House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been appointed as chairwoman of the House Republican leadership. President Donald Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the United Nations last month ahead of Florida’s two Congressional special elections, saying it was “essential that we maintain EVERY Republican Seat in […]

During a heated House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) challenged the credibility of sanctuary city policies and their defenders. The hearing, titled “Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals,” focused on how Democrat-led jurisdictions limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities — a practice Republicans argue undermines […]

A former Democratic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission commissioner fired by President Donald Trump is suing the Trump administration, claiming that her termination was unlawful. Trump fired Jocelyn Samuels, the plaintiff of the lawsuit, and Charlotte Burrows, days into his second administration. In the lawsuit, Samuels’s lawyers argued that her termination “has significant and damaging consequences […]

House Republicans scrapped a vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda after it was clear Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not have the GOP support needed to pass it on Wednesday night. After huddling with a band of fiscal hawks who want a guarantee on deeper spending cuts, Johnson emerged from the meeting telling reporters […]