South Korean authorities requested a warrant to apprehend and detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law earlier this month. The request was made by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials on Monday. No decision on whether the warrant will be granted has been made public. The president’s lawyer, Yoon Kap-keun, […]
The Kentucky Republican-majority state legislature will consider legislation that would hold parents accountable for gun crimes committed by their children. Republican Rep. Kim Banta said her bill was modeled on legislation that holds parents and guardians responsible for crimes committed by minors while they are driving. Parents are held liable for property defacement by their […]
New York state Sen. James Skoufis, Democratic National Committee chairman candidate, is calling for Democrats to take the fight to Republican states. In his platform, obtained by the Hill, Skoufis used anti-elitist rhetoric to argue that he is the best candidate for the job, saying the current heads of the DNC were “inside-the-Beltway elites” who […]
President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a second term in the top House leadership position, hoping to quash opposition as a growing number of Republican lawmakers consider alternative candidates. In a lengthy statement posted to Truth Social on Monday, Trump urged Republicans not to “blow this great opportunity” to […]
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) said Mike Johnson (R-LA) has yet to earn her vote for House speaker because he is “not able to govern.” A possible defection from Spartz comes as the Republican Party has a scant one-vote majority in the House. The new Congress will have its first day of session on Jan. 3, […]
A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict holding President-elect Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and defaming her, affirming the $5 million judgment against him. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that Trump failed to show any errors in the trial court’s […]
Maryland’s Purple Line has suffered numerous delays and significant cost overruns, and a mezzanine is the latest part of the project to increase in cost. The planned mezzanine connecting the D.C. Metro‘s Bethesda station and the Maryland Department of Transportation Purple Line’s stop in Bethesda was estimated originally at $2.4 million, but years later, a […]
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is requesting President-elect Donald Trump‘s intervention to prevent a chaotic speakership battle in January. In an appearance on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, Comer warned that a critical mass of House Republicans were on the fence about Johnson’s reelection to the speakership. “We have five Republicans that won’t commit to voting for […]
Another year has come and gone and with it another general election for the record books. Technically, President-elect Donald Trump began the 2024 cycle by announcing his candidacy just after the 2022 midterm elections, but over the past 12 months, to quote Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, things escalated quickly. No matter your vote for president, let’s […]
It’s an undeniable political reality acknowledged by his friends and foes alike. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) nearly 18-year stint as the ringleader of Republican senators leaves behind a historic trail. When McConnell returns next month for the new session of Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that he won’t be Senate GOP […]
