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Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda

January 6, 2025 News, agenda, Legislative, trumps0 comment

The success of President-Elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda will depend on whether Republicans can close ranks in Congress. They nearly failed on their very first vote. Mike Johnson won reelection as House speaker by the narrowest of margins this afternoon, and only after two Republican holdouts changed their votes at the last minute. Johnson won on the first ballot with exactly the 218 votes he needed to secure the required majority. The effort he expended to keep the speaker’s gavel portends a tough slog for Trump, who endorsed Johnson’s bid.…

Speaker Johnson’s Next Big Test: Who to Choose as Rules Committee Chairman

January 6, 2025 rules, chairman, Johnson's, Next, Test, Choose, Speaker, Committee0 comment

After narrowly escaping ouster as speaker of the House on Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson faces a decision that could determine his relationship with the hard-line conservative faction of the GOP that nearly took his job away—namely, who to appoint as chairman of the House Rules Committee. The House Committee on Rules is among the most important committees in any Congress, and it will be no different in the 119th session. As the last stop for a bill before it is considered on the floor, the committee largely determines what bills…

Why A Second Trump Term Would Be Much More Dangerous Than His First

January 6, 2025 than, term, much, Dangerous, Trump, first, would, more, second0 comment

Trump has a detailed plan. Project 2025 contains more than 900 pages of detailed plans for unprecedented levels of deportation, nationwide abortion bans, and major setbacks for public health. He would install Trump loyalists throughout the government. As detailed in Project 2025, Trump plans to fire tens of thousands of government officials and replace them with his own loyalists so he can do whatever he wants and not be stopped. If Donald Trump wins in November, he’d completely reshape every level of government to expand his power without any…

New Year’s Day terror attacks add urgency to Trump’s plans to reprioritize national security

January 2, 2025 Urgency, plans, Years, terror, trumps, reprioritize, security, National, attacks0 comment

President-elect Donald Trump has long warned that the Biden administration was not fortifying the country against Islamic terrorism on U.S. soil and, for his supporters, Sunday’s attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas hammered the point home. The Washington Times stories: White House

Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support

January 2, 2025 Speaker, remain, despite, Mike, trumps, Johnson's, could, House, support, struggle0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes and House Republicans weigh whether to reelect him to the post. The challenge, as always, is that Johnson will need almost every Republican vote to win. Johnson has a singular asset in his favor: President-elect Donald Trump endorsed him for speaker in a social media post at the start of…

The President Trump Is Pushing Aside

January 2, 2025 president, Aside, Trump, pushing0 comment

Only one historic site bears the name of America’s 22nd and 24th president—and it’s no Monticello. The Grover Cleveland Presidential Library and Museum occupies a one-story building in Caldwell, New Jersey, behind the house where its namesake spent the first few years of his life. The museum is the size of a small living room. A Dunkin’ sits across the street. The site befits Cleveland’s legacy. He was a large man but not larger than life; his two terms in the White House were most remarkable for the four years…