Billy Long, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the IRS, is facing questions about his qualifications to lead the tax agency from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts who serves on the Senate’s Finance Committee. While serving as a representative, Long, a Republican from Missouri and a former auctioneer, co-sponsored legislation that aimed to wipe out
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” Standing before a 17th-century world map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that North America should be renamed “América Mexicana,” or “Mexican America,” because a
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Wednesday that he had talked with Donald Trump about a job for one of his former law clerks in the president-elect’s administration a day before Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the sentencing in his New York “hush money” case. Alito said in a statement that the clerk,
Less than two weeks before Donald Trump will be inaugurated, he suggested there were no guns in the possession of Capitol riot participants on Jan. 6, 2021. His comment came soon after he said he’d be considering pardons for some who were convicted of crimes in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But
Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol Former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol 02:13 Former President Jimmy Carter has been lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda — the 35th person in American history to receive such an honor — ahead of his state funeral scheduled for Thursday. Carter’s
A closer look at George Santos’ plea deal A closer look at George Santos’ plea deal 04:24 NEW YORK — Disgraced former Congressman George Santos had his his February sentencing delayed until April 25, a judge ruled Wednesday. That will allow Santos, 36, to keep making new episodes of his podcast, “Pants on Fire with George
Capitol police on threats towards lawmakers Massive spike in violent threats made against lawmakers, Capitol police say 04:06 Washington — Capitol Police said officers arrested a man with a machete and other knives on Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol Visitor Center. The arrest comes hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump‘s planned visit to Capitol Hill