Author: Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY

Sen. Rick Scott avoided calling out Trump directly, instead responding vaguely: “it’s never OK to be a racist.”

In an interview Monday, Rep. Liz Cheney described a colleague, objecting to 2020 election results, as saying, ‘the things we do for the orange Jesus.’

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Ohio on Saturday said that GOP candidate J.D. Vance is “kissing my ass.”

Trump’s comments come weeks after the FBI’s search of his Florida home as part of an investigation into the mishandling of classified papers.

Ken Starr’s investigation of former President Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky led to Clinton’s impeachment.

Don Bolduc is hoping to challenge New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November’s election. He has supported Trump’s false election claims.

The Biden administration will announce in “the next week or so” a decision on student loan payments, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said.

Four House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have lost their primaries. Others aren’t seeking reelection. Only 2 will run in November’s election.

Paul’s tweet on the Espionage Act follows the Aug. 8 FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, in which sets of classified materials were seized.

This week’s hearing, the committee’s eighth, will be broadcast in prime time Thursday. It will focus on what Trump was doing during the Capitol riot.