Republicans have achieved the government trifecta — keeping control of the House as well as winning the Senate and the presidency. It will be the first time Republicans have had full control of Congress and the White House since 2018. House Republicans have been quietly preparing their legislative agenda on tax cuts and other priorities […]
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general. “He issued his resignation letter effective immediately from Congress. That caught us by surprise a little bit,” Johnson told reporters during a press […]
John Thune triumphed in his campaign for GOP leader by laser-focusing on two things: Republican senators and mending his relationship with Donald Trump. He spent the last few months donating heavily to colleagues and joining them on their campaigns. He spoke frequently with Trump directly, including after the general election last week. And he ignored […]
Capitol Hill was swamped with political heavyweights Wednesday as key players converged for meetings and early preparations for the transition. Senate Republicans in the morning chose John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. In the afternoon, House Republicans unanimously elected Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. And the day didn’t end there. […]
GOP lawmakers expressed disbelief at President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be his attorney general, indicating the conservative firebrand could have a tough road to confirmation. Senate Republicans largely refrained from wading into whether Gaetz — who the Department of Justice investigated for years over allegations that he engaged in […]
Rep. Lisa McClain will serve as House GOP conference chair next year, making her the highest-ranking Republican woman. McClain defeated Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) 146-67-1, with one person voting for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), according to two people familiar with the vote. The Michigan Republican, who was first elected in 2020 and campaigned with […]
Asked about president-elect Donald Trump’s promise to have Elon Musk draw up plans to radically overhaul the government and “send shockwaves” through Washington, key Republicans on the Hill had a slightly more muted message: Sure, we’ll take a look. “I mean, they might make recommendations that we go ‘nah, not going to do that’,” Mike […]
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert has withstood the toughest reelection fight of his 32-year career on Capitol Hill, eking out a victory in his Southern California House district despite being massively outspent by Democrats. Calvert defeated Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, according to a projection by The Associated Press. The contest was a rematch […]
Mike Johnson clinched the internal GOP nod to serve as speaker again. But he’s not in the clear yet — the true test is a formal vote on the House floor in January, where he’ll have almost no room for error. House Republicans voted unanimously Wednesday to make Johnson their speaker nominee, according to three […]
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday officially announced he will nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be secretary of State, ending a nearly two-day delay between initial reports and the official announcement. In a statement, Trump said that Rubio is a “Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom.” Trump also called Rubio a […]