House Ethics chair says Gaetz withdrawal ‘should end discussion’ of report’s...
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chair of the House Ethics Committee, said former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration for attorney general “should end the discussion”...
View ArticlePro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support
Pro-Ukraine lawmakers in both parties are working to get key provisions surrounding U.S. support for Kyiv passed into law by January, an effort to safeguard assistance that is under threat in a...
View ArticleWhat's next for Matt Gaetz: 5 possibilities
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) political future is up in the air following his announcement that he is taking his name out of the running to be attorney general in the Trump administration. Gaetz...
View Article2 House Republicans seek to stop IVF expansion in defense bill
Two House Republicans, Reps. Matt Rosendale (Mont.) and Josh Brecheen (Okla.), are asking the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees to not include provisions in the annual defense...
View ArticleTrump picks Pam Bondi for next attorney general
President-elect Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bondi was a swift pick just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz...
View ArticleSenate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic...
View ArticleAdvocates fear national book ban under unified GOP government
A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation. Congressional Republicans have shown increased interest in the possibility, with House...
View ArticleGaetz withdrawal shifts spotlight to Hegseth, Gabbard, Kennedy
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration to become attorney general has shifted the attention of Senate Republicans to the nominations of Pete Hegseth, former Hawaii...
View ArticleRepublicans open to RFK Jr. at HHS despite abortion-rights stance
Senate Republicans are signaling that they are open to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) despite his long-standing support of abortion rights...
View ArticleSupreme Court drops Facebook’s appeal of investor suit in Cambridge Analytica...
The Supreme Court on Friday tossed Facebook’s appeal in a securities lawsuit against the social media giant, indicating the court shouldn’t have taken up the case. The unsigned, one-sentence opinion...
View ArticleNew York judge calls off Trump hush money sentencing
President-elect Trump’s sentencing in his New York criminal case will not go forward as planned next week as his attorneys push to dismiss the prosecution following his election victory. Judge Juan...
View ArticleCan Matt Gaetz return to Congress?
Now that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Trump’s attorney general, questions are swirling about whether he will return to the House — or if he...
View ArticleTrump immigration crackdown: Denaturalization just a drop in the bucket
(The Hill) - President-elect Trump’s incoming administration is expected to take aim at legal immigration, in addition to cracking down on the illegal variety, slowing the pace of application...
View ArticleGaetz says he will not return to Congress
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Friday he will not return to Congress after resigning his House seat last week, despite having withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Trump’s attorney...
View ArticleTrump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary
President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair of...
View ArticleSupreme Court takes up another federal agency power challenge
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear a case that could deliver another blow to federal agencies’ powers. The justices agreed to take up the government’s appeal of a decision invalidating...
View Article‘Three-way tie’: Trump Treasury pick hanging in limbo
President-elect Trump has spent recent days in meetings with potential picks to be his Treasury secretary but so far a final decision is hanging in the balance. Marc Rowan, Apollo Global Management...
View ArticleTrump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with...
View ArticleTrump expected to name investor Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary pick
(The Hill) — President-elect Trump is expected to tap hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in his new administration, a source confirmed to NewsNation. Bessent, founder and...
View ArticleJohn Hopkins surgeon and COVID contrarian Marty Makary selected to lead...
President-elect Trump has picked Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins's surgeon who has espoused contrarian views about the COVID-19 pandemic, to lead the Federal Drug Administration. Makary is a surgical...
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