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...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is traveling to the nation’s capital this week amid a push to protect California’s policies from President-elect Trump, following his decisive victory in the White House race. The Democratic governor is seeking a $5.2 billion reimbursement for emergency funding, updates to California’s Medicaid program and other priorities during his meeting...
President Biden has warned Iran's government to stop plotting against Americans, including President-elect Donald Trump, and the U.S. is prepared to view any attempts on Trump's life as an act of war.
President-elect Trump knocked his ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci as a “major loser," in reaction to his constant criticism. Trump's rebuke of Scaramucci came just days after he tangled with CNBC host Joe Kernen during an interview on the network last week over his attacks on his former boss. “You have had an utter...
Democrats need to engage in soul-searching to understand why they lost touch with the working class, but the American people also need to do some soul-searching about what's wrong with us, as Donald Trump has shattered basic values and half the country doesn't care.
Trumpism is merely a cult of personality, and Trumpworld is an untidy amalgam of hero-worshippers, opportunists, zealots, grifters and closeted responsible politicians who publicly abase themselves before him because that is their only hope of having any influence.
In today’s issue: Congress is back in town. Lawmakers begin their lame-duck session today and are facing a Dec. 20 funding deadline ahead of the holidays and the swearing in of the 119th Congress in January. Republicans, bolstered by President-elect Trump’s win and their gains in both the House and Senate last week, are anxious...
Susie Wiles is set to take on one of the most important — and arguably unforgiving — jobs in Washington as President-elect Trump’s chief of staff. Those who know Wiles and have worked with her during her years as a Republican operative in Florida and as one of the leaders of Trump’s 2024 campaign said...