Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reflected on the “changed” Republican Party, saying he finds himself being “probably closer to a Democrat now” politically, arguing the Democratic Party is better aligned with him on foreign policy. "The thing that surprised me most with this, and here's a funny thing about the last couple of years, I've...
President-elect Trump reasserted his power over the House GOP conference during Friday’s whirlwind Speaker vote, proving that, despite some recent doubts, he still has significant sway over Republicans on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) victory on the first ballot marked a much-needed win in Washington for Trump, who endorsed the Louisiana Republican for the...
Attorney General Merrick Garland urged the Supreme Court to deny President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay the implementation of a law that would force TikTok's Chinese ownership to divest from the social media platform.
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who had worked there since 2008, resigned Friday after her work showing Jeff Bezos kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump was ditched.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shared his approach to dealing with tech mogul Elon Musk who lately has traded barbs with German politicians, saying it is wise to not “feed the troll.” “There are a lot of people on social media who want to attract attention with snappy slogans,” Scholz said in an interview with German...
Democrats say one thing is certain: 2025 won't be 2017, when it comes to the start of the Trump administration. Two months after their grueling and disappointing White House loss to President-elect Trump and their failure to win back the House or keep the Senate majority, Democrats acknowledge that lawmakers are going to have to...
Former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security Council, wrote a Friday op-ed in the Washington Post outlining growing concerns for the White House’s approach to eliminating bird flu mutations. "President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team would...
The U.S. is reeling from a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that have taken multiple lives and injured dozens. Authorities said the suspect in the New Orleans terror attack, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, acted alone when he plowed a rented Ford pickup into a crowd, killing at least 14 people and injuring...
President Biden honored 19 change makers for their “incredible mark” on the country with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just before his departure from office. “As cultural icons, defiant statements, dignified statements, humanitarians, rock stars, sports stars, you feed the hungry, you give hope to those who are hurting, and you...