Conservative podcast hosts Dan Bongino and Russell Brand started their Wednesday episodes in celebration of President-elect Donald Trump winning the election. Trump’s victory was cemented early Wednesday morning when he surpassed the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win the presidency. In reflecting on Trump’s win, Bongino started his episode by stating he was “a […]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) will represent Wisconsin for another term in the Senate after she fended off a Republican challenge from businessman Eric Hovde on Tuesday night. Senate Republicans spent heavily in Wisconsin, a perennial battleground whose races are typically decided by razor-thin margins. Polling showed Baldwin’s Senate race to be no different. In the […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison has reportedly declined to mount a reelection bid next year after voters dealt his party a resounding blow Tuesday evening. Harrison oversaw the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017 before being elected to chair the DNC in January 2021. Nearly four years later, he will not run […]
Pollsters have once again underestimated support for President-elect Donald Trump. A race that was thought to be dead even for months was called within hours of polls closing Tuesday night, as Trump is expected to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in both the Electoral College and the national popular vote. The final RealClearPolitics polling average […]
With the 2024 presidential election in the bag, it’s time to start talking 2028. No, really. Less than 12 hours after the Republican ticket of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance pulled off an historic election, oddsmakers have started taking bets on the 2028 race. Right now, they consider Vance a lock for […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) credited Republicans’ election night wins on “candidate quality” after they not only flipped the Senate but could end up with a larger-than-expected majority. “Candidate quality is essential, absolutely essential,” McConnell said Wednesday at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “I think we had the best candidates everywhere yesterday.” Senate […]
President-elect Donald Trump has a 75-day transition period ahead of him to build out his team before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. One item at the top of Trump’s to-do list will be figuring out how to fill roughly 4,000 government positions with political appointees. These roles include positions from the secretary of state and […]
Washington, D.C., City Councilman Trayon White, who is facing felony bribery charges, won reelection on Tuesday. The Democratic councilman representing Ward 8, a Democratic stronghold, defeated Republican Nate Derenge and several other write-in candidates who launched campaigns upon news of White’s indictment. White captured 83.9% of the vote. White took to Instagram on election night […]
Republican National Committee co-chair Michael Whatley noted the genius in retrospect when President-elect Donald Trump appeared on less friendly “alternative platforms.” Trump’s strategy included making appearances, often for the first time, on various podcasts and broadcast interviews that were fraught with adversity. However, according to Whatley, this helped Trump understand the most important issues to […]
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is calling for the immediate end of the criminal cases opened against President-elect Donald Trump, citing his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. “The American people have spoken: the lawfare must end,” Scalise wrote in a post on X. “I call on Attorney General Garland, Alvin Bragg, […]
