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
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
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
Ocasio-Cortez said she wants the committee to not only focus on oversight of the executive branch. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced on Dec. 6 that she is running to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, being the second one to throw her hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).
‘My mom always said you get more bees with honey than you do with vinegar,’ new Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger told The Epoch Times. LOS ANGELES—As California lawmakers in Sacramento held an emergency session to “Trump-proof” their state against a perceived threat to “California values”—namely with a proposed $25 million litigation fund to
Stephen Miller says the president-elect will order federal workers ’to get back into the office … or find another line of work.’ President-elect Donald Trump will order federal workers who have been working at home to return to the office, said his top adviser, Stephen Miller, in a recent interview. “When Donald Trump is inaugurated
Vice President-elect JD Vance visits Fairview, North Carolina, on the morning of Dec. 6. Hurricane Helene devastated the region two months ago. Vance will meet with first responders, receive an update on recovery efforts, and survey a Samaritan’s Purse home recovery project. He will also meet with the family of Battalion Chief … Original News