Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is rekindling his feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after Florida partially avoided last week’s midterm blue wave, suggesting that Election Day was actually a letdown for state Republicans and that DeSantis should not be putting the spotlight on himself. In an interview, Scott said he had not seen the triumphant […]
New White House chief of staff Stephen Miller will be a key player in whether any bipartisan immigration deal gets done or is even seriously talked about as the Trump administration adjusts to the new normal of big Democratic congressional majorities. The selection of Miller, an immigration hard-liner, as a replacement for former chief of […]
House Democrats‘ midterm euphoria came to a crashing halt on Capitol Hill this week, as two voting setbacks pierced the party’s victory lap. The caucus failed to defeat a Republican effort to kill articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, a measure cutting some veterans’ benefits to increase […]
Katie Bailey is facing down a Sisyphean task. The new director of the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs will have one of the toughest directives of any Trump administration official across the next two years: advance President Donald Trump’s priorities on Capitol Hill, all while handling the deluge of investigations expected to be launched […]
Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed (D-MI) is betting President Donald Trump’s appetite for political credit could create an opening for one of Democrats’ most ambitious healthcare proposals — or leave Republicans defending their opposition to expanded coverage. El Sayed, a progressive Democrat who has championed “Medicare for all,” has repeatedly invited Trump to embrace the legislation, […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Florida investigation into the Democratic Socialists of America’s foreign connections will examine details dating back to Jan. 1, 2023, state Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office told the Washington Examiner. The newly-reelected Republican announced a subpoena to the DSA for records on Tuesday to find out if it formed illegal financial ties to […]
A top Department of Justice attorney on Wednesday expressed concern that Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is seeking to intimidate people who support President Donald Trump through his investigation into the White House ballroom project. Blumenthal, the top Democrat on a key Senate investigations committee, revealed in October that he is probing people who donated funds […]
An Alaska judge on Wednesday denied Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s attempt to force election officials to hand over data for rejected absentee ballots cast in her race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews weighed in on the Peltola campaign’s request for information on rejected absentee ballots in the razor-tight race, […]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) was ousted from the U.S. House in a surprise midterm loss to Democratic Rep.-elect Zack Mullock (D-NJ), but he plans to continue helping out his district in a de facto representative role after leaving office. Van Drew told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he plans to serve as a […]
The passage of a veterans bill on the House floor sparked controversy on Wednesday after Democrats failed to request a recorded vote, allowing Republicans to advance the bill without opposition. It’s the second bill in as many days that disorganization from Democrats led to an undesired outcome for the party. On Tuesday, 11 members missed […]
