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House Republicans take victory lap on first day back in Washington since election

With the Republicans poised to maintain their House majority, they're already celebrating and visualizing a Trump-dominated agenda.

Billionaire John Paulson withdraws from consideration as Trump’s treasury secretary

Hedge fund manager John Paulson has bowed out of the running to become Treasury secretary in the second Trump administration.

Donald Trump to visit Republican lawmakers at the Capitol this week

President-elect Donald Trump plans to drop by Capitol Hill on Wednesday to huddle with House Republicans before he goes to the White House for a meeting with President Biden.

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’ challenge to moving Georgia prosecution to federal court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, President-elect Donald Trump's former chief of staff, to move his upcoming trial on election interference in Georgia from state court to federal court.

Libertarians turned out for Trump

President-elect Donald Trump made the unorthodox decision to speak at the Libertarian National Convention back in May. No former or future president had appeared at a third-party convention in the past, but in a stroke of what turned out to be political genius, Trump was willing to face a hostile audience and make multiple concessions to […]

How Trump’s 2020 defeat secured his 2024 mandate

When President-elect Donald Trump boarded Air Force One for what then seemed likely to be the last time on Jan. 20, 2021, he was a pariah. He had failed to secure reelection to a second consecutive term the previous November, and a riot at the Capitol by some of his supporters had prompted new impeachment […]

Elbridge Colby would make a strong addition to Trump administration

As the deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development at the Pentagon during the first Trump administration, Elbridge Colby was the lead architect of the 2018 national defense strategy. That document called for a far more urgent emphasis on deterring and, if necessary, defeating China. President-elect Donald Trump has made good choices […]

Beshear: Dems can win by focusing on ‘core issues’ like jobs, housing, health care

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) laid out a framework Tuesday for Democrats to win back the trust of the American people, after election results handed Republicans control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives. “While I’m deeply disappointed with the national result, I refuse to play the blame game,” Beshear wrote in an...

Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing down according to new federal data showing that cases grew by only one percent in 2023 following years of double-digit increases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more...

Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections

Hard-line conservatives are plotting to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the gavel during Wednesday’s internal House GOP elections, four sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The sources — who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal deliberations — said the conservatives are planning to nominate an alternative candidate...

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