Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it’s not yet clear whether President-elect Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet nominees will have the necessary support for confirmation. When asked on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” whether Republican support may fall short for some of Trump’s more debated picks, Thune replied, “We don’t…
Donald Trump has invited former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus to join his new administration — but he doesn’t seem thrilled about it. The president-elect said Friday that he would appoint Ortagus, who was the public face of the State Department for three years in his first administration, to be…
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The narrowly divided House has adopted a rules package, with a vote of 215-209, that most notably will see a significantly raised threshold for members to trigger an effort to oust the speaker. Under the section-by-section analysis of the rules, it would now take nine members of the Republican conference…
Mike Johnson managed to avoid a drawn-out battle for the speakership on Friday. His headaches are just getting started. While Johnson ultimately secured enough votes to remain speaker on the first ballot — after two members switched their votes after further lobbying from Johnson and phone calls with President-elect Donald…
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Estonian-born lawyer Roman Pipko as his nominee for America’s next ambassador to the tiny Baltic country. The position requires Senate confirmation, and Republican control of the upper chamber should make such approval relatively easy to obtain. Still, the role could get more attention than normal…
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A judge has ordered that Alex Jones’s assets be liquidated and sold to pay the $1.5 billion that he owes Sandy Hook families for defamation. The AP reported: A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets and was still deciding on his…
The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have uncovered three new trips that Justice Clarence Thomas received from Harlan Crow that he never disclosed. The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats posted on Twitter: BREAKING: Sen. Durbin, Senate Judiciary Committee investigation reveals three additional gifted private trips to Justice Clarence Thomas from Harlan Crow,…
Donald Trump admitted during an interview with a probation officer that he illegally had a gun in Florida in violation of federal and state laws. CNN reported: The New York City Department of Probation officials have questioned former President Donald Trump about an additional gun that had been registered to…
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Special Counsel Jack Smith has tried again to get Trump to stop endangering the lives of law enforcement officers. The Special Counsel wrote in a new motion related to the classified documents case: The Government moves to modify defendant Donald J. Trump’s conditions of release, to make clear that he…
The Biden campaign responded to Trump’s rambling lie-filled speech by offering one reality check for each of the ex-president’s felony convictions. How Did Biden Respond To Trump’s Post-Conviction Press Conference? Here is the Biden campaign response to Trump’s speech as provided to PoliticusUSA: “If they can do this to me…
Authorities in Scotland are being urged to open a criminal investigation into Donald Trump for his properties in Scotland. The Scotsman reported: Scotland’s most senior law officer has been urged to heed long-standing calls to investigate the source of the funds underpinning Donald Trump’s purchase of his flagship international resort…
A new Morning Consult poll found that 54% of voters agree with the jury’s decision to convict Donald Trump. Morning Consult provided their survey results to PoliticusUSA, and here are a few highlights: -53% of registered voters have seen, read or heard “a lot” about the New York jury’s decision…
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