This week will be busy on Capitol Hill as 13 of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees will be questioned by Senate committees. While Trump cannot formally submit nominations until he is president—as he will do so shortly after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20—the committees can and will hold hearings featuring the nominees so
The former special counsel offered his view in a newly released report. The U.S. Supreme Court will need to further explore the issue of presidential immunity, former special counsel Jack Smith said in his newly released report. A majority of Supreme Court justices ruled in 2024 that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official
The White House said the construction of AI data centers will help prevent adversaries from accessing ‘powerful systems to the detriment’ of the U.S. military. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday to accelerate the construction of large-scale data centers and clean power infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) on federal sites. Biden, whose
In the report, the special counsel said that he believes the evidence against Trump was strong enough to yield a conviction. U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials have released part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report about President-elect Donald Trump. Part one of Smith’s report was made public early on Jan. 14, after U.S.
HARRISBURG, Pa.—The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life, even as the potential for a new bid for the storied Pittsburgh steelmaker began to emerge Monday. Lourenco Goncalves, the CEO of Ohio-based steelmaker Cleveland Cliffs, said in a news conference Monday that he wanted to make
While Trump cannot formally submit nominations until he is president, the Senate committees can and will hold hearings. This week will be busy on Capitol Hill as 13 of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees will be questioned by Senate committees. While Trump cannot formally submit nominations until he is president—as he will do so shortly after
Biden will host speeches, ceremonies, and events highlighting his accomplishments before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump. President Joe Biden is holding a series of final events during his last week in office to highlight his legacy and the accomplishments of his term. Biden’s weeklong farewell bid will be marked by a