Trump, Congress and Mike Johnson
Americans have enjoyed periods of extraordinary strength and prosperity. The mandate of the 2024 election shows that our people are hungry for that again
Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday extended an invitation for President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, the first State of the Union in Trump's second presidency. In a letter to the president,
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, is the latest to express public disapproval, particularly for the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers.
In rambling remarks after his inaugural address, the 47th president resurfaced baseless claims of election fraud, and aimed invective at Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Joe Biden.
A familiarity with the gears of government helped Trump’s team move with much more speed and sweep in their first week than they did eight years ago.
The 47th president issued a series of executive orders, saw his first Cabinet member confirmed and moved into the White House, all in a day's work.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the flags at the Capitol, which are at half-staff due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter, be raised for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration -- defying a White House proclamation.
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
President Trump is scheduled to come back to the Sunshine State Saturday before attending the GOP retreat at his Doral golf club.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress for the first time since he was inaugurated for the second time.
This is the easiest way to unravel a constitutional democracy: You turn democracy against the constitution, by claiming that an election gave the winner a mandate to suspend or ignore laws. In reality, Americans gave Trump no such mandate. Multiple polls have found that they oppose pardons for people convicted of violent crimes on January 6th.