White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opted not to answer whether President-elect Donald Trump‘s meeting with President Joe Biden consisted of the two making plans to play golf. Fox News’s Pete Doocy posed the question during Wednesday’s press briefing, stating that the last time Trump and Biden met was during the first presidential debate of […]
Political commentator Steve Hilton argued President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general is another showcase for the former president’s intention to shake up the government. In announcing Gaetz for the role of U.S. attorney general, Trump praised the Florida lawmaker for being “a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will […]
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), fresh off a narrow election loss to Democratic Rep.-elect Josh Riley in New York’s 19th Congressional District, did not rule out another congressional run in the state when asked Tuesday. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will vacate her House seat if and when she takes office as ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Reactions came flooding in from Washington after President-elect Donald Trump stunned the political establishment by nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general. Gaetz is the latest in a string of close allies Trump has tapped to join his second administration. As someone who has called for the Justice Department to be abolished and has […]
Gun groups assembled to file a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. The coalition is seeking an injunction to stop the law from being enforced until the case is decided. The lawsuit contends that it’s illegal to make someone wait three days to […]
The chief financial officer of the company that owns Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump’s social media platform, along with two other company insiders, has sold more than $16 million worth of the company’s stock. The CFO, Phillip Juhan, sold the majority of the stock and previously said he would sell 400,000 shares by 2025. Trump […]
President Joe Biden stands by his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump as a threat to democracy, despite promising a smooth transition of power between their respective administrations during their meeting at the White House. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeated Biden’s position when asked whether Biden apologized to Trump for his political rhetoric during […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won his party’s nomination for a second term as speaker, teeing him up for a vote early next year even as rumors swirled earlier this week that some GOP lawmakers might prop up a challenger to his bid. Despite those efforts, no lawmaker publicly challenged Johnson for the position, allowing […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as his pick to be his secretary of state on Wednesday afternoon. Rubio’s nomination had been reported earlier in the week, despite his own rocky history with the president-elect. The two leaders were fierce rivals during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, though Rubio has become a trusted Trump ally […]
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), a longtime politician, will succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in becoming the next Senate majority leader. Following a closed-door vote, Thune won the leadership role after a tight three-way race between himself and Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL). It’s a shake-up for Senate Republicans as McConnell held the […]
