House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to commit to serving out his full term in the 120th Congress after Democrats swept up control of both chambers in the midterm elections. Johnson had already ruled out seeking minority leadership last week, but in his first remarks since Nov. 3, the speaker was asked about his plans […]
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation has abruptly canceled a hearing with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford less than 24 hours before the appearance was scheduled, according to the committee. The Tuesday morning hearing was supposed to cover how the FAA was fulfilling its $12.5 billion project to roll out the “Brand-New […]
Twenty-five senators voted Tuesday evening against advancing a bipartisan bill that would make it easier and faster to build pipelines, power lines, power plants, and highways. If passed, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would be arguably the most substantial bill signed by President Donald Trump in his second term in office. It would […]
The Senate has cleared a crucial procedural hurdle for passing a bipartisan bill aimed at making it easier to build energy and infrastructure projects across the country. The Senate voted 73-25 Monday evening to invoke cloture on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which limits debate and sends the nearly 500-page bill toward a […]
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support of War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, saying he’ll “stand by” his appointee despite an impeachment effort led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), whom the president called a “loser.” Trump previously said he has “every intention” of keeping Hegseth in charge of the War Department, but his latest backing […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) floated Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to take over the Department of War should the congressman’s articles of impeachment succeed in ousting War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday, citing several issues with the war secretary’s leadership, particularly how he has dealt with foreign conflicts. Following […]
President Donald Trump expressed sympathy to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman alleged by the United States to be a Chinese spy. “If there is a problem, we’ll let you know about it,” Trump told reporters during an impromptu White House press briefing on Monday with UFC […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected questions from reporters on Monday about whether he is planning a presidential run in 2028. “I don’t know why you’re wasting your time,” Rubio told a reporter who asked about the 2028 presidential race. “I’m not going to talk about 2028.” Rubio, who had an unsuccessful bid for the […]
President Donald Trump held an impromptu press briefing with reporters at the White House on Monday, where he conceded that his announcement of UFC president Dana White as the next White House press secretary over the weekend was just “a little fun.” Trump opened the press briefing by stating that the United States, likely, would […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) denied trying to steer Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) away from appointing Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to her Senate seat as she prepares to become governor in January. “I haven’t had any conversations with her about that,” Thune told reporters on Tuesday, responding to Burchett’s repeated claims that he is […]
