The House is at a standstill as House Republican leadership works to sway holdouts on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leaving a vote series open for over two hours. The vote on an amendment to the procedural rule currently sits at 215-212 as of 4:30 p.m., ready to gavel down, but House leadership is […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) touted the $750 million tax credit for film and television made in his state, calling it a “big part” of the “renewal” for Los Angeles. Newsom’s signature doubles the current tax credit of $330 million. The governor has also sought to work with President Donald Trump to secure a $7.5 billion […]
Andre Bauer, the former lieutenant governor of South Carolina, launched his bid on Wednesday to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Bauer had hinted at the move in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner last week. He’s running as a MAGA candidate to Graham’s right, saying the longtime senator had “lost his way” and that South […]
A bipartisan duo of lawmakers in the House introduced a bill that authorizes President Donald Trump to transfer B-2 stealth bombers and “bunker-buster” bombs to Israel if Iran is found to be rebuilding its nuclear supply. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced the Bunker Buster Act to the House on Wednesday, about […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s economic analysis and claimed Bessent had made his “35-year career listening to the market.” Powell responded to backlash about the Federal Reserve refusing to lower rates Tuesday by laying the blame on President Donald Trump for issuing tariffs against dozens of countries. Bessent is a […]
President Donald Trump’s administration has largely “stopped” issuing innovation-crushing and costly federal regulations, making good on a campaign promise to outdo his first-term deregulation record. In a half-year review, Trump’s team has done better than its promise to kill 10 Biden regulations for every new one it imposes. “Conventional federal regulation as we have known […]
The “big, beautiful bill” wasn’t the only bit of reconciliation that President Donald Trump was involved in this week. During a trip to Florida to visit the new “Alligator Alcatraz” facility for detaining illegal immigrants, he singled out one-time rival Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for effusive praise. “You’re my friend and you’ll always be my […]
President Donald Trump nominated Alina Habba, his former campaign spokeswoman and personal lawyer, to be New Jersey’s U.S. attorney. Trump appointed Habba in March to the office as interim U.S. attorney in the Garden State, endorsing a loyal supporter to his administration despite her lack of prosecutorial experience — a move that garnered sharp criticism […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) predicted that if Zohran Mamdani became the mayor of New York, it would prompt an exodus from the city similar to 2020 under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio. Mamdani, 33, recently became the Democratic nominee for mayor and will face off against incumbent Eric Adams in November. The New York state assemblyman […]
