Trump Announces Opposition to Johnson-Backed Funding Bill

Elon Musk joined the debate earlier, urging lawmakers to reject the 1,547 page funding measure. WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have come out in opposition to a massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that wraps in a series of other legislation, marking a rare public break

WATCH: MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Says Reaching Harris Was Like Using ‘Pony Express’

Harris campaign manager said such claims are ‘bulls—’ MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on Friday scorched Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign for being unreachable ahead of the November election. By contrast, she said she could readily contact President-elect Donald Trump. “If I were to want to connect with VP Harris or President Biden, there’s 50 people between

Florida Files Charges Against Alleged Would-Be Assassin Ryan Routh

Florida is continuing to fight the federal government’s efforts to halt the state’s own independent investigation into what happened in West Palm Beach. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody obtained an arrest warrant for Ryan Routh, the alleged would-be assassin of then-former President Donald Trump, now the present-elect, charging him with the attempted felony murder of

House and Senate Republicans Rally Behind Two-Step Legislative Strategy to Deliver Trump’s Agenda

A growing GOP coalition supports a two-track reconciliation process to secure border funding and extend Trump-era tax cuts. A growing coalition of House and Senate Republicans has united around a two-step legislative strategy aimed at advancing President-elect Donald Trump’s border security and tax policy agenda in the new Congress. In a letter to incoming Senate

House and Senate Republicans Rally Behind 2-Step Legislative Strategy to Deliver Trump’s Agenda

A growing GOP coalition supports a two-track reconciliation process to secure border funding and extend Trump-era tax cuts. A growing coalition of House and Senate Republicans has united around a two-step legislative strategy aimed at advancing President-elect Donald Trump’s border security and tax policy agenda in the new Congress. In a letter to incoming Senate

Energy Inspector General Warns Again of Risk in Green Loans Program

The Department of Energy’s rush to fund new green energy projects before the end of President Joe Biden’s presidency has met renewed criticism from the Department of Energy inspector general. In a Dec. 17 interim finding, Inspector General Teri Donaldson warned that $385 billion in new money made available by the Inflation Reduction Act and

Social Security May Get an Overhaul Under New Senate Bill: Here’s What to Know

The Senate is slated to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act this week. The Senate this week will attempt to pass legislation designed to provide full Social Security benefits to millions of American retirees. Senators are due to schedule a test vote on the bill on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has