The president had been reported to be considering issuing pardons to people who have not been charged with a crime. President Joe Biden in a Jan. 5 interview confirmed that he is considering whether to issue preemptive pardons. White House officials have said that Biden plans to issue additional pardons and commutations before his term
Gaetz resigned from Congress in 2024. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says he may launch a gubernatorial bid. “I am starting to think about running for governor,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times in an interview published on Jan. 7. Gaetz, 42, stepped down from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 after President-elect Donald
Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top diplomat is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), while Trump’s United Nations pick is Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). WASHINGTON—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is aiming to hold hearings on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for Secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16,
A budget reconciliation bill allows major spending changes by a simple majority vote. That may be difficult given disagreements on fiscal policy within the GOP. Congressional Republicans intend to use the budget reconciliation process to fund President-elect Donald J. Trump’s second-term agenda within 100 days of his inauguration. With control of both the House and
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, a lifelong resident of Georgia’s First District, which he has represented since 2015. A pharmacist by profession, Carter shares why he’s so dedicated to his work on the Hill, bipartisanship at the capitol gym, and why he thinks
The proposal adds to a growing list of changes the president-elect has proposed for the world map. President-elect Donald Trump’s list of proposed changes to the world map just got a little longer. Delivering his first public remarks since Congress certified his presidential election win on Jan. 6, Trump told reporters on Jan. 7 that
Although it isn’t quite the same as a federal holiday, many government agencies will shut down, and some services will be unavailable. Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. To honor the former chief executive, President Joe Biden has declared a National Day of Mourning