New York City Mayor Adams Working to Bypass City Council on Sanctuary City Law

The mayor said that he wants ’to protect the people of this city‘ and suggested he may have ’the power to do so.’ New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he is working to bypass the City Council to change the city’s sanctuary city law ahead of a meeting with the incoming Trump administration’s border

Democrats to Lose Supermajority in Colorado House, Recounts Confirm

Recounts were triggered because of the slim differences between the candidates’ vote totals. Democrats in Colorado will be losing their supermajority in the state House of Representatives after recounts confirmed Republicans won several tight races in the November election. Military veteran and Republican Rebecca Keltie, 54, eked out a win over incumbent state Rep. Stephanie

Lara Trump to Step Down as RNC Chair, Would Consider Senate Seat

‘I would 100 percent consider it,’ Lara Trump said when asked about a Senate role. Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, has said that she is stepping down from her role at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and would consider a possible Senate position in the incoming administration. The former television producer said

Senators Introduce Bill to Cap Supreme Court Terms at 18 Years

The bill would begin the constitutional amendment process which requires supermajority support in Congress and three quarters of the states for ratification. Two senators introduced a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would impose term limits for members of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court unanimously adopted a code of conduct in November 2023

US Believes Journalist Austin Tice Is Alive After Disappearing in Syria in 2012, Biden Says

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago near the Syrian capital, is alive and that Washington is committed to bringing him home after Bashar Assad’s ouster from power in Damascus. “We think we can get him back,“ Biden told reporters at the

Trump Taps Attorney Alina Habba as Counselor to the President

The president-elect announced another flurry of appointments for his second term on Sunday night. President-elect Donald Trump tapped his long-time attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president in the White House, amid another flurry of late-night appointments on Sunday. “She has been unwavering in her loyalty, and unmatched in her resolve—standing with

Biden Pledges US Support for Syria, Its Neighbors After Collapse of Assad Regime

The president described the fall of the regime as ‘a moment of historic opportunity’ for Syrians and ‘a moment of risk and uncertainty.’ WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Dec. 8 from the White House, praising the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria while expressing caution over the immediate uncertainty for the country