Confirmation Hearings for 2 Trump Cabinet Picks Delayed

The confirmation hearings for Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins and Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum were initially scheduled for Jan. 14. The confirmation hearings for Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins and Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum, initially scheduled for Jan. 14, have been postponed amid delays in the vetting process. Sen. Jerry Moran

Carrie Underwood, the Village People, and More to Perform at Trump Inauguration

The four-day celebration will feature musical performance’s from the American Idol winner and the Village People, along with other prominent events. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is expected to see a star studded lineup, with some of the former president’s musical favorites set to perform next week. According to drafts of the inaugural program, country star

Supreme Court Declines North Dakota Redistricting Appeal

A federal district court rejected two Republicans’ challenge to a redistricting plan in November 2023. The U.S. Supreme Court decided Jan. 13 against hearing an appeal in a racial gerrymandering case where North Dakota took the unusual step of asking the justices to reconsider its own lower court victory. A gerrymander is the political manipulation

Special counsel’s final report says Trump would have been convicted

Attorney General Merrick Garland has submitted to Congress a portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump after a court order blocking its release expired at midnight Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.  In his report, Smith wrote that his office began its prosecution