Former President Joseph R. Biden had harsh words for President Trump in his new memoir, in which he condemns the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and said his successor fawned over him during a meeting to discuss the transition of power in 2024.
Senate Republicans returning to the Capitol on Monday are furious with President Trump, whom they blame for last week's big losses in Senate and House races. The anger is raising the chances that the party could pivot away from the lame-duck president in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential election, say GOP aides and strategists....
Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the blue wave that battered the GOP on Tuesday night. Despite spending more than $442 million this cycle — a massive sum that eclipsed his support for President Trump in the 2024 election — Republicans...
A dominant performance by Democrats in last week's midterm elections is expected to severely slow the progress of — if not entirely kill off — congressional efforts to regulate the big business of college sports. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is expected to become the first Black Speaker in January, has backed the...
Democrats charting America’s foreign policy in the next Congress are charged with answering Americans’ demands to bring down soaring prices linked to the war in Iran and President Trump’s tariffs. At the same time, they’re focused on reversing what they view as Trump’s destructive policies: gutting America’s diplomatic corps, slashing foreign assistance and freewheeling spending...
The AI safety community is feeling optimistic after the Democrats’ midterms sweep elected several candidates promising stricter regulations on the technology. After years of stalled AI regulation in Congress, advocates for stricter guardrails on the technology are hopeful the new class of House and Senate members could turn the tide in their favor. While AI...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is flying high following a midterm landslide that gives Democrats a huge majority next year and makes him a shoo-in for the Speakership. But first, he’s facing some tough choices in the lame-duck session. Congress returns to Washington this week with several high-profile topics on the docket that are...
Historic Republican losses on Tuesday have blurred the picture of the party’s presidential field about 15 months before the GOP primaries begin. Vice President Vance’s path to succeeding President Trump has become rockier, while figures including outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R), both former presidential candidates, are quickly carving out...
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, condemned comedians and political commentators for joking about political violence after Dave Chappelle said during a stand-up performance that he had been in a “good mood” since her husband’s assassination. “To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s...
President Trump said during a Sunday appearance on "60 minutes" that the "hatred between" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the primary obstacles toward resolving the Russia-Ukraine war. CBS News's Ross Douthat questioned Trump about his promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, a claim he touted during his most...
President Trump said on Sunday that he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role as a joke. “I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. “But Dana loves the idea, and there's only one Dana, and he's great.” The president then appeared to...
After Stephen Miller was selected as White House chief of staff, his wife, conservative influencer Katie Miller, said she is stepping back from her podcast on Sunday. “I make every decision based on what’s best for my children and our family. With @StephenM taking on this new role for President Trump, I’ve decided to stop...
Democrats’ sweeping victory Tuesday has scrambled conventional wisdom around the 2028 Senate map. Emboldened party leaders see the world as their oyster and are looking ahead to expanding their majority with a map where suddenly anything seems possible. “Some of the very same states where we won this election will offer new opportunities to...
Congress returns to Capitol Hill after an astonishing midterm election that dealt Republicans major losses and left Democrats riding high. Now, Republicans face their next major test: a fight over who will lead the party in the House as it prepares its descent into the minority. House Republicans are scheduled to hold their leadership elections...
White House deputy chief of staff Richard Walters is departing from his role in the wake of longtime Trump adviser Stephen Miller being announced as the new chief of staff. “Richard has been an invaluable member of the White House and has helped deliver some of the Administration’s biggest victories,” Miller said in a statement...
