White House counsel Will Scharf promised to respond in a “vigorous” way to Democrats’ threats of increased oversight against the Trump administration in their new congressional majorities. Scharf wrote to Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the incoming chairman of the House oversight committee, last week, warning the California congressman, who told the Trump administration to “lawyer […]
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) hasn’t ruled out a 2028 presidential bid, but said her father, a former Republican presidential candidate, wouldn’t want that for her. “I don’t know, given the fact that he knows what that means, I’m not sure he would wish that on me,” Sanders said Sunday on CNN. Sanders’s father, Mike […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said he would support “whatever level of money is necessary” to fix the U.S. air traffic control system after the nationwide ground stop on Friday following Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plea for more funds. “The American people need an air transportation system that is safe but also reliable; and what […]
Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-MS) said he is not yet prepared to make a decision between supporting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in their race to lead the Democratic caucus next year. “I had a senator that I developed a relationship with during my campaign suggesting me to be […]
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — A fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries suffered when a wind-driven grass fire swept through troops during a military training exercise last month, the Canadian Armed Forces said Saturday. Pvt. William Douglas Dal Bianco died Friday at a hospital in Ontario, where he had been receiving treatment since the Oct. […]
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — A deputy working security at a gun show in South Carolina fatally shot someone who fired on him Saturday, authorities said. The Lexington County deputy was taken into surgery and was in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office did not release any additional information […]
Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-MS) warned that Republicans will face even more losses in 2028 if they don’t get on board to address healthcare cuts and affordability concerns. “Because here is the reality: If they don’t make sure Americans have affordable and accessible healthcare, if they don’t save these rural hospitals, they think 2026 was bad? […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claims several upper-chamber legislators have switched from supporting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to backing his Senate majority leader bid, accusing Schumer of spreading “a lot of misinformation.” Van Hollen announced Thursday night that he would be challenging Schumer in the race to lead the Democratic majority in the […]
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked the Trump administration from closing the East Potomac Golf Course and the park that surrounds it for the next two weeks. Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled on Saturday that the Interior Department could not fully close the course or park in line with the Trump […]
The December 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994 for an individual filer, will be sent to recipients in 16 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month, or on the last business day of the prior month if the first day falls on a federal holiday. Recipients […]
