Democrats are set to lose the Senate and the White House in 2025. The U.S. Senate on Dec. 5 confirmed the eighth judge this week, as Democrats race to utilize the remaining days of their majority. Senators in a 52–45 vote confirmed Sarah Morgan Davenport as a U.S. district judge in New Mexico. Sens. Susan
A federal judge in Texas rejected a proposed plea agreement between the Justice Department and Boeing that would have settled the U.S. government’s claims against the company, after crashes of two 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, according to a court order issued Thursday. In his ruling, Judge Reed O’Connor took issue with both
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosts Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, on Capitol Hill as they address “major reform ideas” to save costs in the government on Dec. 5. Schedule: 1:45 p.m. ET – Musk/Republicans stakeout 2:00 p.m. ET – … Original
The interview will air on Dec. 8. President-elect Donald Trump will be interviewed on NBC’s “Meet the Press”—his first network interview since he won the Nov. 5 election, the outlet announced on Dec. 4. The interview will air this Sunday, Dec. 8, said the network, which added that portions of the interview will air ahead
After a two-week flirtation with the six-figure mark, bitcoin has surged past $100,000 for the first time on the thinking that the incoming administration will be friendlier toward — and relax regulations on — cryptocurrencies. The milestone came late Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins to head the the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, has been a vocal advocate of cryptocurrency. Paul Atkins, President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could spark a cryptocurrency regulatory overhaul for the Wall Street watchdog. Trump announced on Dec. 4 his nomination of the crypto proponent and former Wall Street regulator to head
Senators berated the Biden administration’s cybersecurity officials for their weak response and lack of accountability following a massive Chinese government-linked hack of U.S. and global telecommunications networks, Politico reported. “There’s no accountability in anybody sitting up there. They have not told us why they didn’t catch it, what they’ve done to prevent it,” Sen. Rick