Washington Examiner Congressional Reporter Samantha-Jo Roth joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to explore the GOP’s successful Senate strategy, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) victory lap, President-elect Donald Trump’s role, and the shifting dynamics within the party ahead of a second Trump term.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) shared in a statement that police arrested a man Friday who had a plan to assassinate him. Authorities arrested the suspect near his Florida residence. VOTERS SEND HISTORY-MAKING CANDIDATES TO CONGRESS “The individual in question was arrested not far from my home; he is a former felon who was in possession […]
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sweep all seven swing states in this year’s election — cinching his victory as the 47th president. He had a strong showing all over the country, but the results from swing counties were especially impressive given the high stakes. While Trump lost to Vice President Kamala Harris in many […]
President-elect Donald Trump has suggested the Republican Party pay off Democrats’ debt after the election, saying it would help unify the country. “I am very surprised that the Democrats, who fought a hard and valiant fight in the 2020 Presidential Election, raising a record amount of money, didn’t have lots of $’s left over. Now […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening a job that must be filled by March 1, according to the party’s bylaws. Who takes the position will speak volumes […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a ceasefire deal for Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by Qatar must leave. However, Qatar is highly likely […]
The White House announced that President-elect Donald Trump will be meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Earlier this week, Biden called Trump to congratulate him on his election victory. He had promised he would work to ensure a smooth transition of power between the current and future […]
Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi offered a glass-half-full view of the Democratic Party after election results dealt a substantial blow to party morale. In her first long-form interview since the election on Nov. 5, Pelosi spoke with the New York Times about the many causes of President-elect Donald Trump’s triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris, and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday, will draw one of the highest police chief salaries in the U.S. for a major city. Before the ceremony, the city council approved McDonnell’s base salary of $450,000, which the […]
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul called President-elect Donald Trump to both congratulate him on his victory and to express how important the CHIPS Act is for New Yorkers. “I basically just reaffirmed there are areas we can work together, like infrastructure, where we rely on federal money, and he seems to share my priorities,” […]