The win vaults McClain into the four-membership leadership team that will run the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. WASHINGTON—The House Republican Conference on Nov. 13 elected Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) as its chair for the next Congress. The party is poised to retain its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives after the
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the
Vice President Kamala Harris turned down a Joe Rogan podcast interview over fear of backlash from the progressive wing of her party, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. “There was a backlash with some of our progressive staff that didn’t want her to be on it, and how there would be a backlash,” said Jennifer Palmieri,
‘We will find someone to run against him and win,’ Salem Democratic City Committee chair Liz Bradt says U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) A top Democrat in Rep. Seth Moulton’s (D.) hometown said she would find someone to challenge and replace the Massachusetts congressman for saying he doesn’t want his daughters “getting run
Sen. Bob Casey is not giving up on retaining his U.S. Senate seat. The three-term Democrat is currently locked in a tight race with Dave McCormick, trailing the Republican by just over 29,000 votes as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. CBS News has not issued a projection in the race. Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al
Hagerty on what Trump’s victory means for foreign policy “Environment is shifting right now” on Israeli hostage deal, Sen. Bill Hagerty says 08:48 President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, as the Biden administration says it stands ready to work with the incoming Trump administration toward
FEC chairman Sean Cooksey is calling on the DOJ’s inspector general to investigate Elon Musk gives away money (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) The Department of Justice violated its own internal policies when it sent a letter—which ended up in the New York Times—warning Elon Musk’s political action committee against its $1 million voter registration giveaway in