January 16, 2025
Politics
January 16, 2025
Vance hosts top-dollar fundraiser ahead of Trump i…
Vice President-elect JD Vance, in a role that he’s likely to repeat with frequency in the years ahead, hosted a top-dollar fundraiser that attracted some of the leading figures and donors in President-elect Trump’s
January 16, 2025
Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Tru…
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin sat for his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, and was grilled by Democrats on his views of climate change. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate
January 16, 2025
SNAP recipients may be barred from junk food purch…
House Republicans are eyeing new limits on food stamps driven by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to “Make America Healthy Again.” Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is leading “The Healthy SNAP Act” to bar most
January 16, 2025
Who is Ashley Moody? Meet the Senate’s newes…
Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Rubio is in the midst of the confirmation process
January 16, 2025
Red state illegal immigration crackdown results in…
According to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly 90% and resulted in
January 16, 2025
Trump transition team asks 3 State Department offi…
Trump’s transition team has reportedly asked three senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, according to Reuters. Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz, the career diplomats who were allegedly asked to
January 16, 2025
145 House Dems vote against bill to deport migrant…
More than 140 Democrats voted against a House bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes on Thursday. The legislation passed along bipartisan lines in a 274 to 145 vote. All present Republicans
January 16, 2025
DeSantis announces choice for Senate appointment a…
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., revealed on Thursday who he plans to appoint to the Senate once Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., resigns, as he is expected to be confirmed to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary
January 16, 2025