Liberal ‘sex symbol’ joins corporate law firm in desperate bid to hoard cash before Kamala runs for governor of California (Grok) It’s been barely a week since Doug Emhoff’s wife, Kamala Harris, stepped down as vice president after losing the 2024 election to Donald Trump, but the former second gentleman has already found a new
As Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent will be fourth in line of presidential succession (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, making him the nation’s highest-ranking gay government official in history. Bessent was confirmed by a vote of 68-29, with 16 Democrats crossing party lines to back the
The Senate passed a cloture vote on whether to hold a final confirmation vote for Sean Duffy, Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation.
Scott Bessent, a billionaire investor, was confirmed in a 68-29 vote. The Senate on Jan. 27 confirmed Scott Bessent’s nomination for Treasury Secretary in a 68-29 vote, putting him in a key role in implementing President Donald Trump’s tariff and growth agenda. The billionaire investor will be spearheading Trump’s plan of cutting taxes and curbing
The decision was made after Trump signed an order indicating the United States would pull out of the global health agency. Officials in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization (WHO), effective immediately, according to a memorandum that was sent out this week.
Both the House and Senate must pass identical budget resolutions in order to unlock the reconciliation process. WASHINGTON—The House GOP will begin its process of passing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda through reconciliation the first week of February, said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Jan. 27. Reconciliation allows for Congress to pass legislation related
A Nigerian man was extradited to the U.S. after he was indicted in connection with the sextortion of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide, the Justice Department said Monday. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him “compromising photos,” the