DeSantis sets timetable for naming Rubio Senate successor amid calls for a Trump to fill the seat
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he will likely decide on a successor to Sen. Marco Rubio by early January, emphasizing that the governor's office has already begun vetting multiple potential candidates. President-elect Donald Trump last week formally announced that he would nominate Rubio, a three-term senator from Florida and the ranking Republican on the Senate […]
Lara Trump says she hasn't talked to DeSantis about filling Rubio's seat
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Monday that she has not spoken to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about filling Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) seat. . “Well, listen, this is obviously up to the governor, and I thought the governor's post about X was very appropriate,” radio host Lara Trump said on WABC 770 […]
Lee threatens to not seat Casey in Senate if he continues refusal to concede
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) criticized Sen. Bob Casey over the Pennsylvania Democrat's refusal to concede in the election, saying that if he continues to rely on “illegal votes,” the Senate will He argued that he could be refused a seat. “If Bob Casey does not concede, the Senate could deny Bob Casey his seat because […]
Congressman-Elect Nick Begich Flips Alaska’s House Seat to Republican
Nick Begich III, the grandson of the late Alaska Congressman Nick Begich Sr., flipped the state House seat to Republicans after defeating Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. Decision-making desk headquarters called In Begich's race on Saturday, the Republican received 152,545 votes, with 92% of the votes counted, to Peltola's 143,370 votes. Begich's victory comes […]
Republicans appears likely to flip majority-Latino California state assembly seat
Republicans in California's Latino-majority districts, including Indio and Coachella, are poised to flip Democratic state House seats. Jeff Gonzalez, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is expected to defeat Democrat Joey Acuña, the education commissioner, in the 36th Congressional District. As of Friday, Mr. Gonzalez was leading by an overwhelming margin of 4,362 […]
New candidate emerges in crowded field as possible replacement for Vance’s Ohio Senate seat
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is considering an Ohio lawyer and Trump attorney to replace his next vice president. JD Vance If he relinquishes his position and moves to the White House, he will also lose his Senate seat, Fox News Digital reported. Mehek Cook, a Republican attorney who served as President Trump's political and legal […]
‘She needs to take a seat’
Some House Democrats are tired of Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) analysis of Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to President-elect Donald Trump on Election Day, with one lawmaker saying she believes that the time has come for him to “take a seat at the table.” Pelosi, 84, sparked outrage within the Democratic caucus after telling the […]
Democrat wins House race to retain seat in California’s 21st district
Longtime Congressman Jim Costa (D-Calif.) won reelection in California's 21st Congressional District after more than a week of vote counting, according to the Associated Press. He successfully defended his seat against Republican challenger Michael Maher. The race is one of the last pending House races of the 2024 cycle, and was called more than a […]
‘Needs to Take a Seat’
According to recent reports, several House Democrats have criticized him over his criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris and Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) following the Democratic Party's election loss. House Democrats are spoke He told Axios on condition of anonymity that Pelosi needs to let House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) take charge of House […]
Democrats privately gripe about Pelosi’s ‘damaging’ post-election comments: ‘She needs to take a seat’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was once a giant in Democratic politics, but now she appears to be at odds with President Biden and some House Democrats. Mr. Biden made history by resigning from the Democratic Party's election after weeks of defections from Democratic senators who had begged him to withdraw, and there were […]