The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.
President-elect Trump announced two new foreign ambassadors on Tuesday in a Truth Social post. “It is my great honor to announce that John Arrigo will serve as the next United States Ambassador to Portugal,” Trump wrote on the social platform, welcoming the businessman into his administration. Arrigo is currently the vice president of the Arrigo...
Murder doesn’t help raise awareness about important problems. Murder doesn’t start a national conversation. Murder doesn’t get justified — ever, for any reason — in a society with a moral compass and its priorities in order.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) criticized President-elect Trump for allowing SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “govern” through a series of social media posts that effectively helped to delay passage of a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown ahead of the holidays. “It's one thing when you have Donald Trump governing by tweet, as...
Democratic strategist David Axelrod poked fun at President-elect Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk for their public dialogue after the duo pushed back against House Republicans' bill to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday's deadline. “What was confusing to me is Musk sends out one of his tweets, and he says no one should...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his war with Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops and threatening NATO, while the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that at least 30 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in weekend battles.
In today’s issue: A lot can change in 24 hours. That was Wednesday’s lesson for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had on Tuesday night unveiled a sprawling, 1,500-page stopgap bill to fund the government ahead of a Friday deadline. Barely 24 hours later, Johnson is pivoting to plan B, axing his original plan in favor...
States and municipalities are preparing to take the lead on climate action in a second Trump term as they brace for an administration likely to be less climate-focused and sometimes antagonistic to their efforts. President-elect Trump has falsely referred to climate change as a “hoax” and vowed to promote policies boosting fossil fuels — the...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution for the newly unveiled end-of-the-year funding deal should be voted out of office. "Democrats and Republicans spent months negotiating a bipartisan agreement to fund our government. The richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk, doesn’t...
Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP leader’s spending deal. Vance was in Johnson’s office for nearly an hour, as a handful of Republican lawmakers huddled to discuss government funding and Friday’s looming shutdown deadline. Emerging from that meeting, Vance said the...
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) said that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will end up with a good spending deal even as Republicans, including President-elect Trump and his allies, slam the current version of the package. The speaker is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday's shutdown, which could include a...
