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"We have known that Russians meddled in the election, but these indictments detail the extent of the subterfuge," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Paul Ryan: ‘Russians engaged in a sinister and systematic attack on our political system’

Al Weaver · February 16, 2018 8:33 pm

"Our party and our country are always better off when Mitt is engaged," Paul Ryan said. (AP)

Paul Ryan endorses Mitt Romney: ‘A terrific day for the United States Senate’

Al Weaver · February 16, 2018 2:43 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to announce a campaign for Utah's Senate seat. He is a beloved figure in the state, both for the political heights he reached as a Mormon and his work back in 2002 rescuing the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games from ruin. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Here comes Mitt Romney

David M. Drucker, Al Weaver · February 16, 2018 5:01 am

"A banquet for everyone up here. Crumbs for people down here. I'll repeat that," Nancy Pelosi said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

‘I’ll repeat that’: Nancy Pelosi won’t back down from calling GOP tax cuts ‘crumbs’

Al Weaver · February 15, 2018 7:16 pm

"Right now, the whole country is standing with the Parkland community," Paul Ryan said in a statement. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Paul Ryan: Florida shooting an ‘unspeakable tragedy,’ born of ‘true evil’

Al Weaver · February 14, 2018 11:08 pm

Utah Republican Party chairman Rob Anderson spoke out against Mitt Romney's candidacy in an Wednesday interview, saying: "I think he's keeping out candidates that I think would be a better fit for Utah because, let's face it, Mitt Romney doesn't live here, his kids weren't born here, he doesn't shop here." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah Republican Party chairman slams Romney’s expected Senate run: ‘Mitt Romney doesn’t live here’

Al Weaver, Melissa Quinn · February 14, 2018 8:16 pm

According to Krystal Ball, her group's intent is to serve as a third party for candidates to help them create higher name-identification in their races and to connect them with potential donors. (Twitter)

Krystal Ball’s Democratic PAC gives less than 3 percent of money raised to candidates

Al Weaver · February 13, 2018 11:32 pm

"The president and the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be investigated thoroughly," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer: Trump’s response on domestic abuse ‘not good enough’

Al Weaver · February 13, 2018 9:07 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

"The budget is a statement of our values, but the president's brutal collection of broken promises and staggering cuts shows he does not value the future of seniors, children and working families," Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Nancy Pelosi: Trump budget would ‘compound the cruelty’ of GOP tax bill

Al Weaver · February 12, 2018 7:16 pm

"The article simply said we talked about it, and we didn't," former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said in an interview. "The president's never complained to me about Gen. [John] Kelly." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Reince Priebus: ‘The president’s never complained to me about Gen. Kelly’

Al Weaver · February 9, 2018 6:53 pm

The Minnesota lawmaker is in the middle of his third consecutive term in the House, and also served from 1975 to 1981. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

House Democrat Rick Nolan to retire from Congress

Al Weaver · February 9, 2018 4:04 pm