McCain: Americans ‘stupid’ to travel to North Korea

Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that Americans who are "stupid" enough to still want to travel to North Korea should be required to sign a waiver absolving the U.S. government of any blame should they be harmed while there. McCain, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said North Korea "murdered" Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American college student who died just days after North Korea released him from detention in a coma.

Jim Renacci staffs his 2018 gubernatorial team with Ohio Trump campaign veterans

U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, who has worked to position himself as the most Trump-esque of the 2018 slate of GOP candidates for governor, is following in the president's footsteps when it comes to staffing his campaign, too. Renacci's campaign team has hired a slew of operatives who worked last year on Donald Trump's coordinated campaign.

South Carolina voters choosing Mulvaney’s replacement

South Carolina's special election to determine who will succeed Mick Mulvaney in Congress has garnered far less national attention than the race in Georgia's 6th District. In South Carolina's 5th Congressional District, the contest between millionaire developer Ralph Norman and former Goldman Sachs tax adviser Archie Parnell has attracted big-name backers on both sides but nonetheless remained comparatively low-key.

Inside Washington: Writing a bill in private not unusual

In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican effort to secretly craft a health care bill and whisk it through the Senate is striking, and it's drawing fire from members of both parties.

Georgia race finally heads to voters; DC watching closely

The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesday in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that's been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

Trump seizes on Republican victory in Georgia to push agenda

U.S. President Donald Trump knocked Democrats on Wednesday for obstructing his agenda, one day after a fellow Republican won a congressional race in Georgia that was widely seen as a referendum on his young, turbulent presidency. Former Georgia secretary of state Karen Handel on Tuesday defeated political newcomer Democrat Jon Ossoff, 52 percent to 48 percent.

Rep. Jacky Rosen to challenge Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada

Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen is expected to run for Senate in Nevada, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller, according to sources. Rosen's announcement Monday sets up a compelling race in the Battle Born State, since Nevada's Senate seat is one that Democrats hope to pick up in the midterms.

Trump Blames North Korea’s ‘Brutal Regime’ for Student’s Death

President Donald Trump on Monday denounced the death of Otto Warmbier, saying the University of Virginia student who spent more than a year imprisoned in North Korea suffered at the hands of a "brutal regime." "At least he got home to his parents," the president said during an event with technology CEOs at the White House, speaking just hours after Warmbier died.

Republican enters race for 1st Congressional District seat

Former state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones is the first Republican to jump in the race for the Albuquerque-based 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham. Arnold-Jones filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and confirmed in an interview Monday that she's running.

Bossie: Mainstream media trying to ‘nullify an election for the first time’

Fox News has confirmed that the gunman who opened fire on Republican congressmen at an Alexandria, Va., baseball field on Wednesday had a list of at least six GOP lawmakers' names at the time of the... Fox News has confirmed that the gunman who opened fire on Republican congressmen at an Alexandria, Va., baseball field on Wednesday had a list of GOP lawmakers' names at the time of the shooting. Tucker Carlson debated a New Jersey Democratic operative who tweeted an insensitive message after the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise .

Time for US tax code to catch up with competitors

Paul Ryan Rep. McHenry filling in as House whip at crucial time Time for US tax code to catch up with competitors The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE is scheduled to give what is being billed as a "major" tax reform speech Tuesday. Steeped in tax and economic policy on his way to assuming the speakership, Ryan is the ideal person to convey the importance of tax reform in jumpstarting our economy.

Police chief: Heroic officer drew gunman’s fire at park

A female police officer with less than 2 years' experience withstood a barrage of gunfire from a gunman who wounded a top House Republican and four other people on a Virginia baseball field last week, giving fellow officers an opportunity to return fire and kill the shooter, her police chief said Monday. Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown lauded the heroic actions of Officer Nicole Battaglia and two other officers who were the first to arrive at a field where GOP congressmen were practicing for their annual charity baseball game against Democrats.

Citing ongoing investigation, White House declines to comment on Scalise shooter’s political views

In this April 17, 2012, photo, James Hodgkinson of Belleville protests outside of the United States Post Office in Downtown Belleville, Ill. A government official says the suspect in the Virginia shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has been identified Hodgkinson.