Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) applauded Democratic colleagues for calling out lies from its leaders. Mace appeared on Fox News’s Fox & Friends on Wednesday in the wake of President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. The move has divided the Democratic party with some of the president’s allies supporting his decision while other party […]
Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. Thompson was shot in the chest just after 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown, according to the police report obtained by the New York Times. Thompson was then taken to Mount Sinai West in critical condition. […]
A single thermoelectric power plant in Cuba shut down early Wednesday, which prompted an energy blackout across the island. Cuba’s Antonio Guiteras power plant was the largest power plant before it broke down around 2:00 a.m. Eastern time. As a result, the entire energy grid failed. The plant’s proximity to the capital of Havana has […]
Let freedom (caucus) ring New members of Congress might be many, many years removed from high school, but the cliques and clubs of their youth are just as popular, and probably more important, in the Capitol. Battle lines in the 119th Congress are more solidified now that we know how the final contest shook out […]
President Joe Biden‘s controversial blanket pardon for his son Hunter Biden has given credence to the notion, however far-fetched it may sound, that he should also extend one to President-elect Donald Trump. Amid the fallout from irritated Democrats who accuse the president of an “improper use of power,” some make the case that Biden pardoning […]
Senate Democrats are weighing whether President Joe Biden should use his final moments of power to issue preemptive pardons to shield those who could receive political retribution from President-elect Donald Trump. The conversations come against the backdrop of Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail in which he’s threatened to seek revenge on individuals he considers his political […]
The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 10 of Capitol’s new crop will introduce Rep.-elect Mark Harris (R-NC) and other possible Freedom Caucus recruits. The House Freedom Caucus could attract […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s labor secretary choice is drawing praise from unexpected places — and criticism from some of the president’s allies. “I plan to hold President-elect Trump’s feet to the fire for working people, and I look forward to hearing more from congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR),” progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said. “It’s a big […]
It took 28 days, but Adam Gray is finally going to Congress. Nearly a month after the election on November 5, the Democratic nominee for California’s 13th Congressional District was finally declared the winner in a very close race that was the last to be called. Gray defeated incumbent John Duarte (R-CA) by less than […]
The primary philanthropic arm of the influential Rockefeller family has given millions of dollars to arms of the Chinese government as well as organizations with strong links to the Chinese Communist Party. Between April 2020 and August 2024, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund donated $7.4 million to organizations that are either part of the Chinese government, […]
