Shooting blanks: How Republicans misfired when they tried to impeach Mayorkas

“There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at with no result.” – Winston Churchill Late Secretary of War William Belknap can rest easy. He remains the sole U.S. cabinet official ever impeached.  For now. The House impeached Belknap in 1876.  The House failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024. THE … Read more

Whitmer introduces $80.7B budget slammed by GOP lawmakers: ‘public relations talking points’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday presented a $80.7 billion budget Wednesday that aims to boost education spending and deliver on her promise to provide students free education from preschool through community college. The second-term Democratic governor unveiled her budget proposal in a joint session between the House and Senate appropriations committees. It follows a … Read more

At-home hospital programs offer possible solution to strained ERs

With most of the country’s emergency rooms reporting long waits for patients to be admitted, programs in North Carolina and elsewhere let some patients be monitored and treated at home instead of in the hospital. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.

Garland says special counsel probing Biden classified records has submitted report, under White House review

Attorney General Merrick Garland notified congressional lawmakers that Special Counsel Robert Hur has submitted his final report after months of investigating President Biden’s alleged improper retention of classified records. Garland, in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, … Read more