The former state officeholder has publicly supported Democrats, criticized fellow Republicans, and spoke at the Democratic National Convention. A Georgian who formerly held his state’s second-highest post as a Republican has been expelled from the party following months of discord. The Georgia Republican Party’s executive committee voted unanimously to oust Geoff Duncan, an ex-state lawmaker
The president-elect commented on issues including pardons, investment, and Greenland. President-elect Donald Trump spoke on a range of issues Tuesday at a press conference held at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, including pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, foreign investment, his classified documents case, and more. The president-elect held the news conference just 13 days before
Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said during a press conference that progress has been made on a hostage deal. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Jan. 7 his warning that the hostages being held in Gaza by terrorist group Hamas had better be released by Jan. 20. “If those hostages aren’t back … by the
Mike Johnson (R-La.) says Republicans want to avoid brinkmanship with Democrats that could destabilize bond markets and weaken the dollar. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 7 that congressional Republicans plan to raise the nation’s borrowing limit through a party-line reconciliation bill designed to encompass President-elect Donald Trump’s policy priorities. Johnson described the
The latest announcement followed Japanese tech-investing titan SoftBank’s $100 billion investment pledge. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Jan. 7 a $20 billion foreign investment to construct new data centers across the United States. While speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump said the funds would be allocated to establish new data centers in the
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation