Author Archives: Lashes and Tan

Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message

With a recipient list stocked with old-guard icons and political backers, the president is signaling support for the establishment his successor wants to tear down.

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Author: Michael D. Shear

New York Republican suggests hush money case helped to elect Trump: ‘Great irony’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) suggested the New York hush money case played a part in helping President-elect Trump win the 2024 presidential election against Vice President Harris. “Well, the gr…

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Author: Filip Timotija

Kinzinger on ‘changed’ GOP: ‘I’m probably closer to a Democrat now’

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reflected on the “changed” Republican Party, saying he finds himself being “probably closer to a Democrat now” politically, arguing the Democratic Party is bette…

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Author: Filip Timotija

What next for Nick Clegg, the Meta man who made £100m?

The Lib Dem leader turned Silicon Valley executive will soon be searching for a prominent new role from his London mansion

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Author: Robert Watts | William Turvill, Chief Business Correspondent

Trump flexes power over House GOP in whirlwind Speaker race

President-elect Trump reasserted his power over the House GOP conference during Friday’s whirlwind Speaker vote, proving that, despite some recent doubts, he still has significant sway over Republi…

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Author: Mychael Schnell,Brett Samuels

Trump has faced down Republican dissidents in Congress

After some drama he gets his man for speaker of the House. That was the easy part

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Author: The Economist

How Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will ‘nudge’ Democrats — and the chamber

How Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will “nudge” Democrats—and the chamber

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Author: Edward-Isaac Dovere

Democrats look for places to work with Trump 2.0

Democrats say one thing is certain: 2025 won’t be 2017, when it comes to the start of the Trump administration. Two months after their grueling and disappointing White House loss to Pre…

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Author: Amie Parnes

James Carville admits Dems focused too much on Trump, rips alternative media for ‘goofy information’

Democratic strategist James Carville explains how the Democrats lost in 2024 and the three issues he thinks they need to focus on to succeed going forward.

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Author: Marc Tamasco

Scoop: Jesse Jackson’s son “taking a hard look” at 11th-hour bid for DNC chair

Jackson signaled he’d pitch himself as a relative progressive and floated a return of Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy.

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Author: Andrew Solender

Trump says nobody wants to see ‘half mast flag’ during his inauguration, slams ‘giddy’ Dems

President-elect Donald Trump criticized Democrats for being happy about the US flag potentially being at half-staff during his inauguration due to for

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Author: TOI World Desk

Rep. Mike Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants them to pass a single reconciliation bill

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told lawmakers that the president-elect backs one reconciliation bill, rather than two or more, two sources with direct knowledge told NBC News.

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Author: Julie Tsirkin,Alexandra Marquez

Johnson tells House GOP Trump wants one reconciliation package

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Trump wants to pass one reconciliation package, a strategy that runs counter to the two-bill effort several othe…

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Author: Mychael Schnell

Johnson reveals Trump’s wishes on delivering huge policy overhaul in closed-door meeting

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans that President-elect Trump wants one large reconciliation bill passed.

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Author: Elizabeth Elkind

Dramatic speaker vote: Trump pushes Johnson to victory but challenges loom

US News: President-elect Donald Trump successfully persuaded two critical GOP lawmakers to support Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson as House Speaker. This int

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Author: TOI World Desk

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly re-elected as House speaker

Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel has threatened not only his own survival but Trump’s ambitious agenda of tax cuts and mass deportations as the Republicans sweep to power.

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Author: Gavin Blackburn

Wisconsin Democrat “generates excitement” in race for DNC chair

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler is an “underdog” whose support appears to be surging.

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Author: Salon

I have lived through the H-1B process and know the value that the visa brings, says Democratic candidate for Virginia Senate Kannan Srinivasan

US News: Kannan Srinivasan, a first-generation Indian American immigrant and former finance professional, is running for Virginia state Senate after serving as

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Author: Ishani Duttagupta

House votes for rules to make ousting a speaker more difficult

The House of Representatives voted along party lines to adopt a new set of rules for the 119th Congress.

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Author: Elizabeth Elkind,Morgan Phillips

Wikler earns more endorsements for DNC Chair

Wisconsin party chair is running on “unite, fight, win” platform.

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Author: Anthony DaBruzzi

James Carville who tom-tommed about Kamala Harris victory during campaign season now concedes defeat, says ‘It will always be the economy, stupid’

Pretty recently, eminent and famous Democratic strategist James Carville asserted that he was all wrong about his prediction regarding the winning chances of US Vice President Kamala Harris in the US Presidential Election 2024 and cited some significant reason.

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Author: The Feed

Johnson tells Republicans Trump wants one big policy bill as party charts course on agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson informed Republicans at a closed-door meeting Saturday that Donald Trump favored moving his agenda as one sweeping package, according to sources in attendance — a key announcement fraught with risk but one that sets the stage for advancing the president-elect’s ambitious plans.

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Author: Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris

McCarthy says Trump ‘unifier’ in propelling Johnson across Speaker finish line

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered his congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after being reelected to the leadership role Friday but suggested that President-elect Trump sho…

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Author: Steff Danielle Thomas

Party Switching Raises Political Realignment Questions

The victory march does raise questions about political realignment and the future of politicians who switch parties after elections.

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Author: Daniel Molina

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