The Israeli government formally approved the ceasefire deal negotiated with Hamas, setting into motion the end of hostilities and the hopeful return of hostages. The Israeli cabinet voted in favor of the deal following hours of deliberation that extended past 1 a.m. on Saturday morning local time. After over a year of peace talks mediated […]
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday, but the inauguration will not be the only event happening that day. Jan. 20 will mark several different occasions across the country, including a federal holiday and a major sporting event. Here are all the major events happening on Monday. Inauguration Day Trump will be […]
Multibillionaire and ex-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates joined President-elect Donald Trump for dinner, where they engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of topics including public health, finding a cure for HIV, and how to combat polio in developing countries. “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner […]
A progressive staffer organization on Capitol Hill withdrew its letter calling on members of Congress to switch to a 32-hour workweek after backlash from both sides of the aisle. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association sent out a release Friday stating the group “hereby withdraws its recent letter to congressional leadership on a rotating 32-hour workweek.” […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, wants to ban prescription drug advertisements on television, a sharp contrast to the Republican Party’s firm support of free speech. At a rally for Trump in November, Kennedy said, “One of the things I’m going to advise Donald […]
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case from parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who argue their religious rights are being violated by a public school policy that prohibits them from opting their children out of lessons featuring fictional LGBT books and characters. The case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, stems from a 2023 policy reversal […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to move his inaugural ceremonies indoors has left congressional staff and lawmakers out in the cold, with confusion over how to accommodate the thousands of constituents who traveled across the country for the historic event. Trump announced on Friday that he directed his inauguration, which has taken place outside the Capitol […]
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cruised through a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill, just three days before the inauguration in Washington. Noem is expected to be on track for a forthcoming Senate confirmation vote after surviving a fairly quiet hearing that lasted less than three hours. She faced […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back on Senate Democrats questioning his motivations over donating a million dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. Altman was sent a letter accusing him and other Big Tech CEOs of an apparent “effort toinfluence and sway the actions and policies of the incoming administration” from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) […]
President Joe Biden delivered one more classic slip of the tongue during his remarks before the United States Conference of Mayors on Friday. Biden, to whom the conference gave a Lifetime Public Service award prior to his remarks, opened by mentioning that the Friday speech will be “one of the last events that [he’ll] be […]
