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Democrats are saying they want to have their red state “battle-tested” lawmakers, Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), run for reelection in the 2024 campaign cycle.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) appointed his predecessor, former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), to fill the state’s U.S. Senate seat, vacated by former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) in January.

Republican Rep. George Santos (R-NY) says he “will NOT resign” after receiving calls from his own party to step down.

Sixty-five Democrats in the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday against creating a committee to investigate China and find ways to counter the communist country’s growing international influence.

C-SPAN sent a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asking for the organization to be permitted to bring in more cameras to the chamber to allow more “transparency” in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is to remain as head of the department, which she reportedly agreed to do at the request of President Joe Biden, according to a report from Bloomberg.

Democrat New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that he issued a cybersecurity directive to “prohibit the use of high-risk software and services,” including the Chinese social media app TikTok, on state government devices over security concerns.

Half of the likely votes in the United States said they disapprove of the Democrat-led $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending bill that was rammed through Congress last month to fund the government. At the same time, most agree it is a “disaster” for America.

Ohio joined the list of states banning the Chinese social media app TikTok on state government devices over security concerns after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed an executive order prohibiting “certain applications, platforms and websites” on the first day of his second term.

Former President Donald Trump responded to the CBS News report claiming Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned a U.S. attorney to review roughly ten classified documents found in an office once used by President Joe Biden.

Democrat Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) will return as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2024 campaign cycle after weeks of uncertainty as to who would lead the campaign arm.

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) was picked over Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) by the Steering Committee to chair the House Homeland Security Committee, which will oversee border security, cyber, emergency response, and other homeland security issues.

Former President Donald Trump congratulated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on winning the position, in addition to urging primaries for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Republicans who voted with him on last year’s $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending bill.

President Joe Biden is reportedly getting close to announcing his intentions to run for reelection following his family vacation, and after months of speculation, according to the Hill.

President Joe Biden congratulated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on being elected to the position Saturday, saying he is ready to work across the aisle in a divided government.

Democrats are quickly trying to find a replacement to run for Michigan’s United States Senate seat in 2024 after Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced she will not seek reelection, making way for a crop of new political leaders.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has been readying a political team to take on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who recently became an independent, for her seat in the U.S. Senate during the 2024 election cycle.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who won reelection last year, said he is “definitely” having conversations about a possible White House bid in 2024.

The Democrats in the United States Senate appear to have not named anyone to lead the campaign committee charged with keeping — and expanding — the party’s majority in the upper chamber as members start to announce retirement and a 2024 map favoring Republicans looms.

Michigan Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow will not seek reelection in 2024, having decided to retire at the end of her current term in January 2025.

The Ohio statehouse elected a “moderate” Republican with help from Democrats on Tuesday over the GOP caucus’s initial choice for the top spot.

A nonprofit funded by billionaire George Soros “quietly” donated $140 million to political causes, in addition to another $60 million to “like-minded” charitable organizations in 2021, a CNBC report found.

For the fifth time this week, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to confirm a speaker of the House, ultimately restricting the new class of lawmakers from being sworn in.

President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday before departing the White House that he hopes the Republicans can “get their act together” in electing a speaker of the House.

Incoming California Democrat Congressman Robert Garcia said he would “proudly” be sworn into Congress on the U.S. Constitution and a copy of a rare “Superman” comic book, among other personal items.

Only 33 percent of likely voters in the United States want to see President Joe Biden run for a second term in 2024, a new Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found.

Kentucky state Treasurer Allison Ball released a blacklist of 11 financial institutions engaged in energy company boycotts, which could make them subject to complete divestment by state entities after 120 days.

Incoming House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has already started to fundraise off the first unsuccessful set of votes for speaker of the House, in which Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to fight off the conservative flank of his party to be elected to the top spot.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told reporters on Tuesday after a Republican Conference meeting that he’s “not going anywhere” and will fight to become speaker no matter how many rounds of votes it takes.

Three leading conservatives reportedly told GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in a private meeting on Monday that they don’t mind if incoming House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wins the speakership.

In her final letter as Speaker of the House before a Republican majority is sworn in, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wrote that she believes House Democrats are the “greatest collection of intellect, integrity and imagination assembled.”

Three states in the southern United States will hold gubernatorial races this year, all of which could serve as previews of the 2024 presidential election.

Only 36 percent of likely voters in the United States think the county is headed in the “right” direction, which is down from the previous survey, a new Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Nebraska state Treasurer John Murante, a former national chair of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), told Breitbart News that pushing the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy movement “is a real attack on farmers and ranchers in Nebraska.”

A conservative-leaning watchdog group calls for more oversight over telework after examining federal employees’ leave data.

Over 1.5 million were without power on Christmas Eve due to a winter storm sweeping much of the country, according to PowerOutage at 11:30 a.m. Eastern.