119th Congress
Tim Scott Becomes Longest-Serving Black Senator In American History
The 119th Congress convened on Friday, making Senator Tim Scott the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history.
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Harris Botches Pledge Of Allegiance While Swearing In New Senators
Vice President Kamala Harris is going viral for botching the Pledge of Allegiance while swearing in the Senate for the 119th Congress.
Alex Pfeiffer
Former FBI And CIA Director Rails Against Patel And Gabbard, Urges Senators To Reject Trump’s Picks
William Webster, a former CIA and FBI director, is calling on the Senate to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s picks of Kash Patel for FBI director and Tulsi Gabbard of national intelligence, claiming that the two are unqualified.
Blake Wolf
Lara Trump Withdraws From Consideration To Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat
President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, has announced that she is withdrawing from consideration to replace Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat, after Rubio was chosen to serve as the secretary of state in Trump’s incoming administration.
Abril Elfi
Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill Into Law
A new version of a stopgap spending bill has been signed by President Joe Biden following a deadline for a partial government shutdown.
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Senate Approves $895B Defense Bill Despite Democrat Opposition To Youth ‘Trans Care’ Ban
The Senate approved the Pentagon’s massive $895 billion annual budget on Wednesday, which also prohibited the use of federal funds to provide transgender surgeries for minors with gender dysphoria, angering pro-LGBTQ Democrats.
Abril Elfi
Trump Says He Will Seek To Eliminate ‘Very Costly’ Daylight Saving Time
President-elect Donald Trump has stated he will seek to get rid of daylight saving time when he takes office.
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Trump Picks Kari Lake To Be Director Of VOA, Publicly Funded Broadcasting Of Global Media Coverage
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Kari Lake to take over the director role of Voice of America (VOA), which is a publically funded international news broadcaster.
119th Congress
Comer To Continue Serving As Chairman Of Oversight Committee In The 119th Congress
Representative James Comer is set to continue to serve as Chairman of the Oversight Committee in the 119th Congress.
Business
Lara Trump Steps Down As RNC Co-Chair Amid Speculation About Florida Senate Run
Lara Trump announced on X that she would be stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), explaining that during her time in her role, the RNC had three distinct goals and they have all now been accomplished.