her old, now-defunct website, including a post with Sen. John McCain's face photoshopped on the body of a mass shooter.

Ways and Means chairman endorses McCarthy for Speaker

"I think Kevin McCarthy has done a terrific job throughout this country and throughout our caucus, and he deserves a chance to move into that position," Brady told conservative Hugh Hewitt on his radio show. "And what I appreciate among our leadership right now is no one is distracted by this potential Speaker's race in November.

As Hurricane Season Begins, Cornyn Launches Preparedness Site

At the start of hurricane season, U.S. Senator John Cornyn launched a page on his website where Texans will be able to access resources and information associated with hurricane preparedness and disaster aid. Last month, Senator Cornyn introduced the Coastal Texas Protection Act , a provision of which has been included in the America's Water Infrastructure Act .

Paul Ryan raised $700k for House Republicans in Ohio fundraising swing

EPA board to review science 'transparency' rule Ryan: 'I disagree' with Trump's tariffs Trump pours kerosene on the global trade wars MORE raised around $700,000 for Republican House candidates in Ohio in a fundraising swing through the state this week. Robert Jones Portman California, Ohio senators unveil wager for NBA finals Overnight Finance: Trump move raises trade tensions with China for a fundraiser on behalf of state Sen. Troy Balderson , who is running for an open House seat in Ohio's 12th district.

Huizenga Criticizes Trump Tariff PlanHOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) –…

President Trump's plan to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada, and Mexico under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, is not sitting well with Michigan District 2 Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga. In a statement sent to media Thursday, Huizenga called the idea misguided, saying that, while he supports America-first plans, "I don't believe this proposal achieves the desired outcome.

Marco Rubio’s Reboot for the Trump Era

Rubio's strategy, like that of so many other senators, has been to engage Trump where he can and fight him where he can't. When will he stop engaging and start fighting? little more than a week ago, Senator Jeff Flake gave a scathing graduation speech to the Harvard Law School class of 2018.

Fact check: Romney criticized for assault-weapons ban

Mitt Romney's record on gun control came up this week during debate for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah , a conservative western state with strong support for the Second Amendment. Romney's opponent, Republican Utah state lawmaker Mike Kennedy, criticized him for signing an assault-weapons ban as governor of Massachusetts, a state that's long had tough gun laws.

Connelly: Sen. Cantwell to Trump: How ’bout them apples?

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., warms that Trump tariffs will provoke retaliation from U.S. trading partners: "Mexico alone is the number one market for Washington state applies, contributing more than $215 million to our economy and local wages every year." Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., warms that Trump tariffs will provoke retaliation from U.S. trading partners: "Mexico alone is the number one market for Washington state applies, contributing more than $215 The Skookum Packers Association uses a Native American apple eater to promote Yum-Yum apples, printed circa 1930 in Wenatchee, Washington.

Thank Republicans for your right to try

Imagine the horror of learning you have a terminal illness for which science has not yet come up with a treatment. Now imagine receiving the same diagnosis, and then learning a promising new treatment exists that could save your life - but you can't get access to it thanks to governmental obstacles.

Google blames Wikipedia for linking California GOP to Nazism

In this Dec. 4, 2017, photo, people walk by Google offices in New York. Google is blaming "vandalism" at Wikipedia for search results that incorrectly said the ideology of the California Republican Party included "Nazism."

Trey Gowdy: Spygate, Schmygate; Also Trump Asked Sessions to Unrecuse [UPDATE: D’Souza Pardon]

People who retire are finally allowed to say what they actually think. So liberating! Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy says the FBI not only did nothing wrong in using an informant, but that they did what the public would want them to do : Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy , the House Oversight Committee chairman and a Trump supporter, said in an interview on Fox that the FBI was justified in using a secret informant to assist in the Russia investigation.

Trump revises Comey firing, Giuliani blasts ‘lynching mob’

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he didn't fire FBI Director James Comey over the Russia investigation, despite previously citing that as the reason. His lawyer, meanwhile, blasted federal investigators as "a lynching mob" the Trump team will "knock the heck out of" in the end.