Pelosi won’t attend Trump’s inauguration

Washington — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to her spokesperson. Pelosi led House Democrats during the first Trump administration and attended his inauguration in 2017. She became one of Trump’s chief antagonists, overseeing both impeachments against him as speaker.  A spokesperson did not provide a

DeSantis picks Ashley Moody, Florida attorney general, to replace Rubio in Senate

DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Rubio in Senate DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Rubio in Senate 03:25 Washington — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, in the Senate.  “Today

Democrats urge Garland to drop charges, release rest of special counsel report

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider dropping the federal charges against Donald Trump’s former co-defendants in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, to ensure that the Justice Department can release the rest of special counsel Jack Smith‘s final report about Trump’s alleged crimes. 

Speaker Johnson removes Rep. Turner as House Intelligence chairman

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio was removed from his position atop the powerful House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing “concerns from Mar-a-Lago.” Turner also confirmed Friday night that he had been removed from the committee entirely.  Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, denied that