China, climate, Project 2025, FISA, and the so-called weaponization of the justice system could all be broached during upcoming hearings. WASHINGTON—Senators will question several of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees on Jan. 15. Queries about partisanship and loyalty to the president-elect are expected to be posed to many, while other lines of questioning will be more
Forty-nine Democrats joined 36 Republicans to elect Rep. Dustin Burrows to what is the third most powerful position in the state government. Texas Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected the new Texas Speaker of the House with the support of more Democrats than Republicans. Forty-nine Democrats joined 36 Republicans to put Burrows over the top
Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14 to make his case to become the next secretary of the Defense Department. Hegseth is the first of roughly a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees slated to go before Senate committees this week and is considered one of the more controversial Cabinet
Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14 to make his case to become the next secretary of the Defense Department. Hegseth was the first of roughly a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees slated to go before Senate committees this week and is considered one of the more controversial Cabinet
“I’m not really wed to that, it was the initial idea,” he said. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 14 that the House plans to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation but suggested that could change. “We’re socializing that among members,” Johnson said at an event hosted by Politico. “I’m not really wed
Miyares says AMP ‘refused to comply’ with investigative demand into allegations of terror financing Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares joins Donald Trump onstage at a rally (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares (R.) filed a petition to compel American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) to turn over documents related to the leading anti-Israel group’s
‘Spreading as fast as the flames’ Wildfires are wreaking havoc on Los Angeles, a heavily Democratic city in a heavily Democratic state renowned for being a cesspool of corruption and incompetence. Naturally, the mainstream media have been arguing Republicans are to blame. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is inexplicably considered a strong contender for the Democratic