Republicans Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Trump have defended the Electoral College as empowering smaller states. Senate Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment on Dec. 16 that would abolish the Electoral College and ensure the country’s presidential elections were determined by the popular vote. “It is time to retire this 18th-century invention that disenfranchises millions
Trump’s treasury secretary nominee lays out his 3-3-3 growth plan. It could be said that President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent’s plan for the world’s largest economy was inspired by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A decade ago, the Japanese prime minister sought to overhaul the economy using a strategy called
All the nominees will have to be confirmed by the Senate. President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled his pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan, alongside a slate of other diplomatic appointments. George Glass, a businessman and former investment banker who served as Ambassador to Portugal during the first Trump administration, is Trump’s choice for chief diplomat
Both men have been charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. sanction laws. Two men have been arrested in connection to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members and injured 47 others earlier this year, FBI and law enforcement officials
The entire House Democrat conference must now confirm Connolly as the committee’s ranking member. WASHINGTON—Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is set to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee following a contentious race between him and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which chooses conference committee members but recommends
The president-elect said he thought that establishing peace between Russia and Ukraine would be a harder task than peace between Israel and Hamas. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 16 hosted his first press conference after winning the 2024 presidential election, addressing a range of topics from the Russia-Ukraine war to his thoughts on the recent
The bird is on the national seal and on state flags and seals, with the former beginning in 1782. WASHINGTON—The House passed a bill on Dec. 16 that would designate the bald eagle as the official bird of the United States—sending the legislation to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The measure, introduced by