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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing for the Louisiana Republican as he prepares for…

News

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, has died at 100

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,…

Politics

Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully…

National News

Time is running short to avert a government shutdown after funding bill is rejected

A day before a potential government shutdown, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt…

Local News

Governor selects Stine, Tarver for new Fiscal Responsibility Program

Two Lake Charles legislators have been named members of the state’s new Fiscal Responsibility Program, Sen. Jeremy Stine,…

Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year

House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep…

Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda after his election victory, insisting the…

Politics

Biden guarantees a ‘peaceful transfer of power,’ House control hangs in the balance

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation midday Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath…

Politics

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president–elect often skipped…

Politics

Trump wins White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former…

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