President Donald Trump is entering his second term facing a starkly different judicial landscape after transforming the federal judiciary in his first term — but with no less ambition to leave his mark. On Thursday, Trump announced the first judicial nominee of his second term: Whitney Hermandorfer, a top lawyer in the Tennessee attorney general’s […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) anticipates that Congress will need to pass a bill that locks in conservative border and immigration policies before President Donald Trump leaves office. Lankford, one of three co-authors who spent months in late 2023 drafting a bipartisan border bill that ultimately failed to make it through the Senate, said legal […]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is running for Senate to succeed outgoing Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), boasting a multimillion-dollar war chest as he seeks to dominate in a competitive Democratic primary. In a Wednesday press release shared with the Washington Examiner, Krishnamoorthi called Durbin a “titan.” Durbin, 80, announced he wouldn’t seek reelection in […]
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) has been a steadfast opponent of illegal immigration. In recent years, she has blasted Democrats for enabling illegal immigrants to enter the country, regularly speaking out against sanctuary cities and demanding immigration reform. The Republican congresswoman took the battle over illegal immigration and sanctuary cities to her state’s governor, calling for […]
EXCLUSIVE — President Donald Trump is being lobbied by activists on both sides of the aisle to crack down on the sale of illicit, Chinese-manufactured electronic cigarettes to American children and teenagers. Javier Palomarez, president of the Hispanic Business Caucus, sent a letter last month to the president and members of the Cabinet pressing Trump […]
President Donald Trump announced his nominees for several federal judgeships in a press release on Tuesday night. Trump named his first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, last week. Hermandorfer would serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit if confirmed. She is currently the director of the strategic litigation unit in the […]
Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman, advanced to the general election in the Cincinnati mayoral race after receiving around 12.9% of the vote against incumbent mayor Aftab Pureval’s 82.5%. Bowman finished second in the nonpartisan open primary, which also featured Republican Brian Patrick Frank. Vance had endorsed his brother hours before polls closed on […]
President Donald Trump endorsed both of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) top competitors for the Republican nomination in New York’s 2026 gubernatorial race on Tuesday night. By endorsing Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for reelection to their current offices, Trump could be signaling a preference for Stefanik, one of his staunchest […]
Loudoun County Public Schools is facing an investigation from the Virginia attorney general after a high school student’s father said officials with the school district opened an investigation into his son and two other boys because they privately expressed discomfort with a biologically female student using their locker room. The female student filmed the boys, […]
Senate leaders are working to lock down support for bipartisan cryptocurrency legislation as Republicans begin to complain about last-minute changes being negotiated with the Democrats. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), one of the leading advocates of a Senate bill regulating digital coins, met with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday after a bloc of crypto-friendly […]
