5 Things to Know About Linda McMahon, Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary

McMahon, a major donor and fundraiser for President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns, is currently a co-chair of his transition team. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he is nominating billionaire Linda McMahon to be his Education Secretary. “Linda will use her decades of leadership experience and deep understanding of both education and business to empower

House Ethics Committee will keep Matt Gaetz report under wraps

Washington — The House Ethics committee, meeting to consider the release of a report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, did not reach an agreement on Wednesday afternoon, the committee chairman said.  The meeting came one week after the Florida Republican resigned from Congress following President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to select him for

How could the U.S. military be used for Trump’s mass deportation plan?

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to start the largest deportation effort in American history — his signature 2024 campaign promise — as soon as he takes office, signaling this week that he would enlist the help of the U.S. military for the massive operation to deport undocumented immigrants. Earlier this week, he shared a social

Lawmakers, Advocates Speak Out Against Mass Jailing of Hong Kong Activists

Resistance to the Chinese Communist Party’s suppression in Hong Kong has garnered bipartisan support in the United States. WASHINGTON—U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined a group of pro-democracy Hong Kong activists to decry the sentencing of 45 political prisoners, imposed under the special administrative region’s draconian Article 23 based on China’s