The longest-serving senator in U.S. history is transitioning away from his role in GOP leadership. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will chair two key committees in the new Congress, according to his announcement on Thursday. McConnell said he will head the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Rules Committee. The longest-serving
Hayley Harrison is the incoming first lady’s first hire ahead of her return to the White House. President-elect Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, has selected her longtime aide, Hayley Harrison, as her chief of staff upon her return to the East Wing of the White House. The appointment marks the incoming first lady’s first hire
When the Supreme Court convenes for arguments in December, the justices will hear from the top lawyer for the Biden administration, who will urge them to strike down laws in nearly half the states that ban hormone treatments for transgender minors. In January, President-elect Donald Trump’s new lawyers at the Justice Department will have to
Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh emerge as top contenders, with Marc Rowan and Bill Hagerty lingering in the background. President-elect Donald Trump has yet to make his decision for Treasury secretary. Wall Street is still waiting for the official announcement as market watchers speculate who could be chosen for the high-level position. Scott Bessent, a
Russia launched a volley of missiles toward the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro early Thursday morning, including a new type of ballistic missile that has North Atlantic Treaty Organization members on edge. The powerful next-level, multiple-warhead battlefield weapon, which has been analyzed by the Pentagon, has prompted NATO to hold an emergency summit on Tuesday.
‘This special election will be faster than we have ever done before,’ Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd said. Voters in Florida’s First Congressional District will elect their replacement for former Rep. Matt Gaetz on April 1, 2025. Florida’s Secretary of State Cord Byrd released the multi-month schedule of events on Nov. 22, touting it
The ‘Trump–Vance transition team has not yet entered into the agreements with the White House and the General Service Administration,’ Karine Jean-Pierre says. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has not yet entered agreements with the outgoing Biden administration and a federal agency responsible for services, the White House said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre