Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) will continue to serve as the chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee after defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) handily Tuesday. A source in the room during leadership elections told the Washington Examiner that the tally results were 152 for Dingell and 59 for Crockett. Crockett launched her challenge for […]
The Washington Examiner‘s Salena Zito contended the legal battle over Pennsylvania‘s Senate race is somewhat “funny,” specifically how the state Supreme Court spelled out its decision against a recount “in all caps.” Two weeks after Election Day, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) has yet to concede his race against his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick, even though […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s Nov. 26 sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case was adjourned by the court as a judge mulls over how to handle the prosecution after Trump won reelection earlier this month. The sentencing, which was scheduled for next week, was called off without explanation on Tuesday in a brief note […]
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn announced a new hybrid political action committee for working-class candidates Monday following his narrow loss to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE). Osborn, a steamfitter by trade, is fresh from his senate campaign as an independent candidate. Now, with his experience as a former union president and Navy veteran, he’s created a […]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) won reelection to serve as Democrats’ top leader in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with no contenders but an overarching challenge to lead the party in the minority. The 2024 election yielded disappointing results for the party as a whole, with Republicans flipping the Senate and White House and maintaining […]
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is holding a hearing at 10 a.m. to grill FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on the “failure of leadership” that resulted in supporters of President-elect Donald Trump being discriminated against during Hurricane Helene disaster relief. All 35 Republicans on the committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) as well as Rep. […]
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new report on Tuesday with new evidence showing that minorities and people with lower economic status are more likely to suffer from tobacco-related chronic disease and death. Although cigarette smoking has declined by more than 70% since the first surgeon general report on the dangers of tobacco in 1965, the full […]
President-elect Donald Trump is personally making moves to shore up support for one of his more controversial Cabinet nominations: former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Trump is reportedly calling Republican senators to discuss Gaetz and ask for their support. At least three Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Susan Collins […]
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie named OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to his transition team on Monday. Lurie beat incumbent Mayor London Breed this past election with the help of donations from other tech leaders in artificial intelligence. While his transition team was largely made up of political figures, as a political novice, he included two […]
As some Senate Republicans privately and publicly express doubt that former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has enough support to be confirmed as attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are beginning to float workarounds if the former Florida congressman doesn’t have the votes. Trump can only afford three defections within the Senate Republican conference […]
