Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats asked Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to save all records related to the Department of Justice’s two criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, indicating that they feared the incoming administration would mishandle them. The Democrats said in a letter that their request was part of their oversight efforts and “measures […]
The Washington, D.C., Metro will begin selling transit cards featuring President-elect Donald Trump‘s photo Wednesday, a little less than a week before his inauguration. The SmarTrip cards for D.C.’s Metro will only be sold at select stations while supplies last. Among the stations selling the Trump cards are Glenmont, Ashburn, L’Enfant Plaza, Shady Grove, and […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced Monday he had postponed the confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Interior, for two days due to a “bureaucratic delay.” Lee, who is the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pushed the former North Dakota governor’s hearing from Tuesday […]
After President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath next Monday, the traditional inaugural parade will take place on the streets of Washington. In addition to the usual pomp and circumstance, there will be a special vehicle: The garbage truck Trump rode in during his campaign. The truck went viral last October following Trump’s rally at Madison Square […]
President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” during a wide-ranging press conference on Tuesday. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America,’” he said. “The ‘Gulf of America,’ what a beautiful name.” Since […]
David Axelrod said Monday that while he doesn’t think President-elect Donald Trump is capable of working with political opponents, if he’s able to do so and fulfill his campaign promises, the result would be for the “good of the country.” Axelrod said that while Trump’s pledges to end foreign wars, lower prices, fight crime, and […]
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 […]
