Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) wants 2026 to be the “year of affordability” as Republicans reel from election losses to affordability-focused Democrats. Particularly since New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s unlikely rise, Republicans have re-championed affordability as their top concern. “So many of the benefits of that working-class tax cut, they don’t kick in until next […]
The recent elections of socialists in a handful of major cities do not appear to have been a fluke. If the emerging political class of middle-aged voters gets its way, a ticket of leftists Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani may headline the 2028 Democratic National Convention stage. BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL: […]
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) urged President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday to cut back on ties with Mexico’s government over its link to drug cartels and communist regimes. The chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security made his remarks ahead of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement discussions, which […]
Lawmakers have celebrated the resignation of David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Richardson succeeded Cameron Hamilton in May to lead the agency. His brief tenure included weathering the hurricane season in North Carolina, Texas, and Florida. New Mexico received assistance for fires during his time in the role, and Alaska received […]
The judge overseeing the forthcoming criminal trial of former FBI Director James Comey intervened Monday evening to allow the Justice Department more time to argue against the release of grand jury records to the defendant. The decision by U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, came hours after U.S. Magistrate […]
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is set to announce her resignation from Congress this week, and the number of candidates eyeing her seat is near a dozen. As over 10 New Jersey Democrats vie for the special election, top blue lawmakers in the state have split endorsements, setting up a lively primary battle in the Garden State’s 11th […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed Tuesday that he will support a petition to force the Justice Department to release all of the files it has on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson, who, for months, expressed reservations about the discharge petition led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), […]
Republicans plan to vote on a bill to release the Epstein files on Tuesday afternoon after President Donald Trump changed his tune from aggressively campaigning against the bill despite continuing to claim it’s a distraction from Democrats. Survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein met on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning after Trump […]
The Republican Governors Association announced on Tuesday that it elected Gov. Greg Gianforte (MT) to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp (GA) as the organization’s next chairman. Gianforte, who’s assuming his position immediately to serve a one-year term, expressed gratitude at the news. “I want to thank Governor Kemp for his leadership of RGA this past year […]
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration‘s lawsuit aimed at striking down a New York law that prevents federal immigration officials from arresting illegal immigrants in and around state courthouses. Judge Mae D’Agostino of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York rejected the Justice Department’s claims that the Protect Our Courts […]
