Following crushing election defeats, the Democratic Party is purging state leaders. The Republican Party won the trifecta in the 2024 elections, shocking observers with gains in nearly every demographic. Democrats, looking to regroup, are aiming to replace their leadership in several key states — in some cases voluntarily and in others involuntarily. One of the […]
A nearly three-year investigation into sex trafficking allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for attorney general, is dividing Republican senators. Upon Gaetz’s resignation from the House, the House Ethics Committee dropped its investigation — just days away from releasing its report. The committee is meeting Wednesday afternoon and will […]
Longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway urged the president-elect’s nonstop critics to “calm the hell down already” and help him deliver his agenda to the country. However, she conceded that is unlikely to happen. Facing some younger critics during a 90-minute session at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Tuesday night in Cambridge, Massachusets, the former White […]
The Ukrainian government is attributing reports of a pending attack on Kyiv to Russian psychological warfare after a slew of foreign embassies shuttered and warned civilians to take shelter. Ukrainian officials are now dismissing these concerns, urging the public to remain vigilant but not give too much thought to what they believe is information warfare. […]
House Democrats are honoring transgender people “lost to horrific violence” and the “strength and resilience” of the community in a new resolution introduced Wednesday, one of the first policy responses to GOP proposals to ban an incoming transgender lawmaker from using female bathrooms in the Capitol. Though Transgender Day of Remembrance is already a national […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) argued that Democratic lawmakers who oppose the incoming Trump administration’s deportation plans will only experience more losses at the ballot box, as they are going against what most voters asked for. President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to declare a national emergency to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants, […]
Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump expressed hope that the Senate will approve President-elect Donald Trump’s administration nominations without incident. Rumors are swirling about whether the president-elect will call a recess for the Senate and appoint his Cabinet, as some of his picks may have trouble getting through Congress. Presidents have rarely wielded this authority. […]
President-elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity physician and television personality Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz has emerged as a close Trump ally, spending a significant amount of time at Mar-a-Lago. If confirmed, he will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in managing […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a policy banning transgender individuals from using single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms inside the Capitol building, following through with proposals suggested by GOP lawmakers earlier this week. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke out in defense of former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday after meeting with him about his attorney general nomination, but he stopped short of saying whether he will vote to confirm Gaetz. Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting with Gaetz and Vice President-elect […]
