The White House consistently claims that President Joe Biden will go down in history as one of the most effective legislative negotiators. That, based on the events of the past six months, almost certainly won’t prove true, but the president was able to enact several landmark legislative bills, both with and without help from the […]
TikTok could have a pivotal year in 2025. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, there’s concern that he could ban the popular app after attempted to do so during his first presidency. However, Trump also admitted TikTok helped him win back the White House because it allowed him to reach younger voters. This […]
In a year that saw multiple unsuccessful attempts to take him down both literally and figuratively, President-elect Donald Trump racked up another victory. Google announced Trump was the most searched person of the year, according to new statistics from the company. While many were scouring the internet for information on Trump and the presidential election […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s incoming Justice Department is likely to reverse the Biden administration‘s positions in several key Supreme Court cases, from transgender issues and firearm regulations to abortion access, flavored vaping products, and immigration policies. Once every four to eight years, an incoming president has the opportunity to alter his predecessor’s legal positions in cases […]
President-elect Donald Trump has not been inaugurated yet, but he is already experiencing difficulties keeping his coalition together as his populist base and new tech baron allies splinter over his expansive second-term legislative agenda. Amid a more organized transition period than ahead of his first term, Trump appears more mindful of the small window of […]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) admonished colleagues that widespread Republican victories last month warrant an overhaul to how the Democratic Party approaches voters. As the Democratic National Committee grapples with the bruising defeats it oversaw on Nov. 5 and considers who will become its next chair, Whitehouse called for DNC delegates to back a new “war […]
Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement on Monday that it had accepted an invitation from Congress for the country’s 39th president, who died on Sunday, to lie in state from Jan. 7 through Jan. 9, 2025. “This […]
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz issued a strong approval of President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to endorse House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he fights to keep his position. With some House Republicans threatening to withhold vital support to Johnson’s bid to keep the speaker’s gavel this week, Johnson received a pivotal endorsement from Trump on […]
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and lead Jan. 6 prosecutor, is stepping down from his job. After serving in the role for more than three years, Graves announced on Monday he would be resigning as D.C.’s top prosecutor at the start of 2025, saying that “serving as the U.S. Attorney […]
President Joe Biden and his close aides are evaluating his legacy in the waning weeks of his administration, including whether the 2024 election will define it. Biden and several aides have reportedly told people recently that he could have beaten President-elect Donald Trump in spite of his poor presidential debate performance, low approval ratings, and […]
