California Governor Gavin Newsom rallied Democratic members of the state’s California delegation as they steeled themselves for a Trump presidency in a closed-door lunch meeting over sandwiches in a Capitol office building Wednesday afternoon. Newsom told reporters he and the lawmakers talked about getting on the same page ahead of California’s upcoming special legislative session […]
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Hill Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden to shorten the sentences of thousands of federal prisoners incarcerated for drug crimes before he leaves office. Seven members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to Biden dated Oct. 21 urging him to commute prison sentences that would have been shorter […]
News of Marco Rubio’s selection as Donald Trump’s secretary of State Monday night prompted a flurry of reports about Trump’s forthcoming announcement of one of his most important cabinet positions. Except Tuesday rolled around, and now Wednesday, and Trump has yet to officially name Rubio as his pick. As of midday Wednesday, more than 41 […]
Senate Republicans have tapped Sen. Tom Cotton, an unwavering conservative, to be their Republican Conference chair, elevating a lawmaker known for his hawkish foreign policy positions and efforts to restrict immigration into a top-tier leadership role. Cotton (R-Ark.), who is serving his second term after being elected in 2014, bested Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa.) for […]
President-elect Donald Trump thanked President Joe Biden for overseeing a smooth transition of power during an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday that marked the rivals’ first face-to-face meeting since the election. “I appreciate very much a transition that’s so smooth,” Trump said as the two men sat stiffly in oversized chairs, a fire roaring in […]
Rank-and-file House Democrats started to air their grievances with leadership about what they think went wrong on Election Day, as the party began its internal reckoning in their first closed-door meeting since last Tuesday’s vote led to the likely loss of their majority. House Democratic leaders announced a series of three listening sessions over the […]
John Thune will lead the Senate Republican conference next term, winning a three-way election to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a closed-door vote on Wednesday. The South Dakotan will take over in January at the turn of the new Congress, when Republicans are expected to control the government trifecta: the House, Senate and the […]
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to back Mike Johnson’s speakership bid during his visit with the House GOP Wednesday morning, hours ahead of an internal party leadership vote, according to five people in the room. “He said, ‘I am with him all the way,’” according to two people. Trump is meeting with House Republicans hours before […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that a handful of loyalists from his campaign will join him in the White House as senior aides. Dan Scavino will serve as deputy chief of staff; Stephen Miller will serve as deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security adviser; James Blair will serve as deputy chief […]
Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans behind closed doors that he doesn’t have any challengers to his candidacy right now, according to four people familiar with the matter. The private comments come after two people familiar with the private discussions told POLITICO on Tuesday night that members of the House Freedom Caucus would not throw […]