President-elect Donald Trump hinted that he won’t ban TikTok due to his popularity on the app. Trump’s first administration wrestled with a TikTok ban due to national security concerns, with the former president voicing support for the measure. His position has since vacillated, with a Truth Social post on Friday hinting that he would not […]
Republicans and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are ‘offended’ but ‘not surprised’ after President Joe Biden awarded Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney the Presidential Citizens Medal. Biden bestowed the medals at a White House ceremony, where the outgoing president thanked Thompson and Cheney for their service to the nation. Both have […]
The House is set to vote on reelecting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to the leadership post. While President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Johnson, the speaker’s political future in the position appeared uncertain after several House Republicans suggested he would not have their support come Jan. 3. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON […]
The House will swear in its newest members as soon as Friday, marking the beginning of Republican control in both chambers of Congress. But first, GOP lawmakers must elect their new speaker — a task that has proven easier said than done in the last two years. The 119th Congress will convene for the first […]
Stock prices for alcohol makers and distributors fell sharply early Friday morning after Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory report calling for Congress to enact legislation to add a cancer risk warning label on all alcohol products. According to the new report, alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the […]
President-elect Donald Trump wished House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “good luck” in Friday’s vote for him to retain his leadership of the chamber. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support,” Trump wrote on social media. “A win for Mike today will […]
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) will promise to maintain the filibuster on Friday afternoon in his first speech as Senate majority leader. “One of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that the Senate stays the Senate,” Thune will say, according to excerpts of his floor remarks provided to the Washington Examiner. “That means preserving […]
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday, almost one week after a terrorist allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group plowed through one of the city’s prominent nightlife precincts on New Year’s Day. “The President and First Lady will grieve with the families and community members impacted […]
Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) criticized some of his Republican colleagues for working to undercut House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) bid to keep his gavel. With the House meeting Friday to elect a speaker for the 119th Congress, Johnson has faced critical opposition from a handful of disgruntled Republicans, putting his chances of keeping his job […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called on King Charles III to overthrow the United Kingdom‘s Labour government. Musk has been taking swipes at the Labour government for days but reached a fever pitch this week when he voiced outrage over the government’s handling of the mostly-Pakistani rape gangs that victimized thousands of white British girls for […]
