Susan Collins

Boyle: Business as Usual Consumes D.C. Swamp As If Election Never Happened

The swamp in Washington, DC, is back to business as usual, about to consider a massive spending plan to fund the government with the establishment media and Democrats already openly trying to nullify President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for his incoming administration. It’s almost as if the election never happened–at least not to the typical political establishment in the nation’s capital.

Storm clouds pass over the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by JI

What a 53-Seat Senate Majority Really Means for MAGA

A 53-seat majority for Republicans in the United States Senate brings a number of implications for the MAGA wing of the GOP, with some that are positive and others presenting challenges as the conference is still torn between an ever-shrinking establishment and a growing America First faction.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, right, speaks to Senator Susan Collins,

Report: Omnibus Bill to Include Electoral Count Act that Was Crafted in Response to January 6

The omnibus spending bill will include the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, a bill that was drafted in the wake of the January 6 Capitol Riots to amend the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and change the process for members of Congress to object to the certification of a presidential election, the Washington Post reported on Monday. 

FILE - Vice President Mike Pence hands the electoral certificate from the state of Arizona