President-elect Donald Trump is once again turning to extended family to fill positions in his incoming administration, tapping the fathers-in-law of two of his children to serve in high-profile diplomatic roles.
President Joe Biden got one thing right when he announced his unforgivable pardon for his son Hunter Biden for gun-related crimes: The federal statute at issue is poorly written and inconsistently applied. Congress should amend it. Hunter Biden was convicted of three offenses regarding his use of drugs while owning a gun. The president’s pardon […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s decision to nominate Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration is an unforced blunder that will complicate the president’s ability to reform federal law enforcement. Unlike his other nominees to lead major law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Justice, Trump’s decision to appoint Chronister […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that allegations against Pete Hegseth of sexual assault and other misconduct, some stemming from his time atop two veterans groups, are “very disturbing” and are making his path to becoming the next Defense secretary more arduous. The South Carolina Republican said on Tuesday that it remains to be seen if...
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) launched a bid Tuesday to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress, a high-profile seat that will be on the front lines of the polarized fight over President-elect Trump and his promised second-term agenda. The position is soon to be vacated by...
President Biden’s decision to give his son a full and unconditional pardon represented a stunning reversal for the outgoing commander in chief, who previously had insisted he would do no such thing while extolling the importance of respecting the rule of law. Biden and his aides had emphatically insisted for more than a year that...
President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Justice Department, which will allow the FBI to conduct background checks for certain individuals chosen for the incoming administration. The transition said the agreement with the DOJ allows Trump’s team to “submit names for background checks and security clearances.”...
Low-income Californians would have an easier time purchasing hormonal birth control pills at their local pharmacy under a new bill. The bill, which was recently introduced to the California State Assembly, would remove a self-screening requirement for recipients of Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, trying to access daily hormonal birth control pills without a prescription....
President-elect Trump’s attorneys laid out their arguments for why his criminal conviction in New York should be dismissed entirely in a new court filing made public Tuesday in which they cited Hunter Biden’s pardon earlier this week. Since he won the election, Trump has pushed for tossing the jury’s 34-count guilty verdict that stems from...