House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is flying high following a midterm landslide that gives Democrats a huge majority next year and makes him a shoo-in for the Speakership. But first, he’s facing some tough choices in the lame-duck session. Congress returns to Washington this week with several high-profile topics on the docket that are...
Historic Republican losses on Tuesday have blurred the picture of the party’s presidential field about 15 months before the GOP primaries begin. Vice President Vance’s path to succeeding President Trump has become rockier, while figures including outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R), both former presidential candidates, are quickly carving out...
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, condemned comedians and political commentators for joking about political violence after Dave Chappelle said during a stand-up performance that he had been in a “good mood” since her husband’s assassination. “To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s...
President Trump said during a Sunday appearance on "60 minutes" that the "hatred between" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the primary obstacles toward resolving the Russia-Ukraine war. CBS News's Ross Douthat questioned Trump about his promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, a claim he touted during his most...
President Trump said on Sunday that he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role as a joke. “I will tell you, I was only kidding,” Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. “But Dana loves the idea, and there's only one Dana, and he's great.” The president then appeared to...
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill facing a government shutdown deadline, the farm bill, and a debt ceiling fight before Democrats take power in January.