The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks
(The Hill) - Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump's controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz...
View ArticleTrump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk 's influence in...
View ArticleAmazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in...
Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX argued in a federal appeals court Monday that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional, advancing a legal fight that may last into...
View ArticleHow will the Trump presidency affect student loan forgiveness?
(NEXSTAR) – President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, but what will his second term mean for the millions of Americans with student...
View ArticleJohnson, Greene hold 'productive meeting' as Speaker vote nears
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) gathered privately for a “productive” meeting last week, a source familiar with the situation and the congresswoman told The Hill,...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson becomes 'MAGA' Mike, cementing place in Trump's circle
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is cementing his place in President-elect Trump’s inner orbit, becoming not only a visible — if slightly out-of-place-looking — part of his entourage, but a key supporter...
View ArticleHouse Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using...
View ArticleRepublicans fume as GOP absences help Democrats move judicial nominees
Senate Republicans aired frustrations Tuesday after Vice President-elect Vance and other party members skipped votes Monday, greasing the skids for Democratic-backed judicial nominees to be...
View ArticleTrump watches as Musk’s SpaceX launches Starship rocket
Video courtesy of SpaceX. President-elect Trump joined Elon Musk on Tuesday in Texas to observe the launch of a SpaceX rocket as the two leaders have spent significant time together since Election...
View ArticleHere are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and...
View ArticleHealth advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule'...
EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in a poor settlement on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s...
View ArticleTrump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “ radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He...
View ArticleBattle for DNC chair kicks off under shadow of Trump
The battle over who will take the reins of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has begun as the party points fingers and works to refocus after resounding losses on Election Day. Current DNC Chair...
View ArticleTrump's immigration grand strategy casts wide net
President-elect Trump is returning to the White House looking to dwarf his first term's significant impact on immigration policy. Eight years after he first won the presidency, Trump has remolded the...
View ArticleRepublicans on Ethics Committee weigh 'unenviable' Gaetz report decision
Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are barreling into a no-win situation ahead of their expected meeting Wednesday to discuss their report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), weighing a...
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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Dept. What would that mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “ radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride,...
View ArticleBiden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats' loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats' gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for...
View ArticleDemocrats move to force full House vote to release Gaetz ethics report
As Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are blocking the release of the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), two House Democrats are spearheading an end-around strategy in a bid to...
View ArticleRepublicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel’s long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former...
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