House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Congress should place conditions on disaster assistance for California in the wake of the state’s destructive wildfires. Johnson did not say what kind of conditions he would like to see on the disaster relief, but said it appears “state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respects.”  It […]

President-elect Donald Trump said on day 1 of his administration the border will be closed and criminals deported, calling it “common sense,” The Washington Times reports. “It’s going to be closed very strongly. It’s going to be closed and we’re going to have to take people out that are criminals,” Trump told reporters Wednesday evening.  “We have people from […]

President-elect Donald Trump will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at the invitation of Senate Republican leadership, according to sources. One of the big questions that needs to be hashed out is whether to move Trump’s agenda in a single budget reconciliation package or break it up into two packages. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has spoken […]

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is asking the Senate Homeland Security Committee to call on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify after the Jan. 1 New Orleans attack.  Hawley sent a letter to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., incoming chairman of the committee, emphasizing Biden administration officials “cannot shirk public accountability” as President Joe Biden’s term ends.  Hawley stressed […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson is not out of the woods in his fight to retain his gavel, even after receiving a crucial endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.  Johnson is set to have just a 219-215 majority when the House returns on Jan. 3, meaning he will likely only be able to lose one vote. There […]