This marks the third law firm to reach an agreement with Trump who has recently suspended security clearances for lawyers from several other firms. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had struck a deal with the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, whose partners include Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President
Voters filled two House seats, a judicial seat in a state Supreme Court, and answered a ballot question, all with implications for the Trump agenda. Voters in Florida and Wisconsin went to the polls on April 1 to decide races that could significantly impact the composition of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump
Last month, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins confirmed he is seeking to reduce the department’s workforce back to its 2019 levels. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) announced on April 1 that he would impose a blanket hold on all Department of Veterans Affairs nominees in protest of a plan to cut more than 80,000 jobs at
The outcome continues liberal momentum in state judicial elections despite Trump’s popular vote victory in 2024. GREEN BAY, Wis.—Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate backed by in-state Democrats and supported by millions in out-of-state donations, has won the most expensive Supreme Court seat in state history. Crawford handily defeated Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general
Susan Crawford, who was endorsed by the Democratic Party, won the closely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday night in what was the most expensive judicial election in American history. What would have normally been a sleepy nonpartisan judicial race turned into an expensive battle between Crawford, a Dane County judge, and Waukesha County Judge Brad
Washington — Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after GOP candidates in two Florida congressional districts won in special elections. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil for the 6th District seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, who left to become President Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz had
Republicans retained 2 House seats in Florida, increasing the GOP majority to 220-213. PENSACOLA, Fla.—Republicans have retained control of Florida’s 1st Congressional District as Jimmy Patronis was declared the winner of the special election to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz on April 1. Polls closed at 7 p.m. CT, and Patronis was declared the winner