Former DeSantis official defeats Dem for Matt Gaetz’s House seat
A special election in Florida's 1st Congressional District between Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont was held to determine the successor to Matt Gaetz's House seat.
Booker breaks record with marathon 25-hour speech on Senate floor
Washington — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker delivered a record-breaking marathon speech on the Senate floor, which started Monday evening and continued more than 25 hours before wrapping up Tuesday night, in a protest against the Trump administration’s policies. The speech now marks the longest on Senate record, surpassing Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour and 18 minute
Trump says his tariffs could bring in trillions. Economists disagree.
President Trump has argued that some of the tariffs he’s imposing this week could help the government raise over $1 trillion in the next year or so, helping to reduce the national debt and even potentially offset some income taxes. But economists are skeptical that these tariffs can bring in as much as Mr. Trump
PBS Hires Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm Amid GOP Threats To Scrap Budget
PBS has hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to the Trump administration, amid Republican threats to scrap federal funding for the public news outlet. Ballard Partners will lobby for PBS on “advocacy related to funding,” according to lobbying disclosures filed with Congress on Tuesday. Brian Ballard, the firm’s founder, is registered as one of
Florida special election nets first pickup for Republicans
Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after the GOP candidate in Florida’s 6th Congressional District won his special election. Another seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District is also on the ballot today, and polls in that district have not yet closed. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine is the winner over
Republican Randy Fine Wins Election to Replace Former Rep. Mike Waltz
The victory gives Republicans one additional seat in Congress, bringing their majority to 219–213. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Republican state Sen. Randy Fine beat Democrat Joshua Weil in Florida’s 6th Congressional District in a special election on Tuesday to replace Michael Waltz, who is now President Donald Trump’s national security adviser. Fine’s win, which increases the GOP’s
Cruz’s advice for marathon Senate speech: “Nothing in, nothing out”
Booker’s marathon Trump protest continues Booker says he’ll speak on Senate floor as long as he physically can in Trump protest 03:38 As Sen. Cory Booker delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor in protest of President Trump’s policies, questions emerged about how the New Jersey Democrat was surviving the feat of endurance without