Politics

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t be part of the legislative package being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. “No, the president has made clear that Social Security and Medicare have to be preserved,” Johnson replied when asked if he was open to […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — President-elect Donald Trump declared in a left-field proposal on Tuesday that his administration will rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” in his latest attack on Mexico. “We’re going to change because we do most of the work there and it’s ours,” Trump said. “It’s appropriate, […]

(WASHINGTON) — The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, passing the bill as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress on a vote of 264 to 159. Forty-eight Democrats voted in favor of the bill. “Laken Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal alien that President Biden and […]

(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, blasted President Joe Biden’s final actions before leaving office. Trump accused the outgoing administration of not providing a “smooth transition.” Trump kicked off the presser by announcing a $20 billion investment in the U.S. from DAMAC Properties, a Middle East-based company. He said the investments will focus […]

(WASHINGTON) — The House will vote at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress. Reintroduced by Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican, the legislation pins Laken Riley’s death on the Biden administration’s open-border policies and grants power to attorneys general to sue the federal government if […]

Antoine Gyori – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump made remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, where he also is expected to take reporter questions. Trump kicked off the presser by announcing a $20 billion investment in the U.S. from DAMAC Properties, a Middle East-based company. Trump said the investments will focus on building new […]

(GREENLAND) — Donald Trump, Jr., son of President-elect Donald Trump, arrived in Greenland on Tuesday after emphasizing that the trip is just a personal one, indicating he is not meeting with government officials. His trip comes as his father continues to float the possibility of the U.S. purchasing and taking over Greenland, an autonomous territory administered […]

(WASHINGTON) — House and Senate lawmakers on Monday met for joint session to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory. Vice President Kamala Harris, who presided over the ceremony, read the results aloud. Republicans cheered loudly as she announced Trump’s 312 electoral votes, while Democrats did the same for her 226 electoral votes. The vote count […]

(WASHINGTON) — Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021 — a day President-elect Donald Trump has continually tried to recast as a “day of love.” Trump is vowing to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on the first day of his administration, saying while it will done be on a case-by-case […]

(WASHINGTON) — Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to security for the ceremony and the law that dictates how it’s carried out. Before 2021, the Congress’ constitutionally mandated responsibilities to count […]