Trump was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts of falsifying business records — which if upheld, could have cost him up to four years in prison.
Vice president-elect JD Vance is the clear front-runner for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination at this extremely early point, but here's a look at other Republicans who may mull a White House run
Senate Republicans will not choose their new leader until a secret ballot on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., but the candidates will each make their case to the entire conference during a closed-door forum Tuesday night. Hosted by Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) at 6 p.m. in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Room of the United […]
President-elect Donald Trump already has a plan to boost U.S. energy production. Within hours of his victory, Trump made clear that one of his first orders of business was to “get back to drilling.” Increasing oil and natural gas production is absolutely the right place to start, but Trump needs to think far more expansively. […]
Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s complete shellacking at the polls last Tuesday, many Democrats are wondering if their party needs to rethink its commitment to identity-based politics. It cannot be denied that Harris’s racial and gender identity assisted her rapid political ascent, shielding her from much-deserved scrutiny and opening up career opportunities that were denied […]
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey recently took another reflexively anti-Trump stance that will put her state in danger. Under her administration, Healey announced that the Massachusetts State Police would refuse to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration if it attempted mass deportations of illegal immigrants. “No, absolutely not,” Healey told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell last week when asked about cooperating. […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has invited Pennsylvania Republican David McCormick and Arizona Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D) to the Senate orientation this week after initially not extending an invitation to either man due to uncounted ballots in both races. Schumer’s decision to exclude McCormick was contentious, as the Associated Press had declared him...