McCormick-Casey recount cost to top $1M; GOP slams blue counties defying high court

The cost of Pennsylvania's Senate recount is expected to exceed $1 million, as Republicans seek to block three Democratic-leaning counties from counting votes, against the express wishes of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. are. Philadelphia Republican Secretary of State Al Schmidt, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, said Thursday that an automatic recount would be […]

Trump tests GOP with controversial Cabinet picks

President-elect Trump is urgently testing the will of Senate Republicans, saying he will push for controversial figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to join his Cabinet. At the same time, he is seeking support from Republican lawmakers. Give him more power by relaxing his vacation schedule. His dual demands […]

House GOP Moves to Make It Nine Times Harder to Vote to Vacate the Speaker

Two factions in the House Republican Conference brokered an agreement that would raise the threshold for a motion to remove the Speaker from one to nine people, a procedure used to force a vote to remove the Speaker. CNN reported The House rules package for the 119th Congress includes changes to the motion to nullify […]

Top GOP senators warn DOJ to preserve Jack Smith docs in Trump cases, citing ‘past destruction’ of records

Leading Republican senators are telling Justice Department officials to ensure all records related to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President-elect Donald Trump are preserved before the new administration takes office. ”[C]Everything related to the Justice Department's criminal investigation into former President Trump by Special Counsel Smith, given that the Justice Department has in the […]

McClain elected to replace Stefanik in House GOP leadership

House Republicans have selected a member of the party leadership to replace Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, RN.Y. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) was elected chair of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday night, making her the fourth in the House Republican leadership position. She was the favorite to win the race against Republican Rep. Kat […]