Author: Cami Mondeaux

President-elect Donald Trump offered House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a lifeline on Monday by endorsing his speakership just days before the 119th Congress is set to convene and elect its next leader. However, it may not be enough for some of Johnson’s staunchest opponents. Before lawmakers can be sworn in Friday, they must vote to…

President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a second term in the top House leadership position, hoping to quash opposition as a growing number of Republican lawmakers consider alternative candidates. In a lengthy statement posted to Truth Social on Monday, Trump urged Republicans not to “blow this great opportunity” to…

A group of House Republicans is pushing to repeal a decades-old law restricting presidents from making unilateral spending decisions to pave the way for President-elect Donald Trump to muster through his own agenda.  The proposal, which was introduced on Monday morning, would repeal the Impoundment Control Act that prohibits presidents from substituting their own spending…

EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are looking to continue their investigations into the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, this time turning their attention to security personnel and whether internal politicization caused “systemic problems” that led to failures that day.  Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) is angling to create a House select committee in the next Congress…

Republicans are looking to build on their successes in the 2024 election cycle to cinch victories in competitive governor races next year, hoping to solidify GOP control in key governor’s races.  There are only two states with gubernatorial races next November: New Jersey and Virginia. Both parties will have their work cut out for them…

Hunter Biden could return to testify before Congress next year even after his father, President Joe Biden, pardoned him of federal crimes, according to Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY).  It’s unclear whether House Republicans will continue investigations into the Biden family when they continue their majority next Congress, but Comer did not close the door…

President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for his first 100 days in office. But with his Cabinet recruitment siphoning off key votes in the House and outstanding races showing tight margins, Republicans must deal with a dangerously slim majority that could complicate his ambitious agenda. The House margin as of Tuesday is 219-213 in Republicans’…

A coalition of conservative groups is urging GOP lawmakers to ban transgender women from using female bathroom facilities in all federal buildings in support of legislation that was introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) last week.  In a letter sent Tuesday to all members of the House, more than a dozen prominent conservative organizations pressed…

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is pushing to extend her proposal to ban transgender women from using female bathroom facilities on Capitol Hill to be enforced in all federal buildings. Mace introduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit transgender women from using any “private, protected facilities” such as bathrooms or locker rooms on all federal property. The legislation…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a policy banning transgender individuals from using single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms inside the Capitol building, following through with proposals suggested by GOP lawmakers earlier this week. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals…