President Biden, looking to put a friendlier spin on his White House legacy, defended his record in a prime-time address Wednesday night, arguing that he is leaving the country in better shape than he found it.
Speaker Mike Johnson will not appoint Rep. Mike Turner to chair the House Select Intelligence Committee in the new Congress, The Washington Times confirmed with an inside source.
Democratic Senator Chris Coons (Del.) said after Wednesday’s hearing on President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi he will currently vote no, but he wants “to be fair.” Coons joined CNN’s “The Source” Wednesday, where he was asked about the questions posed to Bondi earlier in the day. He said Bondi answered his first two...
Business experience tends to be a necessary condition for success as a deputy secretary, though not all deputies had that experience and some had quite successful tenures.
U.S. policy on countering China is displaying worrisome elements of frictionlessness, which can lead to poor decisions and violations of constitutional rights, and the need for friction in policymaking is essential to strike the right balance.
The revelation that Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has been living in assisted-living facility is fueling scrutiny of aging public officials and conversations over how long it is appropriate to hang on to power. Granger missed every House vote after July 24, and she stepped down as chair of the House Appropriations Committee in March and...
Energy and climate are expected to be divisive issues in 2025 as President-elect Trump, backed by GOP majorities in both the House and Senate, looks to expand U.S. energy development while congressional Democrats worried about the effect on global warming seek to stymie him. Here are five figures likely to make headlines on energy and environmental issues...
The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation around the history of the genre and the past and present racial tensions surrounding it. Beyoncé, who has spoken out about the hostile response she received after performing at the Country Music Awards (CMAs) in 2016, made...
President-elect Trump has nominated GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake to lead Voice of America (VOA), a decision that is renewing worries of partisan meddling at the government-funded global news agency. Lake, who ran for governor and senator in Arizona and previously was a local news anchor, is one of a number of loyalists Trump has...
The revelation that Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has been living in an assisted living facility is fueling scrutiny of aging public officials, highlighting the shifting norms surrounding lawmaker health, seniority, and for how long it is appropriate to hang on to power. “Sadly, you know, some of these members wait until it's too long to...
John Bolton, President-elect Trump's former national security adviser, said that Trump's pick for ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), will have “her work cut out for her” when it comes to U.N. reform. Bolton, now a vocal Trump critic, argued that one of the obstacles to successfully enacting reforms in the U.N....
Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire town on Christmas Day from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, according to local authorities. Wakefield Police Department responded Wednesday for a welfare check at 4:21 p.m. local time. At the address, they discovered that four victims, all adults, were dead, according to state fire marshal and police. ...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) were named the most active posters on the social platform X this year among all lawmakers in Congress, according to a recent report. The Dec. 17 report by Quorum, a Washington-based public affairs firm, found that Roy, who represents Texas's 21st Congressional District, was the most...
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed her onetime GOP presidential primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday for arguing American culture is to blame for a lack of U.S.-born engineers. “There is nothing wrong with American workers or American culture,” Haley wrote in a post on the social platform X. “All you have to do...
It was another tough year for restaurants and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Several national chains announced closures and bankruptcies in 2024 – not to mention the local small businesses that quietly shuttered around the country.
The cryptocurrency industry spent big in the 2024 election, and its investment is about to pay off in the incoming Congress and administration. For more than a decade, there was a lack of clarity from federal regulators that left industry advocates frustrated, especially as the Biden administration went after crypto giants including Coinbase and Ripple...
