President Joe Biden‘s administration is coming to an end, though he and his aides remain adamant he is running through the political tape before President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Democrats, who are in some cases not upset with Biden for his decision to seek reelection this year despite concerns about his age […]
Investigations into the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans and a separate incident hours later outside President-elect Donald Trump‘s hotel in Las Vegas have put homeland security in the spotlight ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. Presidential transitions are inherently periods of uncertainty as the leadership of the federal government changes hands, but […]
The price of fuel is on the rise to start 2025 as the national average cost for a gallon of regular gas increased to $3.067 on Friday, according to AAA. Friday’s price is three cents higher than the cost for a gallon of regular gas compared to last week when it was $3.034. It is […]
House Republicans will gavel in the new 119th Congress on Friday with a priority list of 12 bills to bring to the floor, many of which would allow President-elect Donald Trump to broaden his mass deportation operation. Six of the dozen forthcoming pieces of legislation packed inside the House rules package would amend border and […]
President-elect Donald Trump, once facing significant criminal and civil legal challenges, has seen an astounding shift in his circumstances following his election win but still faces legal problems, if on a smaller scale. Federal criminal cases that carried penalties of up to decades in prison against him have been dismissed, state cases are stalled, and […]
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s antitrust unit have enjoyed four years of robust regulatory power, supported fully by the Biden administration. The FTC has been led for nearly four years by Chairwoman Lina Khan, an outspoken critic of budding business monopolies. The FTC, under Khan’s leadership, has stepped up antitrust regulation […]
When the Senate gavels back into session Friday, the chamber will commence a whirlwind schedule as Republicans work to put into place President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is planning to have the chamber in session for 10 straight weeks to start the new year. In 2025, the Senate is […]
In the spirit of the season, the Washington Examiner has identified 12 issues we believe will shape and influence 2025 and beyond. The incoming Trump administration has made the fight against illegal immigration and the use of tariffs its flagship policy items. The United States will also possibly undergo a health revolution, while very real questions need […]
National Democrats will soon play political defense, since President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and Republicans are set to hold House and Senate majorities. So, Democrats are looking to the states as a key element of updated “resistance” plans against Trump in his second, nonconsecutive presidential term. November 2025 will feature likely […]
As Virginia’s chief economic pitchman, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has a challenge: how to advance the commonwealth’s interests while holding an institutionally weak hand of cards. By law, the Virginia governor may not serve consecutive four-year terms, which made him a bit of a lame duck from Day One in January 2022. He can veto […]
