President-elect Donald Trump is planning a trip to Los Angeles to observe the wildfire damage, according to several reports. Trump has yet to visit the sites of California’s wildfires, which have led to at least 24 deaths and thousands of homes and other structures being burned to the ground. NBC News reported that Trump’s team […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said conditions should be attached to congressional aid sent to help fight the wildfires in Los Angeles. While walking through the Capitol, CNN’s Manu Raju asked Johnson whether he believed conditions should be attached to wildfire assistance. Johnson argued that there should be, reasoning that state and local officials showed […]
Actress Justine Bateman slammed Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, in the aftermath of the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires for being “no better than ambulance chasers” by having a “photo op” at an evacuation center for victims. “Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers,” Bateman said on X, formerly Twitter, on […]
President Joe Biden on Monday defended his foreign policy record and said he’s giving the incoming Trump administration a stronger hand to play on the world stage. Speaking at the State Department in his final week as commander in chief, Biden said the United States has more friends and stronger alliances as he leaves office. […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats asked Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to save all records related to the Department of Justice’s two criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, indicating that they feared the incoming administration would mishandle them. The Democrats said in a letter that their request was part of their oversight efforts and “measures […]
The Washington, D.C., Metro will begin selling transit cards featuring President-elect Donald Trump‘s photo Wednesday, a little less than a week before his inauguration. The SmarTrip cards for D.C.’s Metro will only be sold at select stations while supplies last. Among the stations selling the Trump cards are Glenmont, Ashburn, L’Enfant Plaza, Shady Grove, and […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced Monday he had postponed the confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Interior, for two days due to a “bureaucratic delay.” Lee, who is the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pushed the former North Dakota governor’s hearing from Tuesday […]
After President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath next Monday, the traditional inaugural parade will take place on the streets of Washington. In addition to the usual pomp and circumstance, there will be a special vehicle: The garbage truck Trump rode in during his campaign. The truck went viral last October following Trump’s rally at Madison Square […]
President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” during a wide-ranging press conference on Tuesday. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America,’” he said. “The ‘Gulf of America,’ what a beautiful name.” Since […]
David Axelrod said Monday that while he doesn’t think President-elect Donald Trump is capable of working with political opponents, if he’s able to do so and fulfill his campaign promises, the result would be for the “good of the country.” Axelrod said that while Trump’s pledges to end foreign wars, lower prices, fight crime, and […]
