Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the current stalemate over House speaker is an indication that the Republican Party is different from the Democrat Party, while voicing support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next speaker. “The Republican Party is a big tent party, we got a number of different groups, that number of…
Republican Rep. Carter Defends Delays in Selecting New House Speaker Despite Democrat Criticism
Trump Breaks Silence on McCarthy as Contender for House Speaker After Failed Votes
Former President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for House speaker ahead of a fourth round vote Wednesday after McCarthy failed to secure the top job in three rounds of voting on Tuesday but insisted he’s still a contender. Hours after failing to clinch the House gavel amid GOP opposition,…
Jan. 6 Panel Shut Down as New Republican-Led House Sworn In
The Jan. 6 House Select Committee officially dissolve a day prior to Republicans taking the majority in the House on Jan. 3, wrapping up a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol breach. The committee said it has sent its work to the Department of Justice (DOJ) along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President…
Home Depot Co-founder Fears Demise of Capitalism Amid Rise of ‘Woke’ Socialism
In the more than four decades since he co-founded Home Depot, 93-year-old Bernie Marcus has learned quite a bit about the economy and business in America, developing strong views about what works and what doesn’t along the way. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, the billionaire discussed those views, lamenting the current state…
Mark Milley Confirms Saying He’d Prevent Trump From Doing Anything ‘Crazy’
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified last year that he agreed with the characterization of former President Donald Trump being “crazy” in a phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a conversation that some experts had earlier criticized as undermining the station of the president. The testimony was released…
Pro-Trump MAGA Hat Is Free Speech: Court
A teacher who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat to school was engaging in constitutionally-protected free speech, a U.S. appeals court has ruled. Eric Dodge, the teacher, wore the hat to two days of teacher trainings in 2019 at schools in Washington state, taking it off before entering the buildings but setting it near him….
Republicans Who ‘Poorly Handled’ Abortion Responsible for Disappointing Midterm Results: Trump
Former President Donald Trump blamed Republican candidates who mishandled the issue of abortion as the reason for the GOP’s lackluster midterm performance. “It wasn’t my fault that the Republicans didn’t live up to expectations in the MidTerms. I was 233-20!! Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Jan. 1, referring to his endorsement records…
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Local School Board’s Transgender Bathroom Policy
A federal appeals court in Florida has ruled in favor of a local school district, upholding its policy of preventing transgender students from using bathrooms of their choice. The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its 7–4 decision (pdf) on Dec. 30, saying that the St. Johns County School Board did not violate…
North Carolina DOJ Not Charging Mark Meadows
The North Carolina Department of Justice announced on Friday that there isn’t enough evidence to charge former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in connection with alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election. The state DOJ’s investigation was prompted by a report in the New Yorker that alleged Meadows potentially committed voter fraud by…
Trump Tax Returns Released, Show He and Wife Melania Had Negative Income in 4 of 6 Years
Former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania reported negative income in four of the six years covered by the couple’s joint tax returns, which were released on Friday by the Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee. While the committee earlier published a report and some documents that revealed details about the Trumps’ income and…
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