Here’s another way to look at why Republicans swept the 2024 elections: It’s the fault, only partly of course, of the gerontocracy of the Democratic...
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was elected the Senate Majority Leader to a mixed reaction from Republicans. Thune succeeds Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been the party’s leader in the chamber for almost 20 years. Staunch supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expressed their concerns that Thune is likely to follow McConnell’s example and not […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, is already drawing controversy over his role in former Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher’s presidential pardon. Gallagher was a decorated Navy SEAL who drew international attention for allegations of war crimes during his time fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq, particularly during the Battle of Mosul. He […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opted not to answer whether President-elect Donald Trump‘s meeting with President Joe Biden consisted of the two making plans to play golf. Fox News’s Pete Doocy posed the question during Wednesday’s press briefing, stating that the last time Trump and Biden met was during the first presidential debate of […]
Political commentator Steve Hilton argued President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general is another showcase for the former president’s intention to shake up the government. In announcing Gaetz for the role of U.S. attorney general, Trump praised the Florida lawmaker for being “a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will […]
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), fresh off a narrow election loss to Democratic Rep.-elect Josh Riley in New York’s 19th Congressional District, did not rule out another congressional run in the state when asked Tuesday. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will vacate her House seat if and when she takes office as ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Reactions came flooding in from Washington after President-elect Donald Trump stunned the political establishment by nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general. Gaetz is the latest in a string of close allies Trump has tapped to join his second administration. As someone who has called for the Justice Department to be abolished and has […]
Gun groups assembled to file a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. The coalition is seeking an injunction to stop the law from being enforced until the case is decided. The lawsuit contends that it’s illegal to make someone wait three days to […]
The chief financial officer of the company that owns Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump’s social media platform, along with two other company insiders, has sold more than $16 million worth of the company’s stock. The CFO, Phillip Juhan, sold the majority of the stock and previously said he would sell 400,000 shares by 2025. Trump […]
Entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will find it’s not so easy to radically downsize government. Their task, though, will be a worthy one if...
