Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, survived his confirmation hearing Tuesday without drawing any GOP opposition or new lines of attack from Democrats.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) argued House Republicans, with their narrow margin, won’t be able to pass “anything close” to what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been floating. Jeffries joined MSNBC on Tuesday evening, where he was asked by host Chris Hayes about Johnson’s reconciliation package and the signs he may remove the debt...
President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day is less than a week away and he’s begun to plan who will attend various events in Washington to mark his return to the White House. Trump has invited many other people, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, but it’s not known if they will come...
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), whose district has been damaged by the Eaton Fire, criticized FEMA for reportedly rejecting disaster assistance claims because of a lack of insurance information. "I am hearing about frustrations with FEMA because they have done what we asked, which is to sign up on the disasterassistance.gov site, and then some of...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signaled he is open to working with President-elect Trump, saying he is "not the leader of the resistance" and his priority for the incoming administration is to partner with Trump in supporting his constituents as best he can. During a Tuesday appearance on CNN's "The Lead," host Jake Tapper asked Moore what approach...
President Biden during his last week in office designated two national monuments, which will protect hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in California.
Rep. Nancy Mace took great offense when Rep. Jasmine Crockett said "child, please" in a response, sparking a contentions back-and-forth in which Mace challenged Crockett to "take it outside."
None of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees can be confirmed until he takes office on Jan. 20 – and expect a traffic jam in the Senate when he does.