President-elect Donald Trump should voluntarily release White House visitor logs this time around in a departure from his first administration’s policy that alarmed watchdog groups, transparency advocates say. The first Trump administration’s decision not to disclose who visited the president and attended meetings with federal officials departed from the policy of former President Barack Obama, […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s short-lived nomination for attorney general is serving as a reality check to a handful of Cabinet nominees who could have trouble getting through the Senate. Not a single Senate Republican came out against Gaetz publicly in the eight days he lasted as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee, but his decision to withdraw […]
NATO forces are conducting the largest “artillery-focused integration exercise on the European continent,” and it is happening in Russia’s backyard. Dynamic Front 25 takes place in Rovaniemi, Finland, from November 4 to 24. The purpose of the exercises is multifaceted, including the opportunity to refine combat skills in Arctic conditions, develop, practice, and enhance tactical […]
Tax-exempt organizations have spent more than $100 million since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 working to prevent the federal government from deporting illegal immigrants, according to a Washington Examiner review of tax filings. The organizations, which include donor-advised funds shifting around millions of dollars in untraceable funds, Soros-backed philanthropies, and large legal groups, […]
During a speech at a military demonstration on Thursday, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un blamed the United States for escalating geopolitical tensions. Kim claimed that the United States had engaged in a “hostile and aggressive” policy with his country and, as a result, the two countries had never been closer to nuclear war […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s next move after giving up the nomination for attorney general is uncertain, with the possibility of returning to the House unclear. Gaetz resigned from his position as representative of Florida’s 1st District almost as soon as being nominated for the job of running the Justice Department. On Thursday, he announced he […]
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump see former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as a necessary political sacrifice to carry out Trump’s second-term vision. Gaetz was despised by many lawmakers across both political parties as his firebrand antics upended Congress including ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But it was the stench of sex trafficking allegations […]
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, likely has a clear path to Senate confirmation after Republican senators indicated they would support him, despite new details coming out about the 2017 sexual assault claim against him. Hegseth, 44, who met with GOP senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, was […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Thursday that he will chair the Appropriations subcommittee that controls the defense budget next year as he prepares to step down from Senate leadership. In January, McConnell will become a rank-and-file member after 18 years leading Republicans in the Senate, but his committee assignment guarantees he will maintain a […]
Rep.-elect Tom Barrett (R-MI) will start his freshman term in Congress in the same office his great-grandfather occupied 70 years earlier when he passed consequential legislation to change the Pledge of Allegiance. The Michigan Republican won his coveted pick of room 1232 in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill thanks to the cooperation […]
