Politics

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race has sparked a legal showdown over whether to count mail-in ballots missing handwritten dates. AP Images

Recount to start in PA Senate race as legal disputes over ballots intensify

Reuters is reporting that Trump's transition team wants to get rid of the $7,500 tax credit for people who buy electric vehicles. AP Images

Trump team seeks to eliminate tax credit for buying electric vehicles

House Ethics Committee cancels meeting on Matt Gaetz investigation after his resignation, amid calls to release findings publicly anyway. Getty Images

House Ethics Committee cancels meeting on Matt Gaetz investigation

President Trump has named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services Secretary. Getty Images

Trump calls RFK Jr. a ‘great mind’ after health secretary nomination

Sen. Paul, set to chair the Senate Homeland Security Committee, says his goal is to “uncover the truth about the COVID-19 pandemic.” Getty Images

Paul to head Homeland Security Cmte, says he’ll use it to uncover COVID origins

The Trump administration has floated the idea of challenging or amending the Impoundment Control Act to enable budget changes. Getty Images

Trump team eyes changes to 1974 law to enable Musk’s budget overhaul plans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, is taking steps to keep tuition rates from rising at the state’s public universities. Getty Images

Abbott orders Texas public universities not to raise tuition through 2027

The committee has been investigating Gaetz since 2021 on a number of allegations including sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Getty Images

Senate Democrats demand release of Gaetz ethics investigation

Leaders of so-called “sanctuary” regions are being asked if they will comply with Trump’s mass deportation plan. Getty Images

City, state leaders and police say they won’t help with Trump deportation plan

An Ohio ban on transgender people using women's restrooms is headed to the governor's desk to sign into law. Getty Images

Transgender students may face ban on which restrooms they can use in Ohio

The Senate Judiciary chairman wants to confirm President Biden’s pending judicial nominations before Republicans take control of Washington. Straight Arrow News

Democrats rush to approve judges, give Biden as many confirmations as Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general. AP Images

Gaetz resigns from Congress after being picked as Trump’s attorney general

Members of congress say they’re continuing to “pull back the curtain” on UFOs with its first hearing on the topic since summer of 2023. Getty Images

Congress holds hearing to ‘pull back the curtain’ on UFOs, experts testify

The Guardian, is no longer posting on X saying the platform is “toxic," mentioning an increase in disturbing content on the site. Getty Images

The Guardian leaves X citing ‘conspiracies and racism’

Democratic congressman Dan Goldman introduced a 22nd amendment resolution, citing President-elect Trump's comments about a third term. Straight Arrow News

Dem lawmaker to introduce 22nd Amdt resolution after Trump 3rd term remarks

Senate Republicans have a new leader for the first time in 18 years. Sen. John Thune will replace Mitch McConnell, Ky. Getty Images

Thune, Barrasso, Cotton to make up Senate Republican leadership team 

Trump's campaign defends its inflation record against his first round of China tariffs. But here's why we didn't notice price impacts then. Getty Images

Trump 1.0’s China tariffs didn’t result in high inflation. Why 2.0 is different.

‘Wanted’ posters target Jewish faculty, staff at University of Rochester

More than one week after Election Day, and we still don't know who has control in the U.S. House of Representatives. AP Images

Republicans closing in on winning House majority

Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to step down before Trump’s inauguration, according to The New York Times. Getty Images

Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to leave role before Trump takes office

In four swing states Donald Trump won the presidential vote while the Republican Senate candidate lost. A pollster explains how. Getty Images

How did Trump win states that Republican Senate candidates lost?

There's been a surge in online harassment of women in the wake of the 2024 election. Getty Images

‘Your body, my choice’: Harassment of women spikes in wake of election

LA Mayor Karen Bass seeks sanctuary city designation to protect immigrants from Trump's deportation plans and border wall construction. Getty Images

Trump’s reelection reignites battle over Space Command location

Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was carried out by leftist groups. AP Images

Trump picks Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense