Donald Trump’s decisive victory in this year’s presidential election overshadows a humbling fact: The next Congress will have a Republican Senate majority of 53 to 47 and a GOP House majority of 220 to 215. That is the same number of Senate seats Republicans held during the final two years of Trump’s first term, and
It says China selects participants from its wealthier and higher academically performing areas. With the next round of global standardized testing planned for next year, education leaders anxiously await improvements by U.S. students and which version of China will participate in the assessments. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will roll out its
Under Wikler’s stewardship, the Wisconsin Democratic platform called to ‘reimagine policing and criminal justice’ Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Ben Wikler (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) Wisconsin Democratic Party chairman Ben Wikler, an emerging favorite to lead the DNC, presided over the state party earlier this year when it voted for a resolution that called for an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza—and excluded references
The president-elect nominated Rodney Scott to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday night announced a series of high-profile appointments and nominations to bolster his administration’s border security team. CBP Commissioner Trump nominated Rodney Scott to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Rodney served nearly three decades in the Border Patrol,
Trump’s team said his tariffs against China did not cause inflation and that his negotiations are designed to benefit the nation and protect Americans. California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke out Dec. 5 against foreign policy agendas—including tariffs on products from China, Canada, and Mexico—that President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he will enact once in office
At his foundation’s Democracy Forum, Obama advocates pluralism in light of the 2024 election results. CHICAGO—In a speech at his foundation’s Democracy Forum, former President Barack Obama advocated pluralism to an audience of Democrats still reeling from the party’s losses in this election cycle. “In a democracy, power comes from forging alliances and building coalitions
Perdue says he is honored to accept the nomination and vows to uphold American interests in China. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia senator David Perdue as his pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to China. “As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S.