Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede said he's ready for a dialogue with President-elect Donald Trump, who wants America to gain control of the world's largest noncontinental island.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White House. Biden, who is only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, spoke with the Pope by phone on Saturday to tell him he was a recipient of the medal, which is the highest civilian honor. The...
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, according to a court document. “The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” DOJ officials wrote in a footnote on the 10th page of the...
Federal response teams spent the week combating Los Angeles wildfires blazing across hundreds of acres, forcing local residents to evacuate from their homes as a result of the damage. Throughout the chaos, President Biden was on the ground to visit local agencies and brief the country with updates on the flames. In the midst of...
Russia and Ukraine announced Monday a swap of more than 300 prisoners of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his team secured the return of 189 Ukrainians, while Russia announced the return of 150 service members. “The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us. And...
The son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer (R) was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison over a police chase and death of a local sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, was charged with manslaughter last December after he crashed his family’s SUV into a police cruiser, concluding an hourlong chase. He killed the sheriff’s...
The German government on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to influence its February election after the world’s wealthiest person penned an op-ed this weekend backing the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD). “It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election through his statement,” government spokesperson Christiane...
Former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. The 39th president and former Georgia governor had received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts around peace and human rights over the decades. President Biden said Carter “lived a life measured not by words but by deeds.” Biden set Carter's state funeral...
Orlando-based attorney and former President Biden donor John Morgan is weighing a third-party run for Florida governor in 2026. Morgan, who switched his registration from Democrat to independent, told The Hill on Monday that many have urged him to run following his success in leading two separate statewide ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana in...
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) encouraged the state’s top court to not take up Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) appeal of a ruling disqualifying her from criminally prosecuting President-elect Trump. “Lawfare has become far too common in American politics, and it must end. As such, I would encourage the Georgia Supreme Court...
A former U.S. lieutenant general warned Sunday that Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who has become intricately involved in President-elect Trump’s transition, may pose national security risks due to his ties to China and Russia. Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré pointed to the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s business interests in China, as well as his...
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said Monday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) must lay out his plan to deliver on President-elect Trump’s agenda if he wants to secure her vote for Speaker. In an interview on Fox News’s “Fox and Friends,” Spartz said she is looking at Johnson’s “track record” and thinks “unfortunately we will not...
His unprecedented post-White House pivot into positive actions for a better world in so many fields — including public health — revealed his distinctive genius.
A report from the Senate Intelligence Committee offers a critical look at the CIA's handling of cases of unexplained health incidents, determining its approach hindered its ability to care for staff and alienated employees. The Friday report on anomalous health incidents (AHIs), previously referred to as “Havana syndrome,” found the CIA’s “evolving organizational position have greatly...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) urged President-elect Trump to personally call House Republicans and urge them to back Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to keep his gavel. “I strongly encourage Donald Trump to get on the phone with those five or six members who won't commit to voting for Mike Johnson because all this is going to...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected proposals Monday floated by President-elect Trump's allies to end the war in Ukraine, dealing a major setback for the incoming president's hopes to freeze the conflict. In an interview with Russian state-run media outlet TASS, Lavrov said Moscow has "not received any official signals regarding a settlement in Ukraine"...
