The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot.
By blocking a Japanese company's takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the American heartland. He may be putting them at risk instead.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the former Homeland Security Committee chair, said the recent terror attack in New Orleans reminds him of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. McCaul joined ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, where he was asked about the threat environment after the New Year’s Day attack, where a man drove a pickup truck down...
In the past week, the U.S. saw a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that took multiple lives and injured dozens, and the 119th Congress kicked off with a packed first day. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the highest post in the lower chamber in a lengthy first-round vote Friday afternoon....
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he has spoken “substantively” with President-elect Trump’s choice to fill his seat, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.). Mayorkas joined ABC’s “This Week,” where he was asked about the administration transition. Noem was nominated by Trump to lead DHS, if she is confirmed by the Senate. “I have...
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said on Sunday he doesn’t think Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would have been reelected to his leadership post without the backing of President-elect Trump. “Donald Trump weighed in in support of Mike Johnson. I don't think Mike Johnson would be Speaker of the House this morning if Donald Trump wouldn't have...