Washington — House Republicans are moving forward with their leadership elections Wednesday, though majority control still hangs in the balance as a number of key races have yet to be determined. Still, Republicans are operating as if they’ve secured control of the lower chamber for another two years. CBS News has characterized control of the
Washington — Senate Republicans are meeting Wednesday to elect a new leader to represent the conference after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post. Meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday morning, the Republican senators are casting secret ballots to elect their new leadership,
President Joe Biden made student loan forgiveness a central issue to his administration, rolling out efforts to forgive debt as well as to lower repayments for millions of borrowers. But with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House in January, the future of those efforts is now in question. During the presidential debate with
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump named South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his nominee for secretary of Homeland Security. “Kristi has been very strong on Border Security,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent
Musk took part in call between Trump, Zelenskyy Report: Musk took part in call between Trump, Zelenskyy 03:04 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that billionaire Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will head up a new agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump in a statement said the two “will pave the way
Trump expected to pick Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Weijia Jiang has more on Trump’s potential cabinet picks. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking
Congress returns after election break – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday following a six-week election break. Republicans are preparing to govern with majorities in both chambers while Democrats look to regroup. Scott MacFarlane has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for