House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday as he has done for almost every day of the government shutdown since the start of October. The shutdown is now on its 28th day. The longest shutdown lasted 35 days during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is releasing a book about what she calls the “far-left indoctrination, division, and moral rot” at higher education institutions as she weighs an expected run for governor in 2026. On April 7, 2026, Threshold Editions, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster, will publish Stefanik’s new book Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account […]
President Donald Trump asked an appeals court on Monday to overturn his conviction in the New York hush money case, marking his latest attempt to erase his felon status. In court filings, Trump’s legal team cited the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, issued shortly after the jury convicted Trump in the hush money case, as […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gave Democrats some unexpected advice on immigration, but there is little indication that they will take it in the 2026 or 2028 elections. While discussing his new book Fight Oligarchy on comedian Tim Dillon’s podcast, Sanders uncharacteristically gave President Donald Trump some credit. “Trump did a better job,” Sanders said of […]
Senate Republicans are set to face their latest unity test this week on President Donald Trump’s tariffs and import taxes, which have created heartburn for GOP lawmakers since the White House imposed them earlier this year. The GOP-controlled chamber will hold three separate votes later this week, forced by Democrats and backed by a handful […]
Corporations that the Pentagon has designated as “Chinese military companies” have spent roughly $7.9 million influencing U.S. policy this year, with their expenditures roughly doubling each quarter, a Washington Examiner analysis has found. To be designated as a Chinese military company, the Department of War must determine that a given entity is either controlled by […]
President Donald Trump is fanning speculation he will run for a third term to keep his MAGA base engaged, according to strategists who believe their turnout will be important to Republicans’ performance in the midterm elections next year. Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly brought the national conversation back to whether he […]
Small businesses are a new focal point of Democrats’ and Republicans’ messaging series on the consequences of the government shutdown, as both parties seek to apply pressure on the other to reopen the federal government and avoid any more program and funding lapses. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler appeared at House Republicans’ daily leadership […]
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Board of Medicine for the District of Columbia calling on it to determine whether former President Joe Biden‘s physician, Kevin O’Connor, should lose his license. The letter, sent to Dr. Andrea Anderson, chairwoman of the board, comes as the Oversight […]
The national average price for regular gas was $3.044 per gallon on Tuesday, continuing to hover around $3 per gallon. Sunday’s total was a slight decrease from a week ago, when the average cost for a gallon of gas was $3.048, according to AAA. The most recent gas prices come as the national average continues […]
