Author: Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner

With Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announcing he will retire at the end of the year, Rep. George Santos‘s (R-NY) expulsion, and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) leaving for another role, House Republicans could lose their majority before 2024. House Republicans hold a razor-thin four-seat majority, but that number will drop to two going into the new…

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has found herself entangled in a series of controversies that could hurt her bid for reelection in 2024. The third-term representative is no stranger to the spotlight, as she has increasingly sought out high-profile interviews and taken on a prominent position as a bomb-thrower in the last year. She won reelection…

A proposal to sell state land inside Grand Teton National Park at auction will be voted on by the State Board of Land Commissioners on Thursday. The Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments recommended on Friday to auction off 640 acres of state land inside Grand Teton National Park at a minimum bid of…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) dropped controversial plans to build an immigrant shelter site in Brighton Park after the release of an environmental report on Friday that showed high levels of mercury and other contaminants on the lot. After several delays sparked by protests from neighboring residents and environmental concerns, Pritzker’s office said on Tuesday that…

Washington state residents could qualify for an additional tax credit this year thanks to the Washington Working Families Tax Credit, or WFTC. The WFTC is a new sales tax rebate that helps Washingtonian families who pay a disproportionate amount of their income in taxes. The rebate is aimed at assisting hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians,…

Two prominent Democrats have announced they’ll run for governor of Virginia in 2025, a state vulnerable to a Democratic takeover after Republicans failed to secure the state’s House and Senate under Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) in the 2023 election. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced his intention to run for governor in 2025 on Monday, promising…

The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation asked the judge in his gun charge case to reject his request to subpoena documents from former President Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials from his administration as part of his defense. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors argue that Biden lacks the evidence to support…

Two years ago, President Joe Biden allocated a substantial $7.5 billion toward the construction of thousands of electric vehicle charging stations across the nation, but the promised rollout remains elusive. Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invested $7.5 billion in EV charging when signed into law in 2021. Congress backed the legislation and agreed to build a…

Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said she is contemplating a third-party presidential run, warning of the dangers that would come from former President Donald Trump serving as president next year for a second term. Speaking to the Washington Post on Monday while promoting her new book, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning,…

Senate and House leaders are joining Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in calling for Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler to step down amid an active investigation after a mostly redacted document released Thursday by police in Sarasota mentioned rape and sexual battery. “It is untenable for Christian Ziegler to continue as Chairman of the RPOF and…