After a chaotic 2024 presidential season that ended with President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, attention is turning to the 2028 contenders. Trump will be ineligible to run for another term after he finishes a second term in 2028, and President Joe Biden’s tenure comes to an end when he leaves office next […]

President-elect Donald Trump vowed throughout his presidential campaign to seek retribution against special counsel Jack Smith, who brought criminal charges against Trump that Republicans widely criticized as unfair. Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, who will have complete control of Washington beginning in January, now aim to turn the tables and investigate Smith’s dual prosecutions of the […]

President-elect Donald Trump has loomed large over House Republicans this year. Though the GOP has blamed any intraparty friction on the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, Trump is already giving a preview as to how he will dominate Congress in 2025. Over the last year, House Republican leadership under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has needed […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a difficult job in 2024, defending President Joe Biden as he spiraled out of his own reelection bid. Biden followed that up by going back on his word about pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, putting Jean-Pierre in a bind, and often forcing her to face off with reporters […]