House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) believes Tuesday’s vote on the Laken Riley Act will be a key test of Democrats’ policy priorities after a resounding number of voters noted the border crisis was their No. 1 issue during the 2024 elections. The House will gather Tuesday afternoon to vote on the Laken Riley Act, a […]
Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocked the Department of Justice from releasing special counsel Jack Smith‘s final report to the public in an order on Tuesday, saying an appellate court needed to address disputes about the report before its release. Cannon issued the decision after two co-defendants in President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida […]
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s caisson is being carried to the Capitol rotunda to lie in state. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Carter’s body was flown from his native state of Georgia to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after a ceremony. He will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda, the 13th president […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) maintained that Republicans will move forward with President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to increase the debt limit, saying it will be tucked into the massive reconciliation bill GOP leaders plan to pass by early spring. The debt limit fight arose in mid-December after Trump made an eleventh-hour demand for Republicans to […]
A New York state appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday afternoon on President-elect Donald Trump’s request to dismiss his conviction in the hush money case. Trump’s legal team is urging the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court to throw out the case entirely, citing presidential immunity and the potential impact on his ability […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said President Joe Biden is focused on burning bridges in his last two weeks in office, arguing that he is angry about having to drop his reelection bid last year. McCarthy’s assessment comes shortly after Biden announced a last-minute ban for new drilling on certain coastlines in the United States, […]
Donald Trump Jr. made a surprise visit to Greenland on Tuesday following his father’s statements reiterating he would like to buy the island territory. He made the trip as a private citizen and was not representing the incoming administration in an official capacity, though his father, President-elect Donald Trump, made multiple statements approving of the […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proposed a $322 billion budget for California on Monday in an attempt to burnish his legacy as his time leading the state draws to a close. If his budget is approved, it would be the first time in two years California is not expected to have a deficit in its state […]
President-elect Donald Trump is holding a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida a day after a New York judge denied his bid to delay sentencing for his hush money case. Trump is expected to begin speaking at 11 a.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The news conference also comes […]
Congressional Republicans are working to break an impasse over President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda with a flurry of meetings and phone calls days before his return to the White House. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has been in touch with Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) almost daily as Republicans debate whether to pass […]
