After President-elect Donald Trump delivered surprising gains for the GOP in New Jersey and Virginia last week, Republicans are claiming both states as new battleground territories. Trump swept all seven swing states to win the Electoral College and the popular vote during the 2024 presidential election. However, it wasn’t just the battlegrounds he dominated. Trump […]
President Joe Biden will spend his final days in office traveling the world, doling out money, and basking in legacy building as the only Democrat who defeated President-elect Donald Trump. Biden campaigned hard against Trump both before and after dropping out of the 2024 race. Now, he’s got roughly eight weeks to fulfill the last wishes of his presidency before […]
Anti-abortion advocates are looking to one goal to combat abortion-rights amendments at the state level in the 2026 elections: recruit high-profile Republican officeholders who are willing to spend political capital and risk their own reputations, as did Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). During the 2024 elections, anti-abortion advocates successfully defeated measures in three states: Florida, South […]
After a disastrous election for Democrats that saw Republicans secure the presidency, House, and Senate, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is urging her party to change course, including moving away from “Obama-era insiders” who may be brought back to unify the party. In a post on X Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez said, “A lot of people want to […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is urging President-elect Donald Trump to take public input before nominating a new secretary of the treasury while also floating his own preference. Musk expressed his desire for appointment suggestions in a post on X Saturday. Responding to discussion of potential nominees, the Tesla founder said it “would be interesting to […]
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign is struggling to meet its financial promises to personnel amid continued hardships following the presidential election, according to reports. The granular details of the Harris campaign’s current finances are not known, but a steady stream of leaks by disgruntled insiders close to the organization paint the picture of a tense […]
President-elect Donald Trump selected St. Louis-based attorney William Owen Scharf to be the assistant to the president and the White House staff secretary on Saturday. In a statement from the Trump-Vance transition team, Trump said Scharf is a “highly-skilled attorney” who “has played a key role in defeating the Election Interference and Lawfare waged against […]
Washington Examiner Commentary Editor Conn Carroll analyzes the surprising Senate leadership battle between Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and newly chosen Senate majority leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and why checks and balances are crucial — even for the GOP. Plus, what does President-elect Donald Trump‘s presence on Capitol Hill mean for the future of the […]
President-elect Donald Trump picked Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to be the secretary of the Department of Energy on Saturday as a slew of high-level Cabinet picks have come in over the past week. In a statement, the Trump-Vance transition team said Wright will serve both as secretary of the DOE and as a member […]
The head of the Democratic Party in Georgia embraced a change to party bylaws that will make it easier for her to be replaced after an abbreviated tenure. Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman Nikema Williams has faced a wave of calls from her own colleagues to step down since voters handed her party a string […]
