President-elect Donald Trump nominated Michigan Republican Chairman Pete Hoekstra to be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. Hoekstra was a representative from Michigan for 18 years and was Trump’s ambassador to the Netherlands during his first administration. “Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan — A state we won sizably. He represented Michigan’s […]

House Republicans pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday to provide an answer for losing track of thousands of unaccounted migrant children and fumbling the vetting process that allegedly has allowed some minors to be sent to gang members and even a strip club. Becerra testified that his agency follows “child welfare […]

Republican Nick Begich ousted incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) on Wednesday, a victory two weeks after Election Day that will help the GOP pad its narrow House majority. The Associated Press called the race for Begich shortly after 9 p.m. ET with 95% of the vote counted. Begich received 48.4% to Peltola’s 46.4% at the […]

The View co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin have been increasingly sparring with more intensity since the 2024 election, but tensions boiled over on Wednesday about President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education and his plans to close the department. “I don’t think Donald Trump is going […]