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Chuck Schumer Shuts Kristen Welker Down After She Infers Democrats Lied About Biden’s Mental Sharpness
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Trump Has A Total Meltdown Over Soon Becoming A Convicted Felon
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Why two GOP holdouts flipped their votes on Johnson
Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self received phone calls from President-elect Donald Trump between their initial votes against Speaker Mike Johnson and their eventual flips to support him, according to…
Thune: There’s not yet ‘clarity’ on whether some Trump noms have votes for confirmation
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’…
Freedom Caucus leaders send warning to Johnson
Eleven members of the House Freedom Caucus sent a letter to their GOP colleagues outlining what they want to see from Mike Johnson after he retained the speaker’s gavel Friday.…
Trump’s inside-the-box pick to run tax at Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for his point man on tax at the Treasury Department is an experienced insider whose nomination signals business will have a strong ally in the administration…
Trump blasts ‘giddy’ Democrats for celebrating half-staff flags at his inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed Democrats for being “giddy” that American flags are set to fly at half-mast during his inauguration in honor of the late former President Jimmy…
Trump chooses Estonia-born lawyer as ambassador to the Baltic nation
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…
Johnson prevailed in the speakership race. His problems are just beginning.
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…
House adopts rules package expanding Johnson’s protections
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…
Watch: Johnson wins House speakership on first ballot
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Trump (err, reluctantly?) taps former critic as Middle East envoy
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…
Elon Musk Melts Down As House Republicans Show Him That He Has No Power
X boss Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum on his social media platform as House Republicans are moving forward with a bill to fund the government that he opposes. Musk…
Des Moines Register Should Laugh At Trump’s Lawsuit Threat
Trump is now threatening to sue The Des Moines Register and the former pollster for their inaccurate Iowa poll. The newspaper should dare Trump to sue and laugh at his…
Third Federal Judge Sabotages Trump By Reversing Retirement Plan
Senate Republicans cut a deal with Democrats to appoint a slate of Biden judges in exchange for four federal judge seats, but three of the four judges have reversed their…
Welcome To The New PoliticusUSA
The New PoliticusUSA Welcome to the brand new PoliticusUSA. We have been bringing you the news since 2009, and the changes that we have made might be the biggest and…
Jimmy Carter Outlived One Of His Obituary Writers
Jimmy Carter was not only the longest living ex-president in history, but he lived so long that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers. This was the…
Barack And Michelle Obama Perfectly Pay Tribute To Jimmy Carter
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama honored Jimmy Carter in the most perfect way possible. The Obamas said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:For decades, you could…
Trump And House GOP’s Promise To Not Cut Social Security Is Total Nonsense
Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can’t legally be used to cut Social Security. The supposed big get for…
