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Trump and Xi Hold Beijing Summit Amid Competing Visions for Global Order The White House and Beijing hosted a high-profile summit this week between President Donald Trump and Chinese President…
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) praised the Senate’s confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve on May 13, 2026, calling the timing…
Ways and Means Chairman Credits Working Families Tax Cuts for April Job Growth, Wage Gains Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released a statement on May 8, 2026,…
Melania Trump Unveils Details of White House State Dinner Honoring King Charles III and Queen Camilla First Lady Melania Trump has released details of the White House State Dinner held…
Trump to Host King Charles III and Queen Camilla for Formal State Visit President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are set to welcome His Majesty King Charles…
Impeachment is the constitutional process by which Congress can remove the President, Vice President, federal judges, and other civil officers of the United States from office for “high crimes and…
The presidential line of succession is the order in which government officials assume the powers and duties of the President of the United States if the President dies, resigns, is…
A government trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously controls the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature (or, at the federal level, the presidency and both chambers of…
As of 2026, Republicans hold 26 of the 50 state governorships in the United States. Republican governors lead states representing a wide range of populations, economies, and geographic regions, from…
In Congress, the word “caucus” has two distinct meanings. It refers both to the formal party organizations within each chamber and to informal interest-based groups of members who share common…