The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that held presidents enjoy different levels of immunity from prosecution for official acts. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected on Dec. 16 a long list of immunity-related arguments President-elect Donald Trump made in an attempt to throw out the guilty verdict he
The agreement allows 42,000 federal workers to continue teleworking through 2029. President-elect Donald Trump said he will sue to block a Biden administration deal protecting hybrid work for thousands of federal workers for another five years. Before stepping down last month, Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley inked the agreement with the American Federation
President-elect Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, at a Mar-a-Lago press conference on Monday. Adams faces fraud and corruption charges detailed in an indictment unsealed in September. When asked if he would consider the pardon, Trump said, “Yeah I would. I think that he was treated pretty unfairly.”
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a budget proposal to exempt service tips from Virginia’s state income tax. On Monday, Youngkin said that his proposal will return about $70 million to Virginians every year. “We have delivered over $5 billion in tax relief to date, and we remain committed to lowering the cost of living
North Carolina’s outgoing and incoming governors say in the lawsuit that a newly enacted law undermines executive powers and threatens public safety. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein, both Democrats, filed a lawsuit this week against Republican legislative leaders, contending that a newly enacted law violates the state’s constitution by stripping power
The visit builds on the Trumps’ long, friendly relationship with the Abes. Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Dec. 15. Sharing the news in a social media post on X, soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump said it was
The president-elect also called for government transparency in a Monday news conference. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that he canceled a trip to his golf course in New Jersey over a rash of recent drone sightings in the state, while calling for more government transparency on the reports. Since November, locals in New Jersey