The California legislature is considering a supplemental budget that would send some $15 million to nonprofits that help illegal immigrants avoid deportation as part of its effort to bankroll Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D.) efforts to obstruct the incoming Trump administration’s policies. The added funding was unveiled Dec. 3, the first day of a special session
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before Congress on the Biden administration’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in a long-awaited hearing that was originally scheduled for September. Though he claimed that “no one” in the Biden State Department anticipated the Afghan government’s swift collapse, a group of diplomats warned Blinken of that very prospect roughly one month
‘Jay Powell will serve out his term,’ said incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can complete the remainder of his term, says Scott Bessent, a Wall Street billionaire financier and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department. “As the President said on Sunday, and I’m in complete agreement with
At 83, the Vermont lawmaker continues to push for Democrats to regroup after the November losses by appealing more to working-class Americans. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the longtime progressive lawmaker who has twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination, suggested that the six-year Senate term he begins in January will likely be his last. “I’m 83
All governors oppose the proposal, according to the National Governors Association. Governors across the United States are urging Congress to stop the federal military from enabling the movement of National Guard troops to the U.S. Space Force without approval from governors. U.S. House of Representatives members and U.S. senators recently released an agreement for the
The Democrat said both the president-elect and Hunter Biden were victims of political prosecutions. President-elect Donald Trump’s Truth Social has gained a new user: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.). Fetterman joined the social media platform in November, according to his profile, making him one of a handful of prominent Democrats to take the plunge. Publishing his
FBI director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he will resign before Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the New York Times reported. “I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Wray told bureau employees. “This is the best