House task force releases final report on Trump assassination attempts

Washington — The House task force investigating the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump released a final report on its probe on Tuesday, presenting a series of recommendations to combat future security failures. “The Task Force found that the tragic and shocking events in Butler, Pennsylvania were preventable and should not have happened. There was

McConnell suffers fall on Capitol Hill, prompting medical treatment

Thune elected Senate Republican leader John Thune elected Senate Republican leader as Mitch McConnell steps down 02:39 Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Republican leader in the Senate, suffered a fall on Capitol Hill after a lunch with colleagues and suffered minor injuries, his office said Tuesday. “Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. He sustained

New York prosecutors say Trump’s conviction in “hush money” case should stand

New York prosecutors say President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House should not undermine the decision of 12 jurors who found him guilty of dozens of felonies in May, telling the judge overseeing the case that the conviction should stand. “This Court should reject [Trump’s] motion to ‘immediately’ dismiss the indictment and vacate the

Feds collected records of congressional staff, reporters in Trump-era leak probes

The Justice Department failed to follow department policy and ignored some established protections when seeking records from members of Congress, dozens of congressional staffers and members of the media during the first Trump administration, an internal watchdog found. A report by the department’s Office of Inspector General released on Tuesday focused on numerous leak investigations

Trump trolls Trudeau as “governor” of the “great state” of Canada

President-elect Donald Trump called Canadian Prime Minister “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada” on Tuesday, after threatening to impose massive tariffs on imports from Canada.  “It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” Trump wrote on Truth Social early Tuesday. “I look

Senate Democrats press Biden to strengthen immigration protections

Washington — A group of Senate Democrats is pressing President Biden to work to “protect immigrant families” in the final weeks of his presidency, with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office next month. “As Senators who represent diverse states across our nation and who collectively represent millions of immigrant families, we write to express

Matt Gaetz to have show on pro-Trump network OAN

House GOP blocks release of Gaetz report House Republicans block release of Gaetz ethics report, Schiff says preemptive pardon a bad idea 03:57 Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first pick to be attorney general before removing his name from consideration, will have his own show on far-right, pro-Trump One America News