Whoopi Goldberg claims Elon Musk is ‘the actual vice president’
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg speculated that billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is “the actual vice president,” deeming Vice President-elect J.D. Vance “an interim.” Musk actively assisted...
View ArticleMighty Casey has struck out
Wednesday’s Bucks County Commissioners meeting was as packed and as raucous as one might expect it to be one week after the two Democrats on the three-member board vowed to break the law and count...
View ArticleTrump returning to Project 2025 authors after rejecting their work on the trail
After distancing himself from Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped some of its contributors to join his incoming administration. Though the project itself...
View ArticleBob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to David McCormick
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) conceded the Pennsylvania Senate race to David McCormick. The race was called days after the election for McCormick, but Casey had refused to concede. He held out longer than any...
View ArticleTrump announces Pam Bondi as next attorney general pick
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next pick for attorney general, following former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal earlier in the day. Bondi served as...
View ArticleTom Barrett wins Capitol lottery by landing in great-grandfather’s office
Rep.-elect Tom Barrett (R-MI) will start his freshman term in Congress in the same office his great-grandfather occupied 70 years earlier when he passed consequential legislation to change the Pledge...
View ArticleMcConnell announces post-leadership role chairing defense budget panel
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Thursday that he will chair the Appropriations subcommittee that controls the defense budget next year as he prepares to step down from Senate leadership. In...
View ArticleTrump’s Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth ‘will get confirmed’ despite...
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, likely has a clear path to Senate confirmation after Republican senators indicated they would support him, despite new...
View ArticleRFK Jr.’s fluoride concerns gain steam in Arkansas legislature
Arkansas Republicans want to give state residents control over whether to add fluoride to the public water supply. Four Republicans filed two bills on Wednesday that could remove the state’s...
View ArticleWhat’s an altcoin? Crypto market grows rapidly as Bitcoin nears $100,000
Bitcoin keeps surging to new all-time highs following President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory three weeks ago, and it’s nearing $100,000 per coin after trading below $40,000 in January. It’s...
View ArticleTrump allies see Gaetz’s withdrawal as a strategic win
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump see former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as a necessary political sacrifice to carry out Trump's second-term vision. Gaetz was despised by many lawmakers...
View ArticleSocial Security update: Most people worry they won’t ever see benefits...
A clear majority of United States adults worry that they won't ever see the Social Security benefits that they paid into. A new survey from Bankrate, conducted in October, polling 2,492 individuals,...
View ArticleWhy car companies might ask Trump to keep Biden’s EV rules in place
Car companies are revving up to ask President-elect Donald Trump to keep President Joe Biden's tight restrictions and regulations on them going forward. According to a report from the New York Times,...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz is out as attorney general, not clear if he can return to House...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's next move after giving up the nomination for attorney general is uncertain, with the possibility of returning to the House unclear. Gaetz resigned from his position as...
View ArticleDemocrats are undermining democracy in Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) may have finally conceded his election loss to Republican challenger David McCormick, but far too much damage has already been done to voter faith in our country’s electoral...
View ArticleNorth Korea warns US of stoking tensions and bringing countries to brink of...
During a speech at a military demonstration on Thursday, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un blamed the United States for escalating geopolitical tensions. Kim claimed that the United States had...
View ArticleNewsom slammed for ‘hypocritical’ resistance to California cities...
A California lawmaker attacked Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for pursuing what he described as “hypocritical” plans to fight the incoming Trump administration. Republican state Assemblyman Bill Essayli...
View ArticleSuspense builds for FBI and CIA deputy picks as Trump fills out his Cabinet
After a recent flurry of administration appointments, President-elect Donald Trump is nearly done with choosing Cabinet nominees for a second White House term. However, Trump still has yet to name a...
View ArticleDaily on Energy: States sue Blackrock, awaiting Biden’s LNG report, UN...
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and Happy Wednesday readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen kick things off by taking a look at a recent lawsuit filed by Texas and...
View ArticleWhat to know about Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s pick for NIH director
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health — an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. With a $48 billion budget, NIH...
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