Never underestimate Gov. Hochul’s ability to misread the room — as in her talks of reviving congestion-pricing in the aftermath of last Tuesday’s red...
Working with an extremely thin Republican majority in the House, President-elect Donald Trump should not be appointing House Members to his administration. In doing so, he hurts his legislative agenda and undermines the importance of legislating itself. As of this writing, Trump has announced the selection of two Republican representatives: Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL) as […]
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...
John Ratcliffe, who previously served as President-elect Trump's principal intelligence advisor, has now been picked by Trump to serve as director of the CIA.
President-elect Trump announced that billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency.