Senate Republicans are trying to make the United States Supreme Court the sole authority when it comes to deciding whether candidates can be removed from state ballots when they’re accused of violating section three of the 14th Amendment. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he was trying to “calm the waters” with a new bill on […]
Vice President Kamala Harris will participate in a roundtable on Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to discuss gun violence prevention. During the roundtable, Harris will highlight the Biden administration‘s commitment to preventing gun violence, according to the White House. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The roundtable comes after a school shooting […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he is engaging in “thoughtful conversations” about government funding as House conservatives push the Republican leader to back out of the top-line spending deal he made with Senate Democrats over the weekend. A number of conservative lawmakers emerged from a closed-door meeting with Johnson on Thursday saying the speaker […]
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) promised he would vote for the Republican nominee for president, even if it is former President Donald Trump. Sununu appeared Wednesday on CNN after Nikki Haley‘s debate against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on the network. The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has earned Sununu’s endorsement for the Republican nomination, […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will take the first step toward averting a shutdown on Thursday with one week left until a partial lapse in government funding. The majority leader announced he would file cloture on a shell bill that will be used to extend funding, declaring from the Senate floor it is “crystal […]
A federal appeals court ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) violated the First Amendment rights of former state attorney Andrew Warren when he suspended him in 2022. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Wednesday vacated and remanded the case to U.S. district court to “reexamine whether DeSantis would […]
Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is warning New Hampshire voters about former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley‘s past statements on Social Security in an ad released on Thursday. “Americans were promised a secure retirement. Nikki Haley’s plan ends that,” the narrator said in the 30-second spot titled “Threat From Within.” The ad from Trump’s […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed documents from the director of national intelligence on Thursday, saying the documents are necessary to review as part of his committee’s investigation into the federal government’s censorship efforts. Jordan asked that DNI Avril Haines provide all records of any of the Office of Director of National Intelligence’s […]
The White House is holding a press briefing after the December report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed inflation ticked up more than expected. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EST. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, and National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard will speak. […]
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection captured more than $1.2 million worth of methamphetamine Wednesday at the Texas-Mexico border. The seizure occurred at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the Laredo Port of Entry when at least one CBP officer spotted a bus attempting to enter the United States and referred it for a secondary inspection, […]
