Congressional Republicans huddled for a series of meetings on Thursday with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two business titans tapped with slashing the size of the federal government. Musk and Ramaswamy swept through the Capitol to share their vision for the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a commission that will recommend cost-saving measures to President-elect Donald Trump. The panel […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) released a 60-page report on Thursday titled “Out of Office,” blasting the government’s usage of remote workers and laying out questions to President-elect Donald Trump’s nominated Cabinet on the issue. Ernst is the chairwoman and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, which aims to sharpen government efficiency like Elon Musk’s and […]
The House is gearing up to consider a bill next week that would add around 66 federal judgeships over the next decade, despite concerns within the Biden administration about whether it will ultimately be signed into law. The Senate-passed JUDGES Act, which would distribute new judgeships in phases across three presidential administrations, initially enjoyed broad […]
A group of nearly 100 former senior intelligence and national security officials sent a letter to Senate leaders, writing that they are “alarmed” by President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to become national intelligence director and urged senators to “carefully scrutinize” her nomination. The officials who served in both Republican and Democratic […]
The House voted along party lines to table two resolutions that would compel the House Ethics Committee to release the findings of its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), possibly bringing an end to outside efforts to force the panel to act. The House shot down two separate resolutions on Thursday seeking to publish […]
President Joe Biden will participate in the annual national Christmas tree lighting in Washington, D.C., at approximately 6:00 p.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The lighting will be the last of Biden’s presidency and one of his final events surrounding a major holiday. First lady Jill Biden issued a statement earlier […]
Defense secretary hopeful Pete Hegseth’s future faced major uncertainty Thursday, as the embattled Trump Cabinet pick struggled to shake allegations plaguing his nomination. Hegseth nudged the needle in his favor after another day of making the rounds on Capitol Hill to woo Republican senators. But, it was clear that major obstacles remained for the former […]
The Maricopa County Republican Committee sued to challenge the passage of a voter-approved measure to fund transportation in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The lawsuit suggests that because the ballot measure only received 59.82% of the vote, it should not become law because the Arizona voters in 2022 amended the state’s constitution to require tax proposals […]
Last month’s election was bruising for Democrats in most of the country, but there was a silver lining for party members with some key races for seats in the House. In California, Democrats won several crucial battleground House races and flipped three Republican-held seats, which helped them shrink the GOP’s slim majority in the House. […]
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the National Black Caucus of State Legislators’s 48th Annual Legislative Conference on Thursday afternoon after keeping a low profile since losing the election to President-elect Donald Trump. Harris thanked the group, which held its conference in Washington, D.C., for its work addressing the community needs of African Americans across the […]
