The Texas House met for just under nine seconds in its first Saturday session of the legislative term. During those 8.8 seconds, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, announced that a quorum, the minimum number of members needed to work, was not present. The quorum in the Texas House is 100 members. The Friday […]
Radio host and podcaster Charlamagne tha God said Saturday that he wished CNN had more people like conservative commentator Scott Jennings. “I wish they had more people like Scott Jennings,” Charlamagne told co-host Andrew Schulz on a recent episode of the Brilliant Idiots podcast, “‘Cause I feel like Scott Jennings really, really, does take it serious. “You […]
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York assessed how Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is taking a “different” approach from other Democratic lawmakers in reaching out to voters after the 2024 election. Newsom went viral over the weekend when he argued that the Democratic Party’s brand has become “toxic,” pointing to the party’s low approval rating in recent […]
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) scoffed at the concept of balancing the federal budget before the 2026 elections. The Department of Government Efficiency has cut millions from various government departments, spurring conversation about balancing the federal budget. While fellow Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has called for a balanced budget as soon as this year, Marshall was […]
PORT ORANGE, Florida — GOP state Sen. Randy Fine is seeking to calm Republican preelection jitters in what has become an unusually competitive special election for a solidly red seat in central Florida. Fine is facing Josh Weil, a Democratic schoolteacher. While Fine is still favored to win the race to replace former Rep. Michael […]
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) positioned himself as the best person to oppose President Donald Trump should he be elected mayor of New York City later this year. Cuomo’s comments came as he received an endorsement from Queens County Democratic Party Rep. Gregory Meeks. At an event at the party’s headquarters in Forest Hills, Meeks […]
United States and Lithuanian authorities have recovered the bodies of three of the soldiers who went missing last week near the town of Pabradė, while one remains missing. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll announced on Monday morning the “loss of three brave Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division,” saying, “We will not rest until […]
Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) officially stepped down as chair of the Georgia Democratic Party on Monday, after a rule change made the move easier. On Saturday, Georgia Democrats voted to make the chair position a full-time, paid job. The move was assumed to make it easier for Williams to step down. “As the first Black […]
President Donald Trump said he was not excited about his meeting with comedian Bill Maher and that he was doing it out of obligation to his friend, musician Kid Rock. Trump said on Truth Social that the musician asked him to meet with Maher in the White House, which he agreed to, even though he said, […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha praised President Donald Trump for deciding to host “the reasonable voice” of the Democratic Party, Bill Maher, at the White House. Trump invited the late-night talk show host to dinner at the presidential residence for an undisclosed date long after Maher’s stark criticisms of the president began. Maher publicly […]
