Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) went into cleanup mode as he sought to quickly clarify comments he made suggesting Republicans would consider repealing the CHIPS and Science Act if former President Donald Trump was reelected. The comments came during a campaign stop in Syracuse, New York, during which the speaker was asked if Republicans would…

OMAHA, Nebraska — Nebraska voters will have conflicting measures regarding abortion on the ballot on Nov. 5 that could drive voter turnout as well as fuel confusion in the state. The dueling abortion-related measures, Initiative 439 and Initiative 434, propose drastically different laws to amend the state constitution. The first would enshrine abortion rights up until fetal viability,…

Colleges and universities ignored the needs of Jewish students even as pro-Palestinian protests engulfed their campuses over the last year, according to a new report released Thursday by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The report, which details the findings of a yearlong investigation led by committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), found that…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is making the rounds to campaign with several GOP lawmakers in New York as the party looks to defend some of its most vulnerable seats and maintain its slim majority in the lower chamber. Johnson will appear alongside several New York Republicans this week, campaigning with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY)…

House Republicans could see a shakeup in party leadership after the 2024 elections depending on which party wins the House majority and which presidential candidate claims the White House. Republicans are set to hold their leadership elections on Nov. 13 to choose the highest-ranking members of their conference, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) believes that neither party is likely to win a significant majority in the House in the 2024 election or soon in the future. With one week until Election Day, the top House Republican told the Washington Examiner that while Republicans have an opportunity to expand their slim five-seat majority,…

EXCLUSIVE — Colleges could become liable to pay for medical costs for students who experienced adverse effects from the COVID-19 vaccine under a new law being introduced by House Republicans. Under the University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act, filed by Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) on Tuesday, colleges and universities that imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates…

Republicans are looking to minimize the fallout from comments made during former president Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” The joke, made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe before Trump spoke, has prompted widespread criticism from both sides of the aisle, including from celebrities who condemned the…

EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are unleashing their final efforts to defeat Democrats in key races just a week before Election Day as the party looks to defend its control of the majority of state legislative chambers across the country. The Republican State Leadership Committee, the largest organization of GOP state leaders in the country, will release…

Swing states have been getting all the headlines in the run-up to Election Day, but within them, there are a handful of counties that will determine if Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins the big prize. As things stand, Harris is expected to garner a minimum of 226 electoral votes, and…