Calif: Huntington Beach Defies Gov. Newsom, Unanimously Votes To Become ‘Non-Sanctuary City’
Aerial view of Huntington Beach and a shuttered pier during the coronavirus pandemic, taken on March 28, 2020 in Huntington Beach, California. (Photo courtesy of Mario Tama/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf4:11pm – Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Huntington Beach, Calif., city council members voted unanimously to make the city a “non-sanctuary” city, contrary to Democratic […]
Sen. Thune suggests working weekend to confirm Trump picks after Dems delay votes
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) on Tuesday expressed frustration with Democrats after President Trump's confirmation vote on his nomination of John Ratcliffe to head the CIA, which had bipartisan support, was blocked. . After the vote was blocked by Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Thune spoke on the Senate floor and said the Senate […]
Thune sets up votes to confirm Hegseth by week’s end
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R.S.D., has begun the process of confirming his thorny defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, by the end of the week. Despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats saying that Hegseth had an alcohol problem and was abusive to his ex-wife, Samantha Hegseth, Senate Republicans is moving […]
Nashville-area school district votes to remove children’s transgender book after fiery board meeting
A Nashville-area school district voted this week to remove transgender books for children from school libraries after questions about the book's content were raised at last month's board meeting. During the public comment section of the Dec. 10 Murfreesboro Board of Education meeting, pastor and activist John K. Amanchuk announced that the picture book “It's […]
‘Most, if Not All’ of Trump’s Nominees Will Get at Least 50 Votes
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) predicted Wednesday that “most if not all” of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees will receive at least 50 votes in the Senate. Breitbart News Daily. Asked if he thought President Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, would get 50 votes, Johnson said, “Oh, yeah. I think most, if not all, Trump nominees […]
Nearly every House Democrat votes against bill to protect women’s sports
On Tuesday, nearly all House Democrats voted to block protections for women and girls in the sports law. Despite overwhelming opposition from Democrats, the bill passed The House has Republican support. this groundbreaking law Amends Title IX so that protections are granted based on sex, rather than the gender identity an individual claims to adopt. […]
Trump details strategy to get necessary votes with one-bill approach to border, taxes
During a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol on Wednesday night, President-elect Trump pointed to the strategic advantages of the omnibus approach to budget reconciliation that he favors. President Trump has suggested that by combining bills related to both the southern border crisis and taxes into a single reconciliation bill, one issue could […]
Majority Leader Thune Told Trump Hegseth Has Votes to Be Confirmed
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune has reportedly told President-elect Donald Trump that he feels Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will receive enough votes to be confirmed. He is said to have said. “Three sources” said According to CBS News, Mr. Thune privately told Mr. Trump, “I believe Mr. Hegseth will have […]
Speaker Johnson faces year of tight votes and acrimony: ‘A lot of expectations’
The high-stakes battle for control of the House is over, but Speaker Mike Johnson's politically dangerous year is just beginning. Winning the speaker's gavel would be easy, given that Johnson, R-La., had no Democratic support and could only lose one Republican thanks to the razor-thin House Republican majority. It's not a thing. On Friday afternoon, […]
House votes for rules to make ousting a speaker more difficult
The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that make it harder to invoke a vote to remove the Speaker. House members voted 215-209 along party lines to set the floor rules for the 119th Congress. The measures included raising the standard for calling a “motion to vacate the Speaker,” which triggers a vote of […]