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Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support for the House GOP leader to avoid a messy, protracted battle that could delay the certification of his own victory.”If we have some kind of protracted fight where we can’t elect a speaker — the speaker’s not elected; we’re not sworn in. And if we’re not sworn in, we can’t certify the election,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital.
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a hospital Monday afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever, a spokesperson for Clinton said.”President Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever. He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Angel Urena wrote.
The White House is concerned that Iran’s weakened position will prompt the regime to pursue a nuclear weapon, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan is coordinating with the Trump team on this concern. Iran has suffered a year of setbacks amid Israeli assaults on its proxy forces and a pull-out from Syria amid the takeover by Sunni Muslim forces, hostile to Iran’s Shiite government.
William F. Buckley Jr. was a man of parts.
The Social Security Fairness Act checks all the boxes of bad legislation.
Now is not the time for Republican tax writers to rest on their 2017 laurels.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) was slammed over a tone-deaf post claiming she had made New York City subways “safer,” hours after a woman died after being lit on fire on a subway.
The post Kathy Hochul Slammed over Tone-Deaf Post Claiming She Made NYC ‘Subways Safer’ appeared first on Breitbart.
President-elect Donald Trump unleashed a slew of nominations on Sunday night, naming several new people to serve in his forthcoming administration.In several Truth Social posts on Sunday, Trump introduced various experts to work in the White House on issues ranging from defense to technology to budgeting. The Republican leader began by naming Stephen Alexander Vaden as his nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
A Guatemalan migrant, who is suspected of allegedly lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train, has been arrested, according to a report from the New York Post.
The post Report: Guatemalan Migrant Suspected of Lighting Subway Rider on Fire Arrested appeared first on Breitbart.
China has warned the U.S. that it is making “dangerous moves” by providing Taiwan with an additional $571 million in defense materials, which was authorized by President Biden on Saturday.In addition to the $571 million approved by Biden, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that $295 million in military sales had been approved for the self-ruled island of Taiwan.The sales and assistance from the U.S.
Steve Bannon says that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) must cede his gavel by the end of 2024 for the good of the MAGA movement.
The post Exclusive — Steve Bannon: Speaker Johnson Must Resign by New Year appeared first on Breitbart.
President-elect Trump on Sunday named Callista Gingrich, wife to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, as one of his latest U.S. ambassador nominees.Writing on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he picked Gingrich to serve as U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, citing her previous ambassadorial experience in his first administration. Gingrich, and the other ambassador nominees, will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
The senility of too many powerful leaders in Washington is a silent scandal.
Democrat voters are more likely than Republicans to cut down on time spent with family members during the holiday season due to political differences, a post-election survey showed.
The post Survey: Democrats ‘Significantly’ More Likely to Slash Family Time During Holidays over Political Differences appeared first on Breitbart.
President-elect Trump estimated the exact time his administration will be “fully operational” on Jan. 20 in his first rally-styled speech since his decisive win over Vice President Kamala Harris last month. “You just have a few days to wait. We’re going to be fully operational, I would say, by about 2:00 on the 20th,” Trump said from the AmericaFest stage.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been living in a retirement facility, a source told Fox News on Sunday. The source also denied a local news report that said she was in a memory care facility.Granger, who is retiring at the end of this congressional term, has largely remained absent from the Capitol in recent months, having last cast votes on July 24. She was not present for over 54% of votes this year.
‘There is no way that dog has spent as much with this airline as I have’
‘One of the crew members sustained minor injuries’
A new lexicon introduced by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound is designed to make embryos seem less human.
The program has grown beyond its original purpose in ways that foster dependency and place unsustainable burdens on taxpayers and state budgets.
The gospel has sustained the people of this besieged nation throughout their history and now inspires them to practical works of aid and mercy during this time of war.
The case for mashed potato pizza as the perfect prelude to Christmas Day.
A lobby group for Indian H-1B contract workers is trying to use the GOP’s planned 2025 reconciliation bill to get fast-track green cards for roughly 1.2 million Indian citizens living in the United States.
The post H-1B: Indian Migrants Want Elon Musk to Help Them Win Green Cards appeared first on Breitbart.
The year keeps getting better, with the news that 15,000 people (who hate us) lost their media and entertainment jobs in 2024.
The post Nolte: 15,000 Media & Entertainment Jobs Lost in 2024 appeared first on Breitbart.
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, revealed that she was withdrawing her name from consideration to serve in the United States Senate.
The post Lara Trump Withdraws Name from Consideration for Senate appeared first on Breitbart.
Lara Trump, President-elect Trump’s daughter-in-law, said Saturday she is removing herself from consideration for Florida Republican Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” she wrote on X Saturday. The president-elect has nominated Rubio to be secretary of state.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) chief of staff to lead the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Policy.
The post Trump Nominates Ted Cruz’s Chief of Staff to Lead DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy appeared first on Breitbart.
“Rockin’ around the Christmas treeAt the Christmas party hop” – Brenda LeeIt’s a yuletide tradition on Capitol Hill. An annual custom of rockin’ around a congressional Christmas tree, festooned with hundreds of legislative ornaments, Advent appropriations and mistletoe modifications.A political Polar Express chugs through the halls of Congress nearly every December.
President-elect Donald Trump faces a “big mess” in the aftermath of a spending bill passed to avoid a government shutdown.
The post Mike Johnson Hands Donald Trump a ‘Big Mess’ After Debt Ceiling Betrayal appeared first on Breitbart.