Ex-FBI Informant Accused of Lying About the Bidens to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

Alexander Smirnov’s claims fueled an impeachment inquiry into the president. A former FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family will plead guilty to tax evasion and providing false information to federal investigators, according to court papers. In signing a plea deal on Dec. 10, Alexander Smirnov admitted to fabricating allegations that President Joe

McConnell working from home after fall at Capitol, office says

Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Republican leader in the Senate, is working from home Thursday after he fell at his office in the Capitol and suffered minor injuries, a McConnell spokesman said.  Although McConnell’s office said Tuesday he was cleared to resume his schedule, the Kentucky Republican is experiencing lingering effects from the

FAA Administrator Whitaker to Resign on Inauguration Day

Mark House will be the Federal Aviation Administration’s senior acting official during the transition to the second Trump administration. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker announced on Dec. 12 that he would resign from the agency on President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day. Whitaker’s resignation, which will offer Trump a chance to choose the next

‘A Comeback of Historic Proportions’: Trump Named Time Magazine’s 2024 ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine named President-elect Donald Trump its 2024 “Person of the Year” Thursday, recognizing his political “comeback of historic proportions.” “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency, and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is Time‘s 2024 Person of the Year,” the