After President-elect Donald Trump tapped billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head what he’s calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the pair launched the social media account “@DOGE” on the X platform Tuesday night. The first post on the social media account is a re-posting of Musk’s message […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has resigned his House seat after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to become the next attorney general. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made the announcement Wednesday, shortly after Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice. Saying Gaetz’s swift resignation came as a surprise to House leadership, Johnson said, “I […]
Billionaire Mark Cuban shared that he will be stepping away from political commentary “for a while” after he campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “Just an FYI. Don’t expect any politics or speculation about what might happen for a while. I’m sure there will be […]
The razor-thin race between Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) is headed to a recount, according to state election officials. The Pennsylvania Department of State announced McCormick’s slim lead came within recount territory in a press release Wednesday evening. Just 29,3338 votes, or 0.43%, separate the two candidates, per […]
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was elected the Senate Majority Leader to a mixed reaction from Republicans. Thune succeeds Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been the party’s leader in the chamber for almost 20 years. Staunch supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expressed their concerns that Thune is likely to follow McConnell’s example and not […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, is already drawing controversy over his role in former Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher’s presidential pardon. Gallagher was a decorated Navy SEAL who drew international attention for allegations of war crimes during his time fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq, particularly during the Battle of Mosul. He […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opted not to answer whether President-elect Donald Trump‘s meeting with President Joe Biden consisted of the two making plans to play golf. Fox News’s Pete Doocy posed the question during Wednesday’s press briefing, stating that the last time Trump and Biden met was during the first presidential debate of […]
Political commentator Steve Hilton argued President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general is another showcase for the former president’s intention to shake up the government. In announcing Gaetz for the role of U.S. attorney general, Trump praised the Florida lawmaker for being “a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will […]
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), fresh off a narrow election loss to Democratic Rep.-elect Josh Riley in New York’s 19th Congressional District, did not rule out another congressional run in the state when asked Tuesday. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will vacate her House seat if and when she takes office as ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Reactions came flooding in from Washington after President-elect Donald Trump stunned the political establishment by nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general. Gaetz is the latest in a string of close allies Trump has tapped to join his second administration. As someone who has called for the Justice Department to be abolished and has […]
