With his early nominations and personnel appointments, President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to shake up the status quo. Yet Lina Khan, the Biden-appointed sitting chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has been inexplicably floated in some circles as a candidate to stay on in the Trump administration. Khan has done nothing to quell the […]
U.S. flights to six airports in northern Haiti can resume this week, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The restart comes after the FAA prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti’s airports earlier this month because some planes were hit with bullets amid escalating gang violence in the country. Pilots can fly planes to...
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) said he wasn’t completely sold on his vote to support Dr. Mehmet Oz after President-elect picked his former political rival to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “Freakouts are rarely illuminating. I never committed to a yes, just an open dialogue lol,” he wrote Friday on social...
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) fired off letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Friday, signaling his intention to continue investigations into the Biden administration's handling of the border. “This letter serves as a formal request to preserve all existing and future records and materials related to the...
The Democratic Party must conduct a self-evaluation of its policies, proposals, communication and messaging to earn the public's trust and improve its image in the lead up to the 2026 mid-term elections.
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) is holding up the promotion for a top general who oversaw the 82nd Airborne Division during the deadly 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a source has told The Hill and NewsNation. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, President Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Army in Europe and up for promotion to four-star general,...
President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair of Trump’s second inaugural committee, ahead of the January 2025 swearing in, along with real estate mogul Steve Witkoff. Loeffler briefly represented Georgia in...
Ohio Republican Derek Merrin has conceded in his House race against incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (R-Ohio). Merrin, a member of the Ohio state House, revealed in a video on social platform X on Friday morning that he called Kaptur to congratulate her on keeping her seat and “wish her the best moving forward.” "We knew...
President-elect Trump again turned to a loyalist in tapping former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Trump named his choice just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday withdrew from consideration his nomination that was plagued by allegations that he had sexual relations with a minor, which...
Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools. The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on topics such as Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, structured by the state-created Bluebonnet Learning. Schools are not required to implement the...