President-elect Donald Trump announced he would create a Department of Government Efficiency, spearheaded by entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to find ways to save taxpayer dollars. Say what you will about the ability of Musk and Ramaswamy to build successful businesses, but it is likely that they have never encountered a challenge as difficult […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is planning to announce that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, a source told The Hill, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days. The policy — which Johnson intends to announce in a...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed a new bill into law Monday that prohibits drivers from selling, installing, manufacturing or purchasing objects that conceal their license plate. The measure, called Act 150, was introduced by state Reps. Pat Gallagher (D) and Greg Scott (D) after the city of Philadelphia ushered in a bill earlier this...
Since China and Russia are so closely aligned, thwarting Russian ambitions in Ukraine and elsewhere is a crucial element of the U.S. effort to contain China.
President-elect Trump has named his former acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, as the next ambassador to NATO, selecting him to fill the role at a crucial time amid Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions over defense spending across the Western security alliance. In a statement, Trump said that Whitaker was a "strong warrior and...
Doctors Without Borders has suspended its activities in Port-au-Prince following a series of threats by the country's police forces, the organization announced Tuesday. Death and rape are among the threats that Doctors Without Borders -- or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) -- staff have received from police officers, the release said. “As MSF, we accept working...
President-elect Trump’s attorneys signaled an effort to try to run out the clock on his New York hush money case, asking Judge Juan Merchan for a month to mount a formal effort to dismiss his criminal conviction in the wake of his White House victory. Attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove – who Trump has...
Economists are expecting President-elect Trump to place tariffs of about 40 percent on Chinese imports, according to a survey from Reuters. In the survey of economists, 45 percent said the “level of tariffs imposed by Trump on Chinese goods” will be between 31 percent and 45 percent. Thirty-five percent said the level would be between...
A new study released Wednesday found that climate change intensified recent hurricanes by 18 miles per hour. The study, titled “Human-caused ocean warming has intensified recent hurricanes,” was published in the journal, "Environmental Research: Climate." It found human-driven shifts have already driven changes in 84 percent of hurricane intensities and noted that storms between the...