Nicole Russell (@russell_nm) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. She is a journalist who previously worked in Republican politics in Minnesota. . . . . . . . ..…

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, had heard one too many of his Republican colleagues talk about anti-Semitism on the left — and it appeared he had had enough. . ..…

WASHINGTON Republicans on Senate Judiciary Committee expressed support Tuesday for so-called red-flag laws on the state level and pushed back against federal legislation.. ..…

The two spoke at National Press Club Washington, D.C., on Tuesday shortly after Supreme Court heard challenges to congressional redistricting plans that locked in advantage for Republicans North Carolina and that gave extra seat to Democrats Maryland... ..…