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Biden administration announces last-minute Alaska oil and gas lease auction

The Department of the Interior said it would hold an oil and gas auction for 400,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 9, just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.  On Monday, Interior released a record of decision and a notice of the lease sale, allowing an auction to be held […]

House GOP selecting new committee leaders to advance Trump’s agenda in 2025

House Republicans will select new leaders for several powerful committees this week, with the chairmen inheriting both a gavel and the task of advancing President-elect Donald Trump‘s agenda through a united GOP Congress. With the new members’ swearing-in on Jan. 3, 2025, and Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, the newly selected House committee leaders […]

Adams insists he is ‘true blue’ Democrat while criticizing in-party ‘squabbling’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against speculation that he could swap political parties, insisting that he is a “true blue” Democrat while also being a “true blue-collar” worker. Last week, Adams was asked in an interview about potentially rejoining the Republican Party, which he was a part of from 1995 to 2002, […]

Trump goes quiet about how he will separate his presidency from his businesses

President-elect Donald Trump touted several products on the campaign trail, including sneakers, NFTs, and other items, but he has been silent on how he will keep those endeavors while serving as president again. The president-elect’s brand had been used to sell products long before he entered politics. He resigned from the Trump Organization before first […]

Elon Musk tries to muscle House GOP into passing child safety legislation

Tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk added his voice of support for child safety legislation championed by the bipartisan duo of Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The two lawmakers worked with X to release an updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act over the weekend after House Republican leadership was […]

Wisconsin governor to veto state budget if a return-to-work order for state employees is included

Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) said he is willing to veto the Wisconsin state budget if a return-to-work policy for state employees is included. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican who is frequently at odds with Evers, said he wants to require state employees to work multiple days per week. Evers argued that the remote-work policy […]

Liberal Media Scream: PBS TDS blames Trump for Hunter Biden’s pardon

This week’s Liberal Media Scream features tax-dollar-supported PBS behind the latest Trump Derangement Syndrome claim that the incoming president caused President Joe Biden to flip-flop and pardon his son Hunter Biden of felony charges. Sounding more like a practiced Democratic Party spokesman than a journalist, commentator Jonathan Capehart said on PBS NewsHour that Joe Biden had […]

Harris emerges from background and offers advice in rare post-election speech: ‘Chin up’

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered advice to young leaders on Monday, marking one of her few public appearances since conceding the 2024 general election to President-elect Donald Trump last month. Both Harris and President Joe Biden appear to have taken a back seat as Trump and his team prepare to take over government in January. […]

House GOP to pick new committee leaders to advance Trump’s agenda in 2025

House Republicans will select new chairs for several powerful committees this week, with the leaders inheriting both a gavel and the task of advancing President-elect Donald Trump‘s agenda through a united GOP Congress. With the new members’ swearing-in on Jan. 3, 2025, and Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, the newly selected House committee leaders […]

Warning signs were there that Assad’s grip in Syria was faltering

There were indications that Bashar Assad’s regime could struggle to maintain its grip on power in Syria — but the military assault that ended his family’s more than 50-year reign happened much faster than some experts expected. Assad relied on allies to maintain power during the civil war that commenced more than a decade ago, […]
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