Author: Keely Bastow

President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could approve new congressional maps that would redraw district lines in favor of Republicans. That began a partisan back-and-forth, with Democratic states such as California and New York threatening to redraw their maps in favor…

House Republicans on the Agriculture Committee released their portion of the “big, beautiful bill” on Monday, which outlined a change in how SNAP benefits are funded. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is completely paid for by the federal government. The bill text released Monday night from Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA) proposes that the states take…

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has raised a significant amount of money so far this year, having emerged as a leading voice in the Democratic Party‘s opposition to President Donald Trump‘s second term. The Connecticut senator raised $8 million in the first quarter of 2025, according to Axios, despite not being up for reelection until 2030.…

President Donald Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, will head to Capitol Hill Tuesday morning to testify at his confirmation hearing at 9:30 a.m. He will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Trump fired Caine’s predecessor, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., in February. After the…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) will present her House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Wednesday at 10 a.m. In the subcommittee’s first hearing, Greene plans to look at government overpayments, which total billions of dollars, according to reports. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); (function(){ var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.async = true; script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘https://ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/userSync.js’; script.onload…

 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will hold a press conference with GOP leadership after the caucus’s meeting Tuesday morning. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Johnson has been working on a budget deal. He’s pushed for two bills, whereas President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have pushed for “one…

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republican leaders are holding a press conference at 10 a.m. following President Donald Trump’s inflammatory remarks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip…

Officials in Washington, D.C., are eyeing the looming Republican trifecta with uncertainty, debating whether returning to a “resistance” mindset will be more effective than finding ways to work with President-elect Donald Trump. Republicans, led by Trump, made criticism of the district a familiar talking point on the campaign trail. They criticized soaring crime rates in…

It’s been a grim near-month for Democrats since the election results poured in. President-elect Donald Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote, and Republicans are set to have full control of Congress for the next two years. Democrats will need multiple election cycles to repair their political brand, many pundits argue. But…

Biden gaffe reminds Democrats why they abandoned him President Joe Biden’s “garbage” gaffe on Tuesday has followed Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign despite her attempts to deflect the comment. For some, it is a reminder of why he was “encouraged” to step down from the campaign in the first place, according to White House Reporter…