Thune elected Senate Republican leader John Thune elected Senate Republican leader as Mitch McConnell steps down 02:39 Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune as leader, anointing a new standard bearer to replace Mitch McConnell at the party’s helm in the upper chamber. The South Dakota Republican is set to lead the
Washington — Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune as leader on Wednesday, after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post. Thune, the current Whip, won 29 votes on the second round of voting against the former Whip Sen. John Cornyn, who
Trump’s 2nd term and U.S.-China relations What the new Trump presidency could mean for U.S.-China relations 02:44 President Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, senior administration officials told reporters Wednesday. Senior administration officials expect it to be Mr. Biden’s
President Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House Wednesday as the two meet as part of the transition process, a formality that Trump didn’t extend to Mr. Biden in 2020. At the top of the meeting, with reporters present for only a moment, the two men shook hands. “Well Mr. President-elect and
Trump and Biden meeting at White House Trump and Biden meeting at White House 02:28 President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden are meeting at the White House on Wednesday as part of the transition process, a formality that Trump didn’t extend to Mr. Biden in 2020. At the top of the meeting, with reporters present
More than $20 billion flooded into the 2024 presidential campaign, shattering the record for political spending in a single election. In an accelerating trend in American politics, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies raised colossal sums of money from billionaires. A majority of these megadonors were Republicans, according to Open Secrets, the nonpartisan watchdog
President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden are meeting at the White House on Wednesday as part of the transition process, a formality that Trump didn’t extend to Mr. Biden in 2020. Melania Trump will not meet first lady Jill Biden, although the first ladies do traditionally meet. Melania Trump met with Michelle Obama in 2016. The