President Joe Biden stands by his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump as a threat to democracy, despite promising a smooth transition of power between their respective administrations during their meeting at the White House. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeated Biden’s position when asked whether Biden apologized to Trump for his political rhetoric during […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won his party’s nomination for a second term as speaker, teeing him up for a vote early next year even as rumors swirled earlier this week that some GOP lawmakers might prop up a challenger to his bid. Despite those efforts, no lawmaker publicly challenged Johnson for the position, allowing […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as his pick to be his secretary of state on Wednesday afternoon. Rubio’s nomination had been reported earlier in the week, despite his own rocky history with the president-elect. The two leaders were fierce rivals during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, though Rubio has become a trusted Trump ally […]
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), a longtime politician, will succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in becoming the next Senate majority leader. Following a closed-door vote, Thune won the leadership role after a tight three-way race between himself and Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL). It’s a shake-up for Senate Republicans as McConnell held the […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is optimistic about the Senate GOP despite losing a bid to lead the conference on Wednesday. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) won the secret ballot race to lead the Senate GOP over Scott and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) after two rounds. Thune defeated Cornyn 29-24 in the second round of voting. Scott, […]
President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Washington, D.C., national security establishment with his announcement that he would be nominating Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense. Hegseth’s selection quickly led to questions about his resume and qualifications to be the top civilian leader of the U.S. military. While his current role is as a […]
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to become the next attorney general, a surprise choice. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. “Matt is a deeply […]
Virginia’s tough-on-crime Attorney General Jason Miyares scored big wins against left-wing “pro-criminal” prosecutors nationwide, doing even better than in 2022 when his political action committee won two-thirds of the races it joined. His Protecting Americans Action Fund told Secrets on Wednesday that 12 of 14 prosecutors it backed won their races, defeating liberal candidates who […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) made his way to the nation’s capital on Wednesday to lobby his state’s federal lawmakers and the outgoing Biden-Harris administration to help California prepare for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Newsom was seen on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning, where he huddled with the Golden State’s congressional delegation following a meeting […]
Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. commented on President-elect Donald Trump‘s food choices in a Monday interview on The Joe Polish Show, calling the food on Trump’s plane “poison.” Trump is known for his love of unhealthy fast food, while Kennedy has been trying to grab a spot in the president-elect’s administration to accomplish […]
