Democrats aren’t blaming Kamala Harris. But they have a lot of theories for what went wrong when Republicans swept control of the White House and Congress ten days ago....
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense Department. "I'm shocked, truly, and this is exactly what we worried about when we warned about Donald Trump, which is that he is going...
Democrats should not be surprised by the election results, as fundamentals such as the economy, incumbency, and the incumbent president's approval rating have a systematic grip on presidential election results.
President-elect Trump and President Biden are readying for what promises to be a highly awkward meeting at the White House on Wednesday as Biden welcomes his successor — a man he labeled a danger to the country — to his residence. The meeting is meant to underscore the peaceful transition of power in America four...
Arizona Rep. John Ciscomani (R) confirmed his support for Speaker Mike Johnson while also emphasizing the importance of having a House leader who can "actually deliver" and "keep our conference united." Ciscomani, in a Tuesday NewsNation interview, said he was "grateful for the speaker's support" throughout his campaign and has a good relationship with him....
Hardline conservatives are abandoning their plan to nominate a challenger to Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) bid for the gavel during Wednesday's internal House GOP elections, opting for a different protest strategy to showcase resistance to his leadership, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The plan B — which members of the House Freedom...
Democrat Dave Min is projected to defeat Republican Scott Baugh in the race to succeed Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), keeping the seat within Democratic control, according to Decision Desk HQ. Min, a state senator, won the race to represent California’s 47th Congressional District, situated in Orange County. Porter opted against running for reelection to instead try...
Two Somali men will spend 30 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday. In a press release, the attorney’s office said that U.S. Attorney Damian Williams had “announced today that ABDI YUSUF HASSAN and MOHAMED TAHLIL MOHAMED were both...
Alina Habba, a top ally and spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said late Tuesday she would consider an opportunity to serve as his White House Press Secretary "very seriously." Habba, appearing on Sean Hannity's Fox News program, was asked three times about a report suggesting she had "emerged as a front runner" to serve as Trump's...
House Democrats returned to the Capitol on Tuesday, dejected and licking their wounds after an election drubbing a week earlier that will put Donald Trump back in the White House and Republicans in control of all the levers of power in Washington next year. While Democrats in the lower chamber outperformed Vice President Harris at...
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not reject the idea of a national mandate to require Bibles in schools on Tuesday night when asked if he would implement the policy if selected as the next education secretary. “Look, I believe that if you're teaching American history, the Bible absolutely has to be included. And...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is not ruling out voting for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stay in the position, despite previously making a move to oust him. Asked Tuesday outside the Capitol whether she would support Johnson in Wednesday’s internal leadership elections and on the House floor, Greene said: “Well, I think he’s the...
The transition team for President-elect Trump is working on an executive order that would speed up the firing of top military brass if signed, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The draft executive order would set up a “warrior board” of retired generals and noncommissioned officers given power to review three- and four-star officers and...
The House swore in new members who will serve in place of former Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) on Tuesday. Erica Lee Carter, Jackson Lee’s daughter, will fill the vacancy left after she died of pancreatic cancer over the summer. She will represent Texas's 18th District until Sylvester Turner, Houston’s former...
