‘There may be a function for that. We’ll have to see how it plays out,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson said. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said he supports the use of recess appointments of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections outside of the standard Senate nominating process. Over the past week or so, the
Mass deportations was a major part of the president-elect’s 2024 campaign messaging. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 18 that he will declare a nationwide emergency to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants, a move he frequently proposed while on the campaign trail. Tom Fitton, the head of the conservative legal group Judicial Watch,
The special counsel had asked for a weeks-long pause following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win. A federal appeals court has granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal in one of the cases involving President-elect Donald Trump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Nov. 14 granted Smith’s request to
Thune said he would make the sanction legislation ‘a top priority’ in the next Congress should the current Senate majority leader fail to act on it. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Nov. 17 urged the Senate to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it continued to pursue arrest warrants
Russia previously warned that if NATO allows Ukraine to strike inside the country, it would be considered the same as getting directly involved in the war. Anonymous U.S. officials have said that President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles provided by the United States to strike targets in the Russian region of
The president-elect describes Carr as a great supporter of free speech. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday night made another appointment for his incoming administration, this time naming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr as agency chair. As one of the agency’s five Senate-confirmed commissioners, who serve staggered five-year terms, Carr is currently the senior
Democratic challenger Derek Tran holds his first lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel Sunday in the 45th Congressional District in California. SANTA ANA, Calif.—Democratic challenger Derek Tran holds his first lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel Sunday in the 45th Congressional District race after trailing by as many as 11,363 votes. The consumer rights attorney