Author: Ramsey Touchberry

President Donald Trump’s monthslong saga to fill his remaining Cabinet post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations may soon be over. Nominee Mike Waltz is set to receive his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Foreign Affairs Committee, more than two months after he was picked for the role. Waltz’s reentry into the spotlight…

Republican defense hawks are riding high after a series of events abroad prompted President Donald Trump to lean away from his more quasi-isolationist roots in his first term. His bombing of Iran, increased aggression toward Russia, and resuming U.S. arms to Ukraine likely wasn’t the “America First” foreign policy agenda many Republicans were expecting. But…

The Republican primary race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is the GOP’s latest heated contest to take shape around culture war politics. A company formerly tied to candidate Nate Morris has recently scrubbed its website of posts dating back years by the former CEO on topics such as DEI, ESG, and Black Lives…

Tech mogul Elon Musk‘s public breakup with President Donald Trump and threat to form a new political party should be taken seriously amid frustrations among the MAGA base, according to top Republicans. There are fears among some Republican lawmakers that the world’s richest man could use his endless pockets to drive a wedge among conservatives…

More than five months into his second-term presidency and with substantial policy wins under his belt, President Donald Trump faces an American electorate that mostly disapproves of his handling of major issues, according to polling. Trump signed into law his sprawling domestic policy bill over the weekend during a Fourth of July ceremony at the…

The Senate is starting a grueling marathon amendment voting session Monday morning, beginning the last leg of what’s been a dramatic and drawn-out ordeal to pass President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda. Following hours of floor debate that began Sunday, the chamber is embarking on a so-called vote-a-rama shortly after 9:30 a.m. Monday, another long…

EXCLUSIVE — Two House Republicans are endorsing Michigan GOP Senate hopeful Mike Rogers, even as one of their congressional colleagues is still considering a primary challenge against him. On Thursday, Reps. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) endorsed Rogers, the former GOP congressman who narrowly lost last November to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). National Republicans have coalesced around…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was treated for dehydration Wednesday at a hospital after a workout session in the Senate gym left him feeling “lightheaded,” according to a spokesperson. His office revealed what appears to have been a relatively brief medical episode after it said the 74-year-old had already returned to work. “Leader Schumer…

An Israel-Iran ceasefire announced Monday eased tensions in Congress that the United States could be drawn into a broader conflict, capping off a chaotic 48 hours for U.S. politicians as they weighed whether to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers. But the drama is far from over. For some lawmakers, the whiplash only complicated whether…

President Donald Trump wants to give back $9.4 billion in federal spending to Congress that it has already approved. But it’s proving to be an uphill battle with Senate Republicans. Some GOP senators don’t want to claw back funds for certain programs, including $1.1 billion to public broadcasting and $900 million in foreign aid for…