Two Supreme Court justices from near-opposite ends of the ideological spectrum sat down for a rare keynote discussion at the Federalist Society’s annual Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., discussing the “common ground” they share. Justice Neil Gorsuch, the first justice nominated under President-elect Donald Trump, joined retired Justice Stephen Breyer, a nominee of […]
If the new horror film Heretic were just about the dark side of religion, it would be smart and entertaining, though not entirely original. After all, the horror genre has dissected this subject on screen for decades. What makes Heretic different is its chilling depiction of what can happen when we disregard our own boundaries […]
President-elect Donald Trump is counting on a handful of loyal allies who leaped to his side during his 2019 impeachment trial to overhaul Washington, D.C.’s biggest federal bureaucracies. He has nominated four House Republicans who were on his 2019 impeachment defense team to head critical agencies over the past week. Trump selected Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to […]
Not long ago, the most famous lawyers in America tended to be found in New York City — constitutional theorists, corporate litigators, and kings of torts — or practicing criminal law in the provinces. Now, as the realms of influence and press attention have shifted, the superlawyers are largely concentrated in Washington, where their featured […]
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly featured the Washington Examiner’s reporting that detailed how Vice President Kamala Harris raised north of $1 billion in campaign funds, including money paid to Oprah Winfrey’s production company that the Hollywood star initially denied. “So, the Washington Examiner on Friday, Nov. 8, breaks this story about how Oprah Winfrey’s production company […]
The slim majority that House Republicans eked out on Election Day is in danger after President-elect Donald Trump poached multiple lawmakers for his Cabinet. So far, Trump has nominated Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to his incoming administration, the latter of whom has already announced his resignation from the House. Republicans […]
Senate Republicans are skeptical about fulfilling Donald Trump’s request that the upper chamber allow for recess appointments to sidestep the confirmation process. Trump, who has made a series of controversial Cabinet nominations this week, called for Republicans to select a majority leader who would allow him to make temporary appointments while the Senate is in […]
The View co-host and former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin says she once urged former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice for attorney general, to not show “conspiracy theories” to the president. “I don’t know Matt Gaetz personally, my only experience with him came back to mind when this was announced,” Griffin said […]
President-elect Donald Trump tapped his personal attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on Thursday to serve in the second and third most powerful positions in the Department of Justice. Trump selected Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general and Bove to serve as principal associate deputy attorney general. Trump praised the pair’s legal backgrounds in […]
Jillian Michaels, celebrity fitness trainer and nutritionist, rejoiced President-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement to nominate former 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next health and human services secretary. “Thank you @realDonaldTrump for being a man of your word. This could NOT have been easy to accomplish. I’m very, very grateful,” Michaels wrote […]
