Senate Republicans say they’re ready for a new start with President-elect Trump after years of misgivings and mistrust that sometimes boiled over into all-out war between the disruptor-in-chief and members of Washington’s traditional GOP establishment. Trump’s critics in the Senate GOP conference are trying to reconcile themselves with what they privately view as some of...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are offering a striking split screen in how some red and blue states are readying for President-elect Trump’s controversial second-term plans. DeSantis this week called a special session of the Sunshine State legislature to swiftly implement Trump’s immigration agenda – a stark contrast to...
An Israeli American hostage’s father said Sunday that he has “immense gratitude” for President-elect Trump’s team in the wake of a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war going into effect. “You're going to be attending the inauguration tomorrow. What — what's your message to the incoming Trump team about the importance of getting this thing...
Instagram announced a new video creation app Sunday amid legal struggles faced in the U.S. by TikTok, another social media platform with a focus on visual content. “Today we’re announcing Edits, a brand new app for making videos on your phone,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a video posted on the platform. “Now, there's...
A man has admitted to setting fire to a building housing a House member from Wisconsin’s office over “recent talks of a TikTok ban,” according to local police. The 19-year-old man was caught Sunday by the Fond Du Lac police, the department said in a post on Facebook that noted the man is a suspect...
Melania Trump has launched her own meme coin, $MELANIA, following her husband’s new cryptocurrency. “The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now,” Melania Trump posted on the social platform X on Sunday. The website for the coin describes “Melania Memes” as “fungible crypto assets created and tracked on the Solana blockchain.” The...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said the incoming president is entering the White House as a “different Donald Trump” from the man who took office eight years ago. In an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday," Cruz said Trump has more experience and a better team behind him the second time. “This team, this is a...
Rahm Emanuel, President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, sharply criticized President-elect Trump for reversing his position on TikTok, saying the app still poses a danger to the American people so long as it remains under the control of a China-based company. “Listen, as a former ballet dancer, I'm amazed at the flexibility of these individuals who...
President-elect Trump is expected to reinstate a controversial policy soon after taking office that would bar foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform, counsel on or provide information on abortions abroad from receiving U.S. funding. The Mexico City Policy, referred to as the global gag rule by its opponents, was first introduced during the second Reagan administration...
Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr., said his father would be “quite disappointed” with the current world, but not surprised. King joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” where he was asked about the state of the nation and what his father would think. “He’d be quite disappointed,...
TikTok said Sunday it is "in the process" of restoring service to the U.S., just more than 12 hours after cutting off access to the popular video-sharing platform in anticipation of a ban. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok said in a statement posted to the...
Three Israeli hostages were released to the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on Sunday following a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The three freed hostages, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, were released by Hamas to the IDF on Sunday, the military announced on X. The trio entered Israeli territory soon...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed that there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas violates the ceasefire deal struck recently with Israel. Johnson joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, saying he was hopeful about the truce announced last week. He said he recently spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and they are...
