Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group's Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, showed up Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a day after he was released from prison as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping clemency order.
Within a week of a new president taking office, there is usually a flurry of votes for a new Cabinet. In the past few administrations, however, the opposition party has slowed Senate hearings and votes to a crawl. As of Thursday morning, only Secretary of State Marco Rubio has received a confirmation vote. Top candidates, […]
Among many shameful parting shots from the outgoing president, Joe Biden forgot our Constitution only has 27 amendments and conjured the existence of a 28th. On the Friday before Monday’s inauguration, Biden issued a declaration on social media and in a speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, asserting that the so-called Equal Rights Amendment, […]
The start of President Donald Trump’s second administration has offered subtle but promising hope to pro-lifers in its quiet reset of White House messaging. Numerous executive orders that Trump has already signed or proposed have made for a flashy first week. Between gender ideology, a “Gulf of Mexico” rename, DEI rollbacks, and repeated “America First” […]
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday afternoon, following a flurry of actions since he was inaugurated for a second time on Monday. Watch the signing in the video above. The event is expected to start at 2:30 p.m.
The Senate is expected to debate Pete Hegseth's nomination to serve as President Trump's Defense secretary on Wednesday afternoon following a procedural vote to advance his nomination. Republicans are moving ahead on Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing allegations of abusive behavior by the nominee have seemingly not dissuaded them. Ahead of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee with Rep. Rick Crawford, citing a desire for "fresh horses" and not directly involving President Donald Trump in the decision.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team to be approved by the upper chamber. Senators confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74-25 vote. Twenty-one members who caucus with Democrats voted with every present Republican. Sen. John Fetterman...