Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) has been celebrating a presidential inauguration in Ghana while wildfires ravage thousands of acres in her city and first responders report that fire hydrants are running dry. Bass is part of President Joe Biden’s four-member delegation that attended Tuesday’s inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as Ghana’s president. Angelenos have
The president had been reported to be considering issuing pardons to people who have not been charged with a crime. President Joe Biden in a Jan. 5 interview confirmed that he is considering whether to issue preemptive pardons. White House officials have said that Biden plans to issue additional pardons and commutations before his term
Gaetz resigned from Congress in 2024. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says he may launch a gubernatorial bid. “I am starting to think about running for governor,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times in an interview published on Jan. 7. Gaetz, 42, stepped down from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 after President-elect Donald
Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top diplomat is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), while Trump’s United Nations pick is Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). WASHINGTON—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is aiming to hold hearings on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for Secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16,
A former Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) employee is privately helping Senate Democrats solicit hostile testimony about her former boss, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the country’s next defense secretary. The former employee, Kat Dugan, worked at CVA for eight months while Hegseth served as CEO of the organization, and has sent
A budget reconciliation bill allows major spending changes by a simple majority vote. That may be difficult given disagreements on fiscal policy within the GOP. Congressional Republicans intend to use the budget reconciliation process to fund President-elect Donald J. Trump’s second-term agenda within 100 days of his inauguration. With control of both the House and
‘It’s devastating when you’re labeled a criminal all over the world,’ plaintiff Zachary Young says PANAMA CITY, Fla.—CNN anchor Jake Tapper never apologized for airing a “devastating” report that falsely portrayed Navy veteran Zachary Young as an “illegal profiteer” operating in a “black market” during America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Young testified Tuesday. Young is