House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) is calling on Senate Republicans to take a 10-day recess during the lame-duck period in order to give President Donald Trump time to make recess appointments ahead of Democrats taking control of Congress in January. “If they don’t want to spend all 52 days, that’s fine. Let’s take […]
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) discharge petition on Wednesday garnered enough support to force a vote on legislation that would force the Justice Department to release more files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With Rep. John Garamendi’s (D-CA) signature, Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) Epstein Files II discharge petition reached the […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said President Donald Trump faces a challenge amid an emboldened Democratic majority. “I think Trump’s moves are unpredictable now in this case in which he’s dealing with a new and kind of emboldened majority,” York said Tuesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show. Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans have begun […]
Two Delaware voters filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, asking the federal court in Washington, D.C., to add a second House seat for the First State. The plaintiffs argue that Delaware residents have “far less representation per person” in the House than voters in any other state. Montana has nearly 1.1 million people spread across two […]
The Silver Spring Jewish Center asked a federal appeals court this week to halt enforcement of a local Maryland law barring firearms within 100 yards of places of worship, arguing it blocks members from being armed for self-defense purposes amid growing threats to Jews around the country. Montgomery County, Maryland, enacted a law in July […]
A majority of California voters in one rural county have so far chosen to elect a dead candidate to the position of county supervisor, according to unofficial election results in the Nov. 3 race that officials say is still too close to call. Bruce Giudici, who was running for Calaveras County District 5 supervisor, died […]
Many Arizona Republicans, including the prominent McCain family, are turning against Turning Point USA after Democrats swept the state in the midterm elections last week. Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, sharply criticized the conservative group after Tyler Bowyer, chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, took a swing at the […]
Jace Cates, season one bachelor of The Vow, told the Washington Examiner ahead of its premiere that the reality TV series would stand out against other dating-style shows. The Vow is set to launch Wednesday night on Fox Nation, bringing a religious focus and former host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison, back into the world […]
Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda (D-NC) wants the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress to impeach several of President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet members, including officials who have already left the administration. In a Wednesday interview with the Washington Examiner, Ojeda said lawmakers should pursue an aggressive accountability agenda against Trump administration officials in tandem with legislation aimed at lowering the […]
President Donald Trump tapped Craig Trainor, a former aide to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on an acting basis after Harmeet Dhillon resigned last week. The appointment fills one of several vacancies at the DOJ since Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections. […]
