Mayorkas, Wray Skip Senate Homeland Security Public Hearing

The FBI and DHS have said they would be willing to brief the Senate on national security conditions in a classified setting. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Chris Wray declined requests to testify at a Nov. 21 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. The Senate committee had called the hearing

Marjorie Taylor Greene to Chair New DOGE Oversight Subcommittee

Greene said subcommittee will hold hearings to give ’transparency and truth to the American people.’ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will chair a House subcommittee with congressional oversight of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Greene confirmed the news on social media platform X, writing that it is “BIG NEWS.” “We will identify and

Post-Election Poll Shows Americans Want Trump to Focus on Inflation in His First 100 Days

The survey shows 35 percent of Americans see inflation as the top issue. A survey conducted after President-elect Donald Trump’s win earlier this month shows that a plurality of Americans want his incoming administration to focus on tackling inflation. Published Wednesday, a Reuters-Ipsos survey found that 35 percent of Americans see inflation as the top

Police Report Reveals Assault Allegations Against Trump Nominee Hegseth

A 2017 police report made public Wednesday details statements made by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, and a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in his hotel room in California. Pete Hegseth, the nominee, has denied the allegations and has never been charged over the incident. In response to

Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Trump Attorney General Consideration

‘It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work’ of the Trump administration, Gaetz says. Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz wrote Thursday he is withdrawing himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general. “It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to

Pennsylvania County Official Apologizes for Controversial Comments on Ballot-Counting

Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia offered the apology during a meeting this week. The commissioner of a Pennsylvania county at the center of a weeks-long ballot-counting controversy issued an apology on Wednesday after the state’s Supreme Court ruled to block the counting efforts. At a Wednesday Bucks County Board of Elections meeting, Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia—one

Former Obama Envoy to Canada Weighs In on Trump’s Pick for Top Ottawa Job

A former U.S. ambassador to Canada under the Obama administration said Donald Trump’s pick for the role in Ottawa bodes well for the relationship between the two countries. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 20 that Pete Hoekstra will be heading to Ottawa to serve as U.S. ambassador once he’s confirmed by the Senate.