Republicans won a majority in the Senate and believe they are on track to maintain their majority in the House. So once the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, 2025, who will be in leadership?  In the House, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is vying to keep the gavel. Johnson wrote a letter to…

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the filibuster is secure now that Republicans have won a majority in the chamber. McConnell made the comment to reporters while taking a victory lap the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 6.  “This shifting to a Republican Senate Majority helps control the guardrails to keep people who want to…

History was made in three states on Election Day.  In Delaware, Lisa Blunt Rochester — who already made history as the first woman and first Black person to represent the state in Congress — will now become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate.  Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black candidate to represent…

Donald Trump is poised to win the presidency again. How Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania helped put him over the top. And while Republicans have picked up seats in the Senate, will they also take the House? A look at where things stand. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.…

New Jersey voters elected Democratic Rep. Andy Kim as their next Senator. Kim defeated Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw, a hotelier and restaurateur on the Jersey shore. Kim will take the seat of former Sen. Bob Menendez, who resigned after being found guilty of bribery, fraud, extortion and acting as a foreign agent. Kim was first…

Election Day 2024 is finally here. Hear former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ final pitches to supporters as millions of voters head to the polls. And we break down the key states and math that make up the all-important Electoral College. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Trump, Harris…

In a presidential campaign cycle filled with tax cut proposals, one is loftier than all the rest. Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of getting rid of individual income tax and replacing it with revenue from tariffs. Individual income tax currently provides 49% of the federal government’s annual revenue. “Were you serious…

With six days until the election, former President Donald Trump stumped in Allentown, Pennsylvania as Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her “closing argument.” We have what each said about what’s at stake next Tuesday.  Also, details on what happened after a gunman opened fire from a hotel in Atlanta. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday,…

One week until the presidential election and pundits are running all sorts of scenarios in which former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris win the necessary 270 electoral college votes. One key battleground is Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Nebraska is one of two states that splits its electoral votes. Democratic presidential candidates won…

A major political shakeup has taken over Japan. The ruling party failed to win a majority in parliament for the first time in more than a decade.  Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won’t step down, despite the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) losing the general election Sunday, Oct. 27. Ishiba called a snap election soon after…