POLITICS
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
Read full article: Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning outA lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.
Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September
Read full article: Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to SeptemberA man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025.
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
Read full article: Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in SenateThe fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions.
President Biden signs 50 bills into law ahead of Christmas. Here’s the list
Read full article: President Biden signs 50 bills into law ahead of Christmas. Here’s the listThese new laws include rules involving Native American tribes, AEDs in public schools, hazing on college campuses, and much more.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Read full article: Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death rowPresident-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu
Read full article: Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the fluFormer President Bill Clinton will be home for Christmas after being discharged from a Washington hospital where he was treated for the flu.
Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing 'hurried' House action
Read full article: Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing 'hurried' House actionPresident Joe Biden has vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 new federal district judgeships.
Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus
Read full article: Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensusA powerful government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel.
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children
Read full article: Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military childrenPresident Joe Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law despite his objections to language banning transgender health care for military children.
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
Read full article: Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutionalA federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says
Read full article: Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson saysFormer President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.
Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use
Read full article: Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug useThe House Ethics Committee’s long-awaited report into Rep. Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations of misconduct, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’s nomination to lead the Justice Department.
Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations
Read full article: Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutationsVictims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions are sharing a range of emotions, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences.
READ: House Ethics Committee report finds Matt Gaetz paid underage girl for sex while in Congress
Read full article: READ: House Ethics Committee report finds Matt Gaetz paid underage girl for sex while in CongressThe House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.
An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Read full article: An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leaderA retired police officer in the nation’s capital has been convicted of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group.
House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Read full article: House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girlThe House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress.
Biden commutes death sentences of 2 convicted in brutal slaying of family on Florida’s Turnpike
Read full article: Biden commutes death sentences of 2 convicted in brutal slaying of family on Florida’s TurnpikeAmong 37 federal death row inmates whose sentences were commuted Monday by President Joe Biden are two men who brutally murdered a family in 2006 along Florida’s Turnpike in Port St. Lucie,
Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate
Read full article: Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debateThe economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
Read full article: Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executionsPresident Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.
Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action
Read full article: Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal actionThe battles over abortion in the U.S. are increasingly focusing on the pills that are now the most common way pregnancies are ended.
The new right gathers to celebrate Trump and the splintering of the Republican Party
Read full article: The new right gathers to celebrate Trump and the splintering of the Republican PartyThat Donald Trump failed to achieve central goals in the government shutdown fight alongside Elon Musk seemed unimportant to many speakers and attendees at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.
Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them
Read full article: Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban themThe economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player in America.
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestion
Read full article: Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestionDonald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.
Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office
Read full article: Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes officeDecades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office.
Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator
Read full article: Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senatorLara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator.
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Read full article: Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United KingdomMark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.
Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
Read full article: Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavelOne of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one.
Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Read full article: Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheavalPresident Joe Biden has signed a bill into law that averts a government shutdown.
Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
Read full article: Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending billCongress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid to address extensive damage caused by hurricane and other disasters.
Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
Read full article: Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field winThe Washington Commanders' path to returning to nation's capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended with a late reprieve.
Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
Read full article: Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conductA nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct.