Despite pleas from House Speaker Mike Johnson that he stay on, Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher followed through on his plans to resign from Congress on Saturday. The direct result of Gallagher’s departure is that Johnson can now afford just a single GOP defection on any given vote. That in turn means Johnson, who is already heavily dependent on Democrats to pass any legislation, will grow even more reliant on them. The math—if you’re Johnson—is grim. With Gallagher gone, Republicans hold just 217...
A rare meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US
President Joe Biden is venturing into the lion’s den this weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A tough gig before a tough crowd, Biden’s at-times tense relationship with the press will be placed to one side for one night, but that will not stop reporters and news executives from appraising his performance. Biden was […]
If it weren't for the fact that they are running interference for the worst president in the history of the republic, and one of the most deeply and fundamentally corrupt political figures since Huey Long - maybe Caligula - I'd almost feel sorry for White House staffers. These poor saps are trying to cover up President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline, and it's getting harder by the day. Every time the president speaks, it's another Gaffe-A-Palooza, and the problem is this: Every time he...
The Republicans' House majority is so slim that Democrats need to flip just four seats in November to retake control. That makes the "Biden 16" a significant group of competitive seats and they could go a long way in determining whether the next president has a friendly or hostile House next year.
The White House's official transcripts of Biden's gaggles and speeches have admitted that the president has made 148 mistakes, a Daily Caller analysis found.
A Washington, D.C., official scored two more visits to the White House after a spokesman for President Joe Biden reportedly asserted that she would not be allowed to return following her praise of antisemite Louis Farrakhan. Cora Masters Barry, an official serving under Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, said at a mid-2022 event that Farrakhan was […]
Most Republican senators are demanding federal law enforcement and the Department of Education “act immediately to restore order” on college campuses where anti-Israel and antisemitic protests have broken out, especially at Columbia University.
James Comer and Jamie Raskin bickered with each other throughout the heated hearing
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program could move some Palestinians out of Gaza. Top Biden officials have discussed resettling some Palestinians. Family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents could be considered
There is a man's name in my phone contacts - let's call him Dave - who was once an important person to me but who now refuses to answer my calls.
A few numbers illustrate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) precarious hold on the gavel and the dilemma for House Republicans more broadly. The Ukraine aid package that is the latest policy imperiling Johnson was opposed by 112 Republicans while only 101 voted yes. (That is identical to the breakdown among Republicans on the March $1.2 trillion […]