Adding to his list of appointments over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump announced that British television producer Mark Burnett will be his special envoy to the United Kingdom. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Burnett “brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” and outlined Burnett’s […]
Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio said President-elect Donald Trump‘s selection of Vice President-elect J.D. Vance was a move for the future, in an interview that was the deepest dive inside the 2024 Trump campaign yet. Fabrizio and LaCivita told Politico that Trump views Vance as the “torch-carrier” of the MAGA movement, and that […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced a slate of new appointees to his administration on Saturday, less than one month before he is to be sworn into office on January 20 next year. The three posts announced on Saturday, including Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice, Head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy, […]
An attack on a German Christmas market left five dead and dozens injured Friday night. The three-minute attack, committed by a Saudi doctor, horrified visitors celebrating the holidays with one of Germany‘s best-known winter traditions. Here’s a rundown of the massacre. BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT What happened A man […]
WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in […]
The highest-ranking uniformed officer of the New York Police Department abruptly stepped down late Friday night over allegations that he demanded sexual favors from subordinates in exchange for overtime pay. Chief of Department Jeffry Maddrey resigned his position after claims from Lt. Quathisha Epps surfaced that Maddrey routinely solicited sexual favors from her at NYPD […]
The return of President-elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office gives him the unique opportunity to reshape a federal judiciary that has already been forever changed by his first term in office, while opening the doors to a new team of experts ready to help him confirm more judges. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump […]
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled Friday that a Democratic candidate didn’t meet the residency requirements for his suburban district. Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the Roseville-area district for the required six months […]
The House managed to pass a continuing resolution Friday night to avert a government shutdown, but Speaker Mike Johnson took out a provision that would’ve given Washington D.C. control of RFK Stadium’s land. The deal was included in a previous CR, but lawmakers cut it in their pursuit to compromise. BIDEN GAMBLES WITH PREEMPTIVE PARDONS […]
DENVER (AP) — Eleven people, including some members of a Venezuelan gang, are facing criminal charges in connection with the violent abduction and beating of a couple this week at an apartment complex in a Denver suburb, police said Friday. Eight of those suspects were being held by the federal Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency […]
