Just as fate brought Donald Trump improbably back to the presidency, there is cosmic irony in the last-minute change of venue for his swearing-in today.
President-elect Donald Trump's historic second term begins at noon Monday and is expected to launch with a blizzard of executive actions he promised will steer America out of the doldrums and danger of the Biden years and into an era of economic prosperity, safety and sanity.
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...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted in a Sunday interview that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Trump will end. “When does this end?” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Christie on “This Week” of Musk’s influence on Trump. “It ends when Trump believes that something has gone wrong, and he needs someone...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense Secretary and head of the FBI, as nominees for their roles in an interview that aired Sunday. “You met with Pete Hegseth,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl said in the “This Week” interview, with Fetterman responding that he “did.”...
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made the government funding spending battle “way too complicated.” “I think he made it way too complicated,” McClintock said Sunday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” The California Republican argued Johnson likes to have people “beat him up from time to time” but doesn’t think...
Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview on Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending from “time to time.” “I want him to be wildly successful. I'm going to be wind at his back on things like inflation. I want him to bring peace around the world,” Curtis said on ABC...
A host of lawmakers are set to take the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown. Trump is also set to make remarks at "America Fest" hosted by Turning Point USA early Sunday afternoon after he and his allies blew up an initial spending deal...
The iSpace-Magna Petra agreement to start returning that isotope to Earth could be a small, first step that could spark a giant leap for a fusion energy economy that could transform human civilization for the better.
“Saturday Night Live’s” Cold Open featured Martin Short and members of the “Five Timers Club” with several celebrity cameos for its Christmas special. The episode opened with Tom Hanks and Paul Rudd revisiting the “Five-Timers Club,” an exclusive club for those who have hosted the show at least five times. Short was inducted into the...
The man suspected of driving a car through crowds at a German Christmas market is in custody on murder charges, police said Sunday. On Friday, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, a resident of Germany originally from Saudi Arabia, allegedly rammed a car into a busy holiday market in the German city of Magdeburg. Five people were killed,...
Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down by the U.S. military in an apparent “friendly fire” incident on Sunday as troops continue to battle Yemen’s Houthi rebels, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. Both pilots ejected from their aircraft and were recovered alive, with one sustaining minor injuries, The Associated Press reported. CENTCOM...
Boehler’s wealth of experience, including his role in brokering the Abraham Accords, puts him in a unique position to navigate the complexities of hostage negotiations in the Middle East, with direct empowerment from the president-elect.
