Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said after speaking with members of the House Tuesday evening the next speaker vote, which is expected to take place Wednesday, is not going to churn up successful results for candidate Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio.) “My sense from talking to people in the House tonight in the next vote, [Jordan]...
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) is slated to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat on the Judiciary Committee, lawmakers announced Tuesday. “It is an honor to welcome @SenLaphonza to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She brings new ideas and a unique experience in public service to our efforts in Committee to address the issues facing...
Abe Hamadeh, a previous candidate for Arizona’s attorney general, announced Tuesday that he would be running for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. Hamadeh’s announcement came hours after Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced she would not seek reelection to spend more time with family. She attributed her retirement to Washington, D.C.’s inability “to get anything done.” Hamadeh,...
The White House on Tuesday called for an end to the chaos as House Republicans struggle to elect a Speaker after their latest nominee, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), fell well short of clinching the gavel. “We have been very clear that there’s a lot of business to get done for the American people...
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is calling on his colleagues to unite just hours after failing to secure enough votes for the Speakership on Tuesday. “We must stop attacking each other and come together. There’s too much at stake. Let’s get back to working on the crisis at the southern border, inflation, and helping...
President Biden will ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tough questions in their meeting on Wednesday in the aftermath of a hospital explosion in Gaza, the White House previewed on Tuesday. Biden left for Tel Aviv on Tuesday and will first meet with Netanyahu in a small bilateral meeting, which will then be broadened out...
The world needs a new international organization dominated by democratic leaders instead of thugs and despots. Biden is incapable, but our next president should...