Democrats looking to keep up with the GOP’s push to redraw House lines are grappling with how to circumvent the same independent redistricting commissions they once championed. The movement to set up nonpartisan commissions for redistricting caught steam over the last decade, with Democrats at the forefront of the movement. Many in the party argued…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) visited Jerusalem on Sunday after he previously postponed a trip to Israel earlier this year. Johnson was seen in footage visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem and joining a group of House Republicans to meet with Israeli officials. “It is such a moving time for us to be here, to…
President Trump railed against Charlamagne tha God on Sunday after the radio host predicted the Jeffrey Epstein saga would pave the way for traditional Republicans to take back the GOP from the MAGA base. Charlamagne made the remarks in an interview on Fox News’s “My View with Lara Trump,” which is hosted by the president’s…
The Senate on Saturday night confirmed President Trump’s pick Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host and prosecutor who served as district attorney for Westchester County in New York, was confirmed along party lines in a 50-45 vote. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mitch…
White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. “The president wants his own people there so that when we see the numbers, they’re more transparent and more reliable,” Kevin Hassett, chair of the…
Texas House Democrats on Sunday left the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pickup opportunities ahead of 2026. The Texas Democrats said they were denying Republicans a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed present in order to conduct legislative business, following a…
Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU). Puzder’s confirmation went through in a 53-44 vote, with New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen (D) crossing the aisle to vote with most Republicans in support of Puzder. Sen.…
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer “had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years,” portraying…
Two foreign leaders have become more vexing to President Trump than he expected: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Each of them has complicated the political calculus for Trump on the world stage, owing not only to the suffering each of them has imposed on Ukrainians and Palestinians, respectively, but also…
President Trump on Sunday weighed in on actor Sydney Sweeney and her recent controversial ad campaign with American Eagle. “You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans,” the president said after a reporter stated that the “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” star is a registered Republican. “That’s what I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad…
