‘Take a seat’: Obama ripped for being on ‘high horse’ during first post-election speech
Former President Obama was ripped by conservatives after he delivered his first speech since Donald Trump was elected to return to the White House.
‘Far-left radical’: Progressive House Dems elect police defunding proponent despite calls to moderate
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, was elevated to the highest-ranking leadership position for progressives in the House of Representatives following a unanimous vote from his peers on Thursday.
Musk Was the Top US Political Donor in 2024: Filings
Elon Musk, a top ally of President-elect Donald Trump, was also the largest outside supporter of his presidential campaign by way of his America PAC. According to new financial disclosures, in a late-cycle push, Elon Musk edged out Timothy Mellon as the largest individual donor to politicians seeking federal office in 2024. On Dec. 5,
Dade Phelan Drops Bid for Speaker of Texas House
Phelan will remain in the Texas House of Representatives. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid on Dec. 6 to keep his leadership post amid tensions within the GOP in the state Legislature. “By stepping aside, I believe we create the best opportunity for our members to rally around a new candidate who will
After Transgender Athlete’s Latest Win, Women’s Sports Advocates Hope for Supreme Court Intervention
A federal court’s decision last week to allow a biological male at San Jose State University to compete in a women’s collegiate volleyball tournament added yet another layer to the growing patchwork of legal rulings surrounding transgender athletes. That case is still working its way through lower courts, but the decision has led opponents to
House Republicans Push for Senate to Pass Bill Adding Citizenship Question to Next Census
Things got testy at a hearing on the 2020 census, which Republicans say was flawed. Republicans sparred with Democrats during a Capitol Hill hearing Dec. 5 over significant miscounts in the 2020 Census. Republicans said those miscounts benefited blue states, and they renewed calls to prevent illegal immigrants from being counted in the future. Thursday’s
Republicans Down to the Wire With a Temporary Zero-Seat Majority
At the start of the new Congress, Republicans can’t afford to lose a single House vote. Just one resignation or defection could cost them the majority. WASHINGTON—The final federal contest of the 2024 election was the race in California’s 13th District in the San Francisco Bay Area for a seat in the U.S. House of