Federal Judge Aileen Cannon cleared the way for the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and law enforcement officials on Monday sought to assure the public they are prepared for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week in what they described as a "higher threat environment."

In November 2024, people demanded change by electing President-elect Donald Trump to a second term in the White House. After four years of devastating inflation, a wide-open southern border, and failure after failure on the world stage, voters made clear that they have had enough. Trump’s promises to secure the border, lower prices for everyday […]

In just a few days, President-elect Donald Trump will reclaim the Oval Office. High on his list of priorities should be enforcing the hospital price transparency rules he announced during his first term.  The rules, which took effect in 2021, require hospitals to publish prices for 300 common procedures, from blood tests to MRIs to […]

Click for more from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Supreme Court rejects Utah’s bid to control federal lands The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid from the state of Utah to seize control of federally owned lands. © Isaac Hale, The Deseret News via Associated Press...

{beacon} Evening Report © Rod Lamkey, Jr. and Alex Brandon, Associated Press Washington braces for Cabinet confirmation fights THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet will get underway Tuesday, with several nominees expected to face tough questions or outright hostility from the senators who will decide their fates. Republicans are increasingly confident they’ll stick...

President Biden on Monday named Navy aircraft carriers after former Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. “I am proud to announce that the next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be named for two former presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush,” Biden said in a statement on Monday. “When I personally delivered...

A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, saying his “fringe” views and inexperience would put the country at serious risk from severe infectious diseases. The letter from the coalition called “Defend Public Health”...

More than 400 LGBTQ and civil rights groups on Monday urged lawmakers to reject legislation that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, claiming the measure, which the House is expected to consider this week, “would harm women and girls and undermine civil rights for all students.” The letter, led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and...

President Biden on Monday argued he is leaving President-elect Trump in a strong position on the world stage, making the case for continuity in U.S. efforts to counter threats posed by China’s global ambitions and Russia’s aggression. In remarks at the State Department, Biden made the case for his foreign policy legacy, as Trump is...