Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune as leader, anointing a new standard bearer to replace Mitch McConnell at the party’s helm in the upper chamber. The South Dakota Republican is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.
Washington — House Republicans backed Speaker Mike Johnson to lead for another two years as they voted in leadership elections on Wednesday just as they secured majority control of the lower chamber for another two years. Republicans voted to return Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both from Louisiana, to their positions in the next
Just a week after former President Trump won back the presidency, the new administration is quickly forming, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is asking ordinary Americans to make suggestions about what policies and people should be put in place.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) went live on X Wednesday, giving the public a way to question and see how tax dollars are being spent.
Will Rollins (D.) lost his second consecutive congressional bid to Inland Empire Rep. Ken Calvert (R., Calif.), failing to win over voters with his exaggerated prosecutorial record. Calvert led Rollins by nearly 3 points with 87 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race for California’s 41st Congressional District at 3:45
Oakland voters recalled their Mayor and the County District Attorney after a tumultuous period that saw Gov. Gavin Newsom surge CHP presence in the city. Oakland voters recalled a progressive mayor and a district attorney after a tumultuous period in which the city faced a large budget shortfall, among other problems. The Athletics baseball franchise
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has won the support of enough Republicans to stand as their candidate for the gavel in January.