The House Appropriations Committee holds a budget and oversight hearing on the government of Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 10. Witnesses include Muriel Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia; Phil Mendelson, chair of the District of Columbia City Council; and Glen Lee, chief financial officer of the District of Col… Original
President-elect Donald Trump is backing the current treasurer of the Republican National Committee (RNC) to replace his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as the organization’s co-chair. On Monday, Trump endorsed KC Crosbie for the high-profile position on his social media platform Truth Social. “America First Patriot KC Crosbie is running to become the next Co-Chair of the
Jeff Zients said his team was making a final push to achieve the Biden administration’s key policy goals. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients has outlined a high-priority agenda for the Biden administration’s remaining 42 days in office, rallying his team for a final push to achieve key policy goals, including canceling more student
The attorney is the president-elect’s pick for assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice. President-elect Donald Trump named attorney Harmeet Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice in a post on Truth Social on Dec. 9. “Throughout her career, Harmeet has stood up consistently
This is not the first time Greene has been targeted that has resulted in law enforcement taking action. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been the target of a bomb threat, her office said on Dec. 9. Police in Rome, Georgia, were dispatched to Greene’s residence due to the threat, which her office said was
A report by the Congressional Budget Office indicates these unauthorized programs received $516 billion in funding for fiscal year 2024. WASHINGTON—As Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy begin work on their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, Rep. Greg Lopez (R-Colo.) is drawing their attention to government spending on “zombie programs” as areas to cut. Zombie
‘This is the third time that I—and now my family—have been the target of these Klan-like tactics,’ Jewish Regent Jordan Acker wrote Anti-Israel radicals smashed a University of Michigan regent’s window and painted “Divest” and “Free Palestine” on his wife’s car early Monday morning—the third time he’s faced such vandalism this year. Jordan Acker, a