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Biden to travel to Peru, Brazil for likely last summits with world leaders

Thursday, November 14

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is taking maybe his final lap on the world stage this week with a trip to South America.He's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, making a historic visit to the Amazon rainforest and attending two major summits.His travel comes... Read More.

Special counsel asks judge to pause his appeal in Trumps classified documents case

Wednesday, November 13

(NEW YORK) -- Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case.The move is part of Smith's winding down of his two cases against Trump -- the classified... Read More.

Matt Gaetz, under House ethics investigation, is Trumps pick for attorney general

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, a move that, if he's confirmed by the Senate, would place a firebrand and one of Trump's most loyal allies at the... Read More.

Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, a move that, if he's confirmed by the Senate, would place a firebrand and one of Trump's most loyal allies at the head... Read More.

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trumps pick for director of national intelligence

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- Tulsi Gabbard -- a military veteran and honorary co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team -- has been chosen by Trump to be his director of national intelligence.Gabbard left the Democratic Party in 2022 after representing Hawaii in Congress for eight years... Read More.

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Wednesday, November 13

(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.... Read More.

Tracking who Trump has named to serve in his Cabinet, administration

Wednesday, November 13

(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... Read More.

Trump transition live updates: Battle unfolding for treasury secretary

Wednesday, November 13

(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... Read More.

Who will succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate leader?

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of Donald Trump's Election Day triumph, Republicans hope to leverage their control of the White House and Congress to pass a sweeping new agenda for the U.S.Key to making that happen is the Republicans' Senate leader, a role... Read More.

Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are meeting in the Oval Office, resuming a tradition that Trump himself flouted in 2020.Biden spoke first, calling for a smooth transition and telling Trump he will do "everything we can to make sure you're... Read More.

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Politics

Biden to travel to Peru, Brazil for likely last summits with world leaders

Special counsel asks judge to pause his appeal in Trumps classified documents case

Matt Gaetz, under House ethics investigation, is Trumps pick for attorney general

Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trumps pick for director of national intelligence

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Tracking who Trump has named to serve in his Cabinet, administration

Trump transition live updates: Battle unfolding for treasury secretary

Who will succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate leader?

Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

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