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Federal appeals court upholds rapidly approaching TikTok ban
The law Congress passed this year to force the Chinese parent company of social media giant TikTok to either sell the service or face a U.S. ban is constitutional, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Friday. The聽order from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the bipartisan聽law President Joe Biden […]
Arizona鈥檚 Grijalva will step down as top Dem on key U.S. House panel on environment
Ra煤l Grijalva, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, will not seek to remain in that position in the next Congress, he said in a written statement Monday. The announcement from Grijalva, an Arizona progressive who has led Democrats on the committee overseeing environmental, public lands and tribal issues for a decade, […]
Trump vow to impose stiff tariffs at odds with anti-inflation campaign message, Dems say
President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement Monday that he would impose harsh tariffs on the United States鈥 closest trading partners will work against his pledge to bring down consumer prices, Democrats in Congress and economists are warning. In a聽pair of聽posts to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday evening, Trump said on his first day in […]
Trump鈥檚 sentencing on felony convictions indefinitely postponed following election win
A New York state judge officially postponed President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 sentencing date Friday for the 34 felonies a jury convicted the former president of in May. The聽order from Judge Juan Merchan indefinitely postponing a sentencing hearing that had been scheduled for next week was something of a formality after New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg […]
Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they ‘must kill’ journalism shield law
President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation. The聽measure would limit federal law enforcement surveillance of journalists and the government鈥檚 ability to force disclosure of journalists鈥 sources, codifying regulations the Department of Justice has […]
U.S. House Speaker Johnson bans trans women from women鈥檚 bathrooms at the Capitol
Transgender women will not be permitted to use women鈥檚 restrooms in parts of the U.S. Capitol complex, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday, following some House Republicans鈥 targeting of the first openly trans person to win a congressional election. The three-sentence Johnson statement said public, single-sex facilities could be used only by 鈥渋ndividuals of that […]
Trump to nominate transition co-chair Linda McMahon as Education secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he plans to nominate Linda McMahon, the co-chair of his transition team, to lead the Education Department in his second administration. 鈥淲e will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort,鈥 Trump said in a statement,聽referring to his pledge during this campaign to聽abolish the Department […]
FEMA head testifies about reports Trump supporters’ homes were passed over for aid
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell told two U.S. House panels Tuesday that there is no evidence that an order to deny emergency relief to Donald Trump supporters went beyond a single rogue employee 鈥 though Criswell said she welcomed a robust investigation to confirm that. A long line of Republicans denounced the action […]
鈥楧rill, drill, drill鈥: New energy council signals Trump to prioritize energy production
President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement Friday afternoon that his pick for Interior secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, would also coordinate a new council on energy policy is a sign the incoming administration will make energy production a core part of its domestic policy. Few details of the new National Energy Council were available Friday, as […]
Trump picks Fox News host to run Pentagon; Tulsi Gabbard to head national intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a weekend host on Fox News鈥 morning show, as secretary of Defense. Trump also announced on Wednesday afternoon he would nominate Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to be secretary of State and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the […]
Trump in second administration promises mass deportations, tariffs and spending cuts
WASHINGTON 鈥 Voters delivered a decisive win for former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday鈥檚 election, laying the groundwork for a second administration 鈥 a 鈥済olden age,鈥 he calls it 鈥 in which he has vowed to conduct mass deportations of migrants, impose stiff taxes on foreign goods and install wealthy […]
Former President Donald Trump on the cusp of a second term after victories in swing states
WASHINGTON 鈥 Former President Donald Trump was poised early Wednesday to once again assume the Oval Office after American voters delivered wins in the swing states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to projections from The Associated Press. Trump led with 267 Electoral College votes overall nationally, eclipsing Democratic nominee Vice President Harris鈥 224, […]