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Jimmy Carter’s memorial earns taxpayers one-day reprieve

Taxpayers have a one-day reprieve for any payments or returns that are supposed to be due on Thursday, the IRS said, citing the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.

Justice Department plans to release special counsel report on Trump election interference case

The Justice Department said in a filing Wednesday that it will release the final report from special counsel Jack Smith on Donald Trump's purported interference in the 2020 election, but will hold off on the Florida classified documents case report.

Confirmation hearings for Trump DOJ and FBI choices likely postponed, says Sen. Grassley

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general and FBI director nominees may be postponed, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday.

‘Who the hell knows?’: Biden admits he may not have lasted another four years in office

President Biden acknowledged that he may not have been able to complete a second term if he had been reelected, the 82-year-old commander in chief said in an interview published Wednesday.

Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?

House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington.

Federal judge temporarily blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump

A federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the Department of Justice from releasing special counsel Jack Smith's final report on probes into President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump says there will be hell to pay if Hamas hostages aren’t released by inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday again said "all hell" will break out in the Middle East if the hostages taken by Hamas aren't set free by the time he's sworn in on Jan. 20.

Speaker Johnson wants debt limit hike in budget package, doesn’t want help from Democrats

House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to include one of President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities inside a colossal border and tax bill, a debt limit hike that will be hard to draw Republican support.

Trump says Panama Canal is ‘under discussion’ with Panama

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Panama Canal was a "disgrace" and that the U.S. made a terrible mistake giving control of it to Panama.

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge.

Trump vows to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to reflect its proximity to America.

Trump reiterates promise to ‘drill, baby, drill’

President-elect Donald Trump renewed his promise that President Biden's ban on offshore drilling will not stand.

Donald Trump announces $20 billion in foreign investment to build U.S. data centers

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Damac Properties, a United Arab Emirates real estate firm, will spend $20 billion to build new data centers in the U.S.

New gun laws take hold across the country

New gun laws took effect on Jan. 1 in states that expand and restrict the right to carry a firearm.

Danish prime minister has blunt message for Trump: Greenland is not for sale

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland is not for sale as President-elect Trump insists the U.S. should acquire the territory.

What to know about DOGE and its quest to slash government waste, spending

Proponents of the Department of Government (DOGE) say that it will work with Congress to slash up to $2 trillion in government waste and spending bringing more transparency.

Trump: Carter was a ‘very fine’ person but Panama Canal moves were ‘a big mistake’

President-elect Trump criticized Jimmy Carter's diplomacy that led to the Panamanians regaining control of the PCZ nearly 100 years after Teddy Roosevelt helped the U.S. take it over.

House Republican’s bill would rip federal funds from states that give illegal immigrants driver’s licenses

Rep. Claudia Tenney put pressure on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the Green Light Law with a bill threatening to pull federal highway funds.

Judge denies Trump motion to stop NY criminal case sentencing

A judge in New York has denied a motion filed by President-elect Donald Trump to stay the Jan. 10 sentencing in the New York v. Trump case.

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