Biden to tout economic legacy in Tuesday speech
President Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday afternoon touting his economic agenda and making the case that it has been more effective than the kinds of tax cuts likely to be implemented by the...
View ArticleCongress races toward fast-approaching government shutdown deadline
Congress has just 10 days until government funding is set to run out, and lawmakers don’t have a deal to keep the lights on during the holidays. Members on both sides of the aisle expect the...
View ArticleJan. 6 investigators say Trump trying to 'send a message' with calls for...
Members of the special committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are hitting back at President-elect Trump after he called for their imprisonment, saying the criminal...
View ArticleBragg lays out alternatives to dismissing Trump's hush money conviction
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office opposes dismissing President-elect Trump’s hush money charges but would accept halting the proceedings while he is in office, according to court...
View ArticleBiden stakes out economic legacy at Brookings as Trump readies takeover
President Biden on Tuesday made the case for the strength of his economic legacy as he prepared to leave office next month, arguing President-elect Trump would be inheriting a desirable situation and...
View ArticleMcConnell receives medical attention after falling
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) received medical attention after falling following a Republican lunch meeting Tuesday. A spokesman for McConnell said the GOP leader tripped after the...
View ArticleHouse advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote
The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. The chamber voted 211-207 along party lines to adopt the rule — which...
View ArticleDavid Valadao elected chair of Republican Governance Group
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) was elected chair of the Republican Governance Group, a House GOP caucus that trends to the center ideologically, after current chair, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), opted to...
View ArticleHouse task force cites 'various failures' ahead of 'preventable' Trump shooting
The House select committee that investigated the two assassination attempts against President-elect Trump released a report on Tuesday that found the July 13 attack at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa.,...
View ArticleGOP Armed Services chair criticizes ban on gender-affirming care for minors...
House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Tuesday lamented the inclusion of a provision banning coverage of gender-affirming care for minors in the annual defense authorization...
View ArticleHegseth makes play to win hard-to-get GOP centrists
Pete Hegseth is looking to win over a pair of key Republican moderates as he tries to keep his hopes of leading the Defense Department from being derailed. The former Fox News host huddled with Sen....
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Increased Christianity in schools opens the door to Satanic Temple education...
(The Hill) - The Satanic Temple is increasing its work in schools across the country, trying to combat a rise in religious teachings. The group, launched in 2013 to battle the "intrusion of...
View ArticleGOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons
(The Hill) -- Republican senators who witnessed firsthand the Jan. 6, 2021, ransacking of congressional offices now say it’s up to President-elect Donald Trump whether to pardon those protesters...
View ArticleSanders says this will likely be his last term
(The Hill) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), one of the Senate’s most prominent progressives, says he likely won’t run again for the Senate after his fourth term expires in 2030. Asked in an interview...
View ArticleCornyn warns Hegseth faces 'unpleasant' confirmation hearing
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Defense, faces a nasty Senate confirmation hearing that would likely be uglier than the battle over...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses Nvidia’s appeal in securities lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal from Nvidia in a securities lawsuit against the chipmaking giant, allowing the case to move forward. The court dismissed the appeal as...
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Trump, team trail Fauci on trust as medical information source: Survey
(The Hill) - President-elect Trump and those in his circle may have some ground to make up compared to former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci when it comes to earning trust related to...
View ArticleBolton: Senators ‘won’t escape history’s judgment’ if they vote to confirm...
John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, is warning that Republican senators will be judged harshly by history if they confirm Kash Patel as the next FBI director. Patel,...
View ArticleJeffries: Democrats not telling members how to vote on NDAA
House Democratic leaders will not tell their members how to vote on the measure to reauthorize Pentagon spending that is hitting the floor Wednesday afternoon. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries...
View ArticleChristopher Wray to resign as FBI director ahead of Trump takeover
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday he plans to resign from the agency, leaving his post ahead of President-Trump's apparent plans to fire him. "After weeks of careful thought, I’ve...
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