Politics

Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met in the Oval Office on Wednesday, resuming a tradition that Trump himself flouted in 2020. The two men, seated by a roaring fire, shook hands before reporters and news cameras. Biden spoke first, calling for a “smooth transition” and telling Trump he […]

Allison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, ahead of his return to power in January, is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration. Trump began to roll out his nominees and appointees just days after his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. They include some of […]

Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell in a position he’s held for 17 years. With McConnell announcing his intent to step aside earlier this year, Thune, the current Republican whip, was running against Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas senator […]

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second […]

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump was greeted with a standing ovation from House Republicans at his first stop back in Washington on Wednesday. “It’s nice to win,” Trump said as he took the stage at the conference’s internal meeting at the Hyatt Regency near the Capitol. Ahead of […]

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man employed by the U.S. government abroad was charged with leaking what appears to be Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran, according to sources familiar with the matter and charging documents unsealed Wednesday. Asif William Rahman is charged with willful transmission of national defense information, according to a […]

Mark Makela/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing the Arizona “fake elector” case against several of Donald Trump’s allies has recused himself from the case after accusations of personal bias. Last week, defense attorneys for State Senator Jacob Hoffman filed a motion to disqualify Judge Bruce Cohen, alleging that an email published by a media […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For the first time in four years, Democrats are leaderless. But chaos is a ladder, as the saying goes, and the party is packed with climbers. Democrats are still sifting through the rubble of last week’s election results, and many said that a period of grieving and soul-searching is due […]

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second […]

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second […]