Nikki Haley Makes Appeal to MAGA Crowd at CPAC
Nikki Haley Makes Appeal to MAGA Crowd at CPAC

Nikki Haley, who announced her run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination last month, on March 3 addressed the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which over the past several years has been a forum for the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement led by former President Donald Trump, under whom Haley served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and who is running again.

Biden Introduces Julie Su as Nominee for Secretary of Labor
Biden Introduces Julie Su as Nominee for Secretary of Labor

President Joe Biden called for the Senate on March 1 to quickly confirm Julie Su as the next secretary of labor.

House Subcommittee Announces First Hearing on COVID-19 Origins
House Subcommittee Announces First Hearing on COVID-19 Origins

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has announced that it will hold its first hearing on the origins of COVID-19 on March 8.

Liz Cheney Announces New Job as Professor After Losing Congressional Seat
Liz Cheney Announces New Job as Professor After Losing Congressional Seat

Former Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney has accepted a position as a professor of practice at the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Center for Politics.

Schumer Calls McCarthy’s Decision to Share Jan. 6 Footage ‘Despicable’
Schumer Calls McCarthy’s Decision to Share Jan. 6 Footage ‘Despicable’

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to share footage of the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol with Fox News host Tucker Carlson a “despicable” move.

Lawmakers Decry ‘Politicization’ of Justice Department Under Garland
Lawmakers Decry ‘Politicization’ of Justice Department Under Garland

Concern about potential political bias at the Department of Justice (DOJ) was bipartisan on Capitol Hill on March 1 as Attorney General Merrick Garland was set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

DOJ Argues Trump Shouldn’t Have Absolute Immunity in Jan. 6 Lawsuits
DOJ Argues Trump Shouldn’t Have Absolute Immunity in Jan. 6 Lawsuits

The U.S. Department of Justice argued Thursday that it doesn’t back former President Donald Trump’s argument that he has absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.