EXCLUSIVE — Two Senate Republicans are looking to use funding allocated for the embattled U.S. Agency for International Development to instead pay for repairing housing for veterans as the Trump administration works to shutter the agency. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are introducing the Veterans First Act of 2025 in the Senate […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been appointed as chairwoman of the House Republican leadership. President Donald Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the United Nations last month ahead of Florida’s two Congressional special elections, saying it was “essential that we maintain EVERY Republican Seat in […]
During a heated House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) challenged the credibility of sanctuary city policies and their defenders. The hearing, titled “Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals,” focused on how Democrat-led jurisdictions limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities — a practice Republicans argue undermines […]
A former Democratic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission commissioner fired by President Donald Trump is suing the Trump administration, claiming that her termination was unlawful. Trump fired Jocelyn Samuels, the plaintiff of the lawsuit, and Charlotte Burrows, days into his second administration. In the lawsuit, Samuels’s lawyers argued that her termination “has significant and damaging consequences […]
House Republicans scrapped a vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda after it was clear Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not have the GOP support needed to pass it on Wednesday night. After huddling with a band of fiscal hawks who want a guarantee on deeper spending cuts, Johnson emerged from the meeting telling reporters […]
House Republicans have moved to limit the authority of federal judges, passing legislation Wednesday evening to prevent the issuing of nationwide injunctions. The House voted 219-213 to pass the No Rogue Rulings Act to restrict federal judges from issuing far-reaching injunctions. Instead, rulings would only apply to the parties directly involved in the case. LAWFARE […]
The Senate voted to approve Paul Atkins, a longtime Republican financial expert and cryptocurrency advocate, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Senate confirmed Atkins in a 52-44 vote on Wednesday evening. President Donald Trump nominated Atkins to be chairman of the SEC and he will be tasked with regulating the stock market and […]
The White House rebuked former MSNBC host Chris Matthews after he expressed confusion over how the United States would handle the loss of Canadian lumber imports due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Matthews, who appeared on Morning Joe on Wednesday, questioned how the U.S. would compensate for the lumber shortage resulting from the tariffs, asking, […]
The Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe Doescher blasted the Biden administration’s “impropriety” following accusations recently raised against it for alleged direct involvement in advancing the Jan. 6 investigation against President Donald Trump. In a recent segment on Newsmax, host Carl Higbie asked Doescher, a political columnist and commentator at the Washington Examiner, about explosive new revelations […]
News of President Donald Trump pulling back on sweeping tariffs Wednesday gave Republicans on Capitol Hill something to cheer for — quite literally. The surprise announcement was applauded by Senate Republicans when the news was revealed during a closed-door lunch, according to several lawmakers in the room. REP. JEFF HURD EXPLAINS HIS RARE BREAK WITH […]
