How many votes are needed for Speaker of the House?
It usually takes 218 votes—a simple majority of the 435 members of the House—to become House Speaker, but due to two vacancies, only 217 votes are currently... Read more.
Republicans Are About to Cause a Government Shutdown. Here’s How It Would Affect You.
The United States government is headed for a shutdown in less than 10 days, due to the failure of Republicans in the House of Representatives to agree on a new ... Read more.
Trump Wants to Cut Corporate Taxes Again
If Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025—as polls suggest he has roughly a 50/50 chance of doing—slashing the tax rate for big corporations could ... Read more.
Republican Candidates Commit to Backing Trump Even if Convicted
On Wednesday night, six of the eight Republican candidates in the party’s first presidential primary debate committed to support former President Donald Trump... Read more.
Top Trump Official Was Ready to Use Military Against Americans to Stay in Power
A top member of Donald Trump’s administration was prepared to use a pre-Civil War law to unleash the US military against American civilians if they protested ... Read more.
‘Conspiracy to Defraud the United States’: Trump Indicted Again
Former president and 2024 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has been charged with conspiring to defraud the United States for his attempts to overturn the 202... Read more.