New members-elect arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation on Tuesday eager to jump in and get to work as the House prepares for fresh faces to join their ranks with a majority still in play. With most races in the 2024 election called, both Democratic and Republican representatives-elect participated in forums, meetings, and orientation classes […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. “I am pleased to announce that the Governor and former Congresswoman from South Dakota, Kristi Noem, will be appointed to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),” Trump said in a […]
President-elect Donald Trump rewarded billionaire owner of X Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy with plum positions heading up the Department of Government Efficiency. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (‘DOGE’),” Trump said in […]
The House welcomed two new members to its ranks on Tuesday, putting the chamber at near-full capacity as lawmakers prepare for another spending fight and Democrats look to pass any final pieces of legislation before Republicans take control of Congress next year. Reps. Tony Weid (R-OH) and Erica Lee Carter (D-TX) were sworn into office […]
President-elect Donald Trump is quickly filling out some of the most important positions in his coming administration, and Democrats aren’t rushing to criticize his picks. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a staunch pro-Israel Democrat who has feuded with Republicans and other Democrats alike, has been voicing his approval of some of the president-elect’s Cabinet choices. Among […]
A jury awarded three Iraqi prisoners held at Abu Ghraib prison $42 million for their mistreatment at the hands of U.S. service members in the early 2000s. The lawsuit filed 16 years ago claimed that Virginia-based CACI, which contracted interrogators to the United States military, is to be held to blame for the sexual abuse […]
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe revealed during the latest episode of his podcast that he intends to apologize to “absolutely nobody” over jokes he told at President-elect Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden last month. Hinchcliffe’s appearance at Trump’s rally created controversy online after he jokingly referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” […]
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) dismissed talk of replacing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as unrealistic amid calls on the Left for her to step down. “I think that is idle speculation, and whoever makes those calls can’t count,” Durbin told reporters on Tuesday, pointing to the short window the Senate has to wrap […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected former Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) as his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe previously served as Trump‘s Director of National Intelligence from 2020-2021 and has been called a “warrior for truth” by the president-elect. WHO WILL SERVE IN PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S CABINET? WHAT […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reflected on last week’s bruising electoral defeats in which Republicans flipped four seats, giving them a 53-seat majority in the Senate, emphasizing Democrats must do a thorough autopsy to understand “the things we did wrong.” “We have to understand the things we did wrong and we must change,” Schumer […]
