House Republican leaders on Thursday choose Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to lead the House Financial Services Committee in the 119th Congress, as it completes its selections for committee chairs. Hill was selected to lead the Financial Services panel, over Reps. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), according to two sources in [...]
House Republican leaders will choose new chairs for a number of influential committees this week, people who will have the power to help deliver on President-elect Trump’s priorities in the GOP trifecta over the next two years. While most of the committee chair positions are uncontested, several panels have leaders who are departing Congress or [...]
The FBI has long been accused of becoming mired in politics, long before President-elect Trump nominated Kash Patel to FBI director, sparking concern among Democrats.
A handful of previous contenders to join Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign as the running mate dodged the campaign's massive loss against President-elect Trump.
Republicans are open to raising the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap that the party championed and put in place under former President Trump seven years ago as they aim to win total control of government in 2024. The issue is especially potent in higher-tax blue states like California and New York that have [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.” His combative stance comes in a visit the Biden administration hopes...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fiery congressional address drew divided reactions, as the GOP lauded the speech and Democratic lawmakers criticized it for not advancing progress toward peace and bringing hostages home. In the Wednesday address, Netanyahu called for the U.S. to stand squarely by Israel in its fight against Iranian-backed groups, including Hamas, as...
