Beverly Hills, California — Democrats, who are about to be locked out of power in Washington as Republicans take control of all three branches of government in January, see the state capitals run by Democratic governors as the clearest path of resistance to President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. The 16 governors and three governors-elect who
Trump’s hostage envoy Adam Boehler calls on Syrian opposition to release American captives to prove they’re not extremists. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for special envoy for hostage affairs said Monday that Syrian opposition forces that have taken control of the Middle Eastern country should turn over any American hostages held there as a sign of
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a member of the Armed Services Committee, signaled toward supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's embattled nominee for defense secretary.
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have released an 1,813-page bill, reconciling their differing National Defense Authorization Act proposals. The House of Representatives could vote this week on a compromise version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with up to $895.2 billion in defense discretionary spending. This latest version of the NDAA,
The two legislators resigned from the House on Dec. 8 and begin serving their terms earlier than other newly elected senators. WASHINGTON—Former Reps. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) were sworn into the Senate on Dec. 9. The two lawmakers were sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, who serves as president of the
The president has designated a new monument that will be located at the site of a former Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 designated a new national monument to memorialize the federal government’s oppression of thousands of native American children through the boarding school system founded in the late 19th
Washington — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday as he tries to solidify support among Senate Republicans as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement of veterans’ charities and excessive drinking. Hegseth met with at least two Republican senators on Monday who had