Trump endorses Johnson for speaker Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House speaker days before vote 04:29 Washington — House Republicans released a new rules package on Wednesday that will raise the threshold to force a vote on ousting the speaker. The threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the
President-elect Donald Trump disclosed the plans on New Year’s Eve. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 31 said he plans to attend the funeral of late President Jimmy Carter. “I’ll be there. We were invited,” Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29. The Georgia native was the president
The president-elect said he ‘didn’t change his mind’ over the program, which he had criticized during his 2016 campaign. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday offered more commentary on H-1B visas amid an online debate between Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and conservatives on social media over the visa program. An H-1B visa is provided to
Dockworker strike, cybersecurity, Panama Canal levels, Red Sea attacks, tariffs, hurricanes, infrastructure, and workforce woes stress $5.1 trillion sea trade. Container cargo volume at the United States’ 361 commercial ports will grow by a modest 2 percent in 2025, a significant decline from 2024’s projected 9 percent increase, according to a November financial forecast by
FBI agents say they disrupted a possible plot to threaten or kill employees of a major U.S.-based pro-Israel organization before the first night of Hannukkah, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News. A Gainesville, Florida, man is accused of attempting to travel to the south Florida offices of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Justin Caporale will serve as executive producer for major events and public appearances, according to President-elect Donald Trump. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 31 that Justin Caporale—who is credited with organizing his campaign event featuring a garbage truck—will take on a new presidential executive producer role, assisting with major events and public appearances when
‘He’s the one that can win right now, people like him, almost everybody likes him,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 31 that he believes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will secure a second term in the job despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers ahead of another contentious speakership race. Trump made the