Donald Trump: What is planned for president-elect’s second term?
(NewsNation) — People got a clearer picture of what President-elect Donald Trump is planning to do once he gets to the White House in his first major postelection interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" over the weekend. When it comes to
Republicans pick Mast to lead House Foreign Affairs panel
House Republicans selected Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 119th Congress, sources told The Hill, as the conference works to organize its panels for the next two years of Republican-controlled Washington Republicans also selected
Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups
Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180 people over the weekend, after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents
Check your junk mail: Some affected by the Equifax data breach to get more money
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Customers affected by Equifax credit monitoring agency’s 2017 data breach may be eligible for another payment. Roughly 147.9 million Americans were affected by the breach, which compromised users’ names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, driver’s license numbers, and
House Republican eyes Medicare, Social Security for DOGE cuts
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) is floating Medicare and Social Security as potential areas of focus for President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Alford was pressed about potential cost-cutting recommendations by DOGE during his Monday appearance on Fox Business Network’s
Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, which would require some turnover on the high court every two years. Specifically, their resolution calls
Trump voices support for RFK Jr’s vaccine views, suggests Kennedy will research debunked autism link
President-elect Trump suggested in an interview Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr, his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, would investigate a debunked link between vaccines and autism. “When you look at some of the problems, when
TikTok asks federal court to pause ban until Supreme Court reviews
(NewsNation) — TikTok on Monday asked a federal appeals court to pause the Biden administration's enforcement of a law banning the platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge. This comes after a panel of three judges from The U.S. Court
Tulsi Gabbard heads to the Hill with Syria in spotlight
Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is expected on Capitol Hill to meet with senators this week, kicking off what will likely be a contentious confirmation process because of past comments the former congresswoman has
Klobuchar says she is ‘not a fan’ of preemptive pardons for Trump critics
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she is “not a fan” of President Biden issuing preemptive pardons for critics of President-elect Trump. Klobuchar joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, where she weighed in on the rumors that Biden will pardon those who are critical
Kinzinger has ‘absolutely no worries’ Trump will try to put him in jail
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he has “absolutely no worries” that President-elect Trump will try to put him in jail. Trump joined “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker Sunday for his first sit-down interview since winning the election. He indicated
Trump uses image of Jill Biden to sell his perfumes and colognes
(The Hill) — President-elect Donald Trump shared an image of first lady Jill Biden when trying to sell his perfume Sunday. “Here are my new Trump Perfumes & Colognes! I call them Fight, Fight, Fight, because they represent us WINNING,” Trump
The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies.
Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’
(The Hill) -- Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in jail, calling his
Social Security beneficiaries at risk of delays amid GOP funding fight
(The Hill) -- Social Security beneficiaries could face longer wait times for service next year unless Congress agrees to the White House budget office’s request to increase funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), the administration that runs the program
Trump suspect requests delay of attempted assassination trial
Public defenders for Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Trump at one of his Florida golf courses, asked a federal judge to delay his criminal trial over an "extraordinary volume" of discovery with just two
Supreme Court turns away Boston school admissions policy challenge as Alito, Thomas dissent
The Supreme Court turned away a group of white and Asian parents’ challenge to a temporary admissions policy at Boston’s prestigious “exam schools” over dissents from two of the court’s conservatives. The parents argued the policy runs afoul of the court’s decision
Supreme Court turns away challenge to Hawaii handgun license law
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a defendant’s Second Amendment challenge to Hawaii laws that make it a crime to carry handguns or ammunition in public without a license. In written statements, three of the court’s conservatives said