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Kamala Harris Struggles to Recite Pledge of Allegiance on Senate Floor: ‘What an Embarrassment’

Vice President Kamala Harris stumbled while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance on the Senate floor during the swearing-in ceremony as the 118th Congress convened. It comes after Harris faced a decisive defeat in the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump. Harris is now continuing to fulfill her duties as…

Chuck Schumer Assigns Sen Adam Schiff to Senate Judiciary Committee

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has appointed recently sworn-in Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) to a powerful committee role in the upper chamber. According to Breitbart, Schumer appointed Schiff to the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee oversees judicial appointments. Schiff's appointment will echo his time in the House, where…

Senate Republicans Helped Biden Beat Trump’s Judicial Record

Several Senate Republicans, with help from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have fast-tracked the confirmation of President Joe Biden's final federal judge nominations before he leaves office next month. The rush has ensured that Biden has now officially surpassed President Donald Trump's record on confirming federal judges. Schumer was able to…

Republican Senator: Kash Patel Has Enough Support to Be Confirmed as FBI Chief

Republican Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has revealed that Kash Patel has now garnered enough support in the Senate to be confirmed as FBI director. Patel's confirmation would place a President Donald Trump loyalist in charge of an agency that has spent years targeting the Democrats' opponents. During Trump's first presidential…

Trump Says He Doesn’t Think DeSantis Will Name Lara Trump as Rubio’s Senate Replacement

President Donald Trump has said he doesn't believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will name his daughter-in-law as Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) replacement in the U.S. Senate. Lara Trump, who recently resigned as Republican National Committee co-chair, has been a favorite to succeed Rubio in the Senate. Trump last month announced…

Lara Trump Steps Down from Role as RNC Co-Chair

Lara Trump has announced that she is stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). It comes as she considers several potential options with her father-in-law, President Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Lara Trump has been named as a potential replacement to fill Sen.…

Scramble to Fill J.D Vance’s Senate Seat Begins

A scramble has begun for VP-elect J.D. Vance’s Senate seat as the former senator prepares to serve as second-in-command in President Donald Trump's administration. Whoever Republican Governor Mike DeWine appoints will serve until a special election in 2026. The special election will decide who serves the remainder of Vance’s term.…

BREAKING: Matt Gaetz Withdraws from Trump’s Attorney General Nomination

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has just announced that he has withdrawn his nomination to become President Donald Trump's attorney general. Last week, Trump rocked Washington D.C. by announcing that he had chosen Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice in his second presidential term. Gaetz immediately resigned from the…

Top Senate Republicans Consider Subpoenaing House Ethics Committee over Matt Gaetz Investigation

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through Washington D.C. by announcing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as his pick for U.S. attorney general. In the wake of the announcement, Gaetz has already resigned from Congress. The selection of Gaetz came just days before a House Ethics Committee vote regarding allegations he faced.…

Obama Set Precedent for Trump to Use Recess Appointments

President Donald Trump has faced a furious backlash from Democrats for wanting to fill his Cabinet through recess appointments. However, Trump would not be the first president to use the controversial method. In fact, the precedent was set by none other than Barack Obama. Obama made "routine" use of recess…