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Trump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary

President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair of Trump’s second inaugural committee, ahead of the January 2025 swearing in, along with real estate mogul Steve Witkoff. Loeffler briefly represented Georgia in...

Ohio Republican concedes to Kaptur, leaves door open for another run

Ohio Republican Derek Merrin has conceded in his House race against incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (R-Ohio). Merrin, a member of the Ohio state House, revealed in a video on social platform X on Friday morning that he called Kaptur to congratulate her on keeping her seat and “wish her the best moving forward.”  "We knew...

What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general pick

President-elect Trump again turned to a loyalist in tapping former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Trump named his choice just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday withdrew from consideration his nomination that was plagued by allegations that he had sexual relations with a minor, which...

Texas approves optional Bible-based lessons for public schools

Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools.  The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on topics such as Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, structured by the state-created Bluebonnet Learning. Schools are not required to implement the...

How Congress can bridge the divide: Face each other and talk

If congressional leadership earnestly commits to diminishing partisan acrimony and gridlock, they’ll find the tools to do it.

‘Conveyor belt of radicals’: GOP slammed over Senate absences that helped Biden score more judges in lame duck

Republicans are facing backlash after President Biden and Majority Leader Schumer scored judicial wins as a result of GOP Senate absences.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gaetz’s status in the House and the Ethics Committee report

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from Trump's nomination of attorney general on Thursday, and now the future for him in Congress is unclear.

Democrats’ pessimism about party’s future is highest in 8 years: poll

Democrats have the most pessimistic view of their party's future recorded in eight years after President-elect Trump won the 2024 presidential election, a new Pew Research survey shows.

Matt Gaetz says he will not serve in the upcoming session of Congress

Matt Gaetz had resigned last week from the 118th session of Congress, but it was unclear whether he would serve in the 119th session, beginning in January.

California voters reject left-wing insanity

Is the tide finally turning against left-wing insanity? As surprising as it sounds, a progressive policy proposal just failed in California. “Californians rejected a measure that would have raised the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour,” the Washington Examiner’s Jenny Goldsberry reports. “Over two weeks after Election Day, California has counted over 99% of […]

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