“I look forward to a smooth transition," President-elect Trump's pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, said in response to the news of Christopher Wray's announcement that he plans to step down from the post in January.
After a number of China crackdown provisions failed to make it into the yearly defense bill, Republicans are working on ways to get them signed into law before the end of the year.
Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman is being ripped for comments he made during a House hearing on illegal immigration about Nassau County law enforcement.
President-elect Trump said FBI Director Christopher Wray's resignation is a “great day for America," while touting his nominee Kash Patel as the “most qualified" to lead the bureau.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled by the incoming chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee on "billions" of U.S. dollars sent to Taliban.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said addressing the high cost of living for Americans could be an area of bipartisan cooperation next year.
Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday defended President Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan while appearing before the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee, which has long sought to question him over the deadly evacuation. “I firmly believe the president’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was the right one,” he told lawmakers.