#Five takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff

#Five takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff

Five takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D) victory over Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate runoff Tuesday night wrapped up the 2022 midterm election season and set the stage for the 2024 presidential election.  The Democrat’s victory also gives his party more leverage with their majority in the Senate and signifies…

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#Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike

#Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike

Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike A potential railroad strike has thrown President Biden a holiday curveball and pushed Congress into crisis mode, scrambling to finalize a federal fix to stave off an economy-rattling freight shutdown at the end of next week. Biden hosted the top four congressional leaders at the White House…

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#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist Senate Republicans across the ideological spectrum slammed former President Trump for having dinner with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken white supremacist and antisemite, who broke bread with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate before Thanksgiving.   Republican senators regularly try to duck questions about Trump’s conduct or give…

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#McConnell-Graham tensions boil over | The Hill

#McConnell-Graham tensions boil over | The Hill

McConnell-Graham tensions boil over | The Hill This week’s bruising leadership fight in the Senate exposed simmering tension between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), former President Trump’s closest ally in the Senate. Graham, one of the Senate’s highest-profile Republicans, sharply criticized McConnell’s leadership of the Senate GOP conference during…

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#The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump

#The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump

The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump The Republican Party, which had hoped to be flying high following last week’s midterm elections, is instead in a state of flux — with former President Trump at the core of the unease.  Trump launched his third bid for the presidency in a meandering speech at Mar-a-Lago on…

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#Make Lee master of the House

#Make Lee master of the House

“Make Lee master of the House” While the final numbers are still up in the air, it’s safe to say New York saved the Republican Party — and, more importantly, spared the nation another two years of unfettered vandalism by the Biden administration. Only by a whisker have the Republicans won control of the House,…

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