(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is raising concerns over nominations President-elect Donald Trump is naming to fill his cabinet. Republicans say Democrats need to recognize the mandate from voters. Since Trump swept the election with Republicans taking control of the U.S. House and Senate, the former president has been naming […]
(The Center Square) — John McLean, the Democratic Senate nominee in Arizona’s 17th Legislative District, died in a vehicle crash on Friday morning, according to the Tucson Police Department. According to a city of Tucson news release, McLean’s vehicle was struck by another driven by 27-year-old Michael Martin Creel, who authorities found to be “impaired” at the […]
(The Center Square) – Past and present Illinois politicians have figured prominently in wiretapped conversations introduced by prosecutors at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain. At the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Thursday, government attorneys called nine witnesses and introduced a series of documents, emails and […]
Sen.-elect Andy Kim (D-NJ) wants a full vetting of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks following a series of controversial nominations and calls from the president-elect to sidestep the Senate with recess appointments. “This will be my first time around having a chance to be able to vote on these appointments. So, you know, I’m going to take that seriously, do my due diligence,” […]
Washington Examiner National Politics Correspondent Mabinty Quarshie joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the nature of President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for his Cabinet members; with Trump’s pick for former Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, it seems like Gaetz is “all or nothing” with the risk that comes with the new position; Trump’s […]
The Department of Justice is under legal pressure to release audio recordings of the interview between former special counsel Robert K. Hur and President Joe Biden, even as Biden’s term winds down. After refusing to hand over the audio to Congress and outside groups, the DOJ remains caught up in several court battles, in which it has continued, as recently […]
EXCLUSIVE — The House Freedom Caucus is preparing to wield its power in the next Congress, hoping that President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House will bolster their influence in the lower chamber. “The president knows that the strongest supporters in Congress are in the House Freedom Caucus,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), chairman of […]
Satirical outlet the Onion’s acquisition of Alex Jones’s InfoWars has been paused by a federal bankruptcy judge after lawyers for Jones and his company complained about how the auction proceeded. On Thursday, the Onion was named the winner of the bankruptcy auction reportedly bidding $3.5 million for the site. Jones was ordered to sell the […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sounded the alarm on Democrats’ perhaps unintentional messaging in swing states following Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election. In an interview with NBC News, Fetterman said Democrats need to rethink their messaging in purple districts versus districts that are easily winnable for the party. When asked if […]
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) fended off a competitive challenger on election night, defeating Republican Austin Theriault in a district former President Donald Trump has won three times in a row. The Associated Press called the race for Golden on Friday, Nov. 15, at 8.50 p.m., 10 days after the election. Golden received 49.9% to Theriault’s […]
