Jeffries: With narrow margin, House GOP can’t ‘pass anything close’ to bill Johnson floating
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D.N.Y.) said House Republicans are too narrow to pass anything “close to” what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is advocating. he claimed. jeffries I participated On MSNBC Tuesday night, he was asked by host Chris Hayes about Johnson's settlement proposal and any signs that the debt limit could be removed from […]
‘Sugar Daddy’s Gone’: GOP Senator Demands ‘Stipulations’ On CA Wildfire Aid, Details How Trump Admin Will Step In
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said on Fox News Tuesday that federal aid for wildfires in Southern California needs “provisions,” adding that President-elect Donald Trump's administration has no control over the process. details of how it is expected to be handled. A wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County on January 7th and tore through the […]
Two GOP senators optimistic about Hegseth’s chances of being next SecDef
Two Republican senators said they believe Pete Hegseth will receive the votes to be confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense after Tuesday's contentious hearing. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) participated in the “Ingraham Angle,” and Mr. Hegseth before becoming a member of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet. shared their evaluation […]
GOP senators seek to close border fingerprinting loophole that leaves migrant children vulnerable to trafficking
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee appear. law This would close a loophole that puts some migrant children at risk of human trafficking at the border. Current Department of Homeland Security regulations prohibit Customs and Border Protection agents from collecting biometric data from children under the age of 14. […]
House GOP tax writers call for cuts 'as soon as possible'
Republican tax leaders on Tuesday ramped up pressure on members of other parties to pass tax cuts as a top priority in Congress. “We need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent as soon as possible,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said during the committee's first hearing in the […]
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for DOD after initial uncertainty
Fox's first appearance: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) formally endorsed Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense on Tuesday night, despite initially expressing some uncertainty after their first meeting. . “After four years of weakness in the White House, the American people deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. […]
GOP: US small businesses to pay more taxes than small businesses in China if TCJA expires
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, the House's main tax committee, said at a hearing Tuesday that millions of small businesses in the United States would be in the lurch if Congress allows the tax cuts from President-elect Trump's first term to expire. He pointed out that it would be beneficial. higher than […]
GOP Pressure Forces Resignation of Lockheed Martin’s Woke VP
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s senior vice president for government affairs, Shelley O'Neill Stoneman, abruptly resigned Monday night after Breitbart News published the second installment of its wide-ranging investigation. Her resignation was announced less than an hour into the Trump transition, with the House Armed Services Committee exclusively telling Breitbart News that her political views were too […]
Minnesota Dems play hardball, swear in secretly to avoid GOP majority
Democratic members of the Minnesota state legislature decided to start the new year with a game of hardball, taking the oath of office in secret to prevent Republicans from stealing their majority. Similarly nationally, the Minnesota Democratic Party, officially a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), performed poorly in November. House DFL members lost three […]
Colbert, Jon Stewart, Kimmel Ignore Democrats Controlling California; Attack Trump, GOP over L.A. Fires
Late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart used their shows Monday to attack President-elect Donald Trump and Republican leaders during the rampage in Los Angeles — both Trump and Republicans blame Democrats. Although not a person–a county or state that is administered. Jimmy Kimmel even accused President Trump of being racist towards firefighters. […]