The Human Rights Campaign, which lauded Buttigieg as ‘historic,’ suggested Bessent is a ‘threat’ to ‘LGBTQ+ people’ Scott Bessent meets with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. (Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is about to make history as the nation’s highest-ranking gay official. And yet America’s top LGBT groups, which celebrated
Democratic lawmakers are seeking to hinder a federal watchdog investigation into misconduct within the Biden administration’s $400 billion green energy loan program—a sign Democrats could be growing concerned about what the long-running probe has uncovered. The inspector general for the Department of Energy has spent over a year investigating the Loan Programs Office, which has
The historic defamation settlement that President-elect Donald Trump won from ABC News on Saturday is a major embarrassment for George Stephanopoulos, the former whiz kid Clinton aide and ABC star whose on-air remarks led to the settlement—and whose outsized compensation has long caused disgruntlement at ABC amid an accelerating ratings decline. On Saturday, ABC agreed
President Joe Biden says at the DNC’s holiday party he and Vice President Kamala Harris are not going anywhere. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden spoke at the Democratic National Committee’s holiday party on Sunday, urging Democrats to quickly recover from the election loss and engage with the American people. “We all get knocked down. My dad was
‘New Yorkers have tremendous questions about it. We are going to get the answers for them,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called for the federal government to use its powers to identify who is behind the mysterious drones being reported hovering in U.S. airspace above concerned residents.
The president’s priorities include expanding clemency, providing student debt relief, and allocating remaining funds from his signature law. WASHINGTON—The White House in a new memo on Dec. 15 has outlined President Joe Biden’s key priorities to accomplish his stated goals before leaving office next month. The president’s priorities include expanding clemency and pardons, advancing climate-related
The drone sighting mysteries continue. Two men were arrested after a drone was detected flying close to Logan Airport in Boston. Officials say they will deploy a high-tech system in New York after drones shut down a local airport. Another advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has resigned. Her departure comes after her