Buoyed by the August lull in hyped-up media coverage tying him to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump’s voter approval “bounced back” and took Democratic speculation of a third impeachment off the table. In an expansive survey, John Zogby Strategies said that the end of coverage of the scandal, while Congress took a monthlong recess, […]
Andrew Bates, one of former President Joe Biden’s top communications aides, arrived on Capitol Hill Friday morning for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee related to whether senior White House staff shielded the then-president’s mental decline from public scrutiny and usurped his constitutional powers during his final year in office. Bates, an ardent defender of Biden […]
The Trump administration is abandoning a Biden-era regulation that would have reimbursed airline passengers with cash, food, or lodging in the event of flight delays or cancellations. The Transportation Department published a regulatory document on Thursday, saying its withdrawal of the reimbursement plan is “consistent with Department and administration priorities.” If approved, the proposed rule […]
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) captured critical endorsements on Friday for her campaign to replace outgoing Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), signaling her battle to keep the Senate seat red is gaining traction. Ernst became the latest senator to announce on Tuesday she will not be running for reelection, triggering a surprise political shakeup in Iowa, and […]
The Department of Justice is suing Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu over the city’s sanctuary laws that interfere with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. “The City of Boston and its Mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America — they explicitly enforce policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal aliens from […]
The Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to end the state’s open primary system, alleging it violates free speech protections. The open primary system allows any voter to cast a ballot in the election, regardless of party registration, while the closed system, which the Texas GOP is battling to use, would […]
Tesla is offering CEO Elon Musk an unprecedented pay package worth up to $1 trillion if he helps the electric vehicle maker reach specific milestones over the next decade. In a securities filing submitted Friday, the company’s board plans to give Musk more than 423 million additional shares in 12 batches. To obtain the first […]
The Missouri congressional delegation is bracing for the possible departure of longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver as state Republicans take up a redistricting map that could eliminate his seat. Cleaver, who’s served 11 terms in the House, could be forced out by state Republicans looking to take the state from a 6-2 GOP delegation to […]
Washington is considering new legislative efforts to limit congressional stock trading, which would be the first significant reforms to address conflicts of interest in more than a decade. Both chambers of Congress are working to ban stock trading, with a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, led by Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI), […]
EXCLUSIVE — A former Trump White House senior adviser has started a new outside conservative group to support President Donald Trump’s manufacturing and job-creating policies. Former Trump Domestic Policy Council Director Joe Grogan announced the nonprofit organization Restoring American Dominance on Friday with a seven-figure investment and mission to “bring back homegrown, American manufacturing and […]
