Lauren Irwin

Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wisc.) said he would vote to release the House Ethics Committee report into allegations of misconduct against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect Trump nominated to be attorney general. “I think it’s very important that everybody has as much knowledge as possible so that they can make an informed...

CNN pundit Scott Jennings said he isn’t sure “how successful” President-elect Trump will be at getting former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) into the attorney general position. As controversy swirls around several of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, one that has disrupted Capitol Hill is the nod to Gaetz for attorney general, who was investigated on whether he...

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board questioned Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, over a sexual assault allegation in a new op-ed published Tuesday. The Journal’s editorial board suggested that when the Senate holds confirmation hearings over Hegseth becoming the head of the Department of Defense, they may question what...

Conservative radio host Erick Erickson said Republicans in the Senate should block Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary because his worldview does not align with Christian conservatism. “Worldview matters, and because worldview matters, that is why the Senate Republicans should kill the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. because his worldview...

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Trump, claimed the Biden administration is trying to cause “World War 3” by helping Ukraine in its war with Russia. “The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save...

Former White House Communications Director and MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Democrats right now are “in the wilderness” with no clear leader to guide them after a brutal election loss. “Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness. As you said before, there is no clear leader of the party,” Psaki said Sunday on NBC’s...

Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he is “not going to be intimidated” by President-elect Trump as concerns grow over if the next administration will go after Trump’s enemy list. “Look, I’m not going to be intimidated by anything he says, by anything he does,” Schiff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Schiff, a...

Kari Lake has settled in the election defamation lawsuit brought by a local Arizona election official. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) sued Lake last year, claiming she defamed him when she refused to concede her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial defeat and alleged fraud in the election. The details of the settlement are confidential, but two...

President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike further into Russia, multiple reports said. The move comes as about 10,000 North Korean troops aid Russia in its war and expect to fight in Ukraine in the “next several weeks.” The move also comes after President-elect Trump won the presidential election, claimed he would...

President-elect Trump is tapping Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to chair the agency. Trump said he first nominated Carr to the FCC in 2017 and he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. “His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent...