The entire House Democrat conference must now confirm Connolly as the committee’s ranking member. WASHINGTON—Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is set to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee following a contentious race between him and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which chooses conference committee members but recommends
The president-elect said he thought that establishing peace between Russia and Ukraine would be a harder task than peace between Israel and Hamas. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 16 hosted his first press conference after winning the 2024 presidential election, addressing a range of topics from the Russia-Ukraine war to his thoughts on the recent
The bird is on the national seal and on state flags and seals, with the former beginning in 1782. WASHINGTON—The House passed a bill on Dec. 16 that would designate the bald eagle as the official bird of the United States—sending the legislation to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The measure, introduced by
The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled presidents enjoy ‘presumptive immunity’ in relation to official acts. President-elect Donald Trump does not have immunity in the so-called “hush money” case in New York, Judge Juan Merchan ruled in a decision on Dec. 16. The conduct described by the 34 felony
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.”