President-elect Donald Trump has filled out his economic, healthcare and national security teams with a flurry of appointments and pending nominations, including hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary and former White House budget director Russell Vought to serve in the same role.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) argued Sunday that President-elect Trump was “over-reading his mandate” by selecting former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his first choice for attorney general. In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Christie, a former GOP presidential candidate and former Trump ally, called out the president-elect over the nomination after...
The oil industry is causing another life-threatening problem. Plastic waste has invaded the bodies of virtually every breathing lifeform on the planet.
Employees at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike over wages during what’s expected to be the busiest travel week of the year with the Thanksgiving holiday. ABM and Prospect Airport Services employees voted Friday to authorize their strike, which a spokesperson said started Monday morning, The Associated Press reported. ABM and Prospect...
Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States.
Republican lawmakers have announced that Congress will continue to follow the centuries-old norm that men should use the men's room and women should use the ladies' room, in response to the election of the first-ever transgender member of Congress, Sarah McBride.
In today’s issue: What are Trump’s plans for the Department of Justice? During an election year in which Donald Trump promised Americans he would dramatically overhaul the federal government, the Justice Department stood out. Yes, Trump, now the president-elect, vowed to eliminate the Interior and Education departments, which would indeed be dramatic if Congress went along with...
Lawmakers are navigating partisan divides as they seek to pass a bipartisan disaster aid bill by the end of the year. Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on the main issue at hand: the need to replenish funds for communities recovering from disasters. But they disagree on whether to allocate funds toward programs for the...