Politics

President-Elect Donald Trump’s team could use military bases for migrant detention and military planes to help with the deportations.

Trump’s mass deportation plan could place migrants in military bases: Report

Congress dives into UFO mysteries with a new hearing, promising transparency and sparking hopes for answers on government secrets.

‘Peeling back the layers’: House hearing seeks answers on gov’t UFO secrets

Come January, Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate. The question is, how wide will the margin be?

GOP Senate majority unknown due to questions in AZ, PA races

The Taliban is taking part in U.N. climate talks for the first time at COP29.

Taliban invited to UN climate conference for first time

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refuses to retire despite progressive pressure, citing good health and commitment to her work at 70.

Sotomayor rejects push to retire before Trump takes office

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

President-elect Trump building his team as meeting with Biden nears

Mauritius imposed and then swiftly lifted a social media blackout this week amid a wiretapping scandal just days before national elections.

Mauritius blocks social media after wiretapping scandal ahead of election

Donald Trump’s criminal 2020 election interference case is on hold after special counsel Jack Smith requested a pause.

Judge grants request to put Trump’s 2020 election interference case on hold

The suit is asking for an injunction to stop the counting of Philadelphia ballots that may not be properly filed.

PA Senate candidate Dave McCormick files suit over ballots in Philadelphia

After not complying with a judge's ruling, Rudy Giuliani called his $145 million defamation judgment a "political vendetta."

Giuliani calls $148M defamation judgment a ‘political vendetta’

Campaign surrogates are often rewarded with prominent cabinet positions. But Elon Musk stands to lose a lot more if he enters government life.

Will Elon Musk’s conflicts keep him from serving in Trump’s White House?

At least one company is already making major changes to its business relationship with China following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.

Steve Madden to slash China sourcing to avoid Trump tariffs

San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Daniel Lurie, Levi Strauss heir, amid concerns over public safety and homelessness.

San Francisco Mayor Breed loses reelection in race about crime, safety

A defiant Jerome Powell made clear he’s not budging from his chair when President-elect Donald Trump is back in office.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has one word to say to reports Trump wants him gone

Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign has ended in financial turmoil, according to multiple media reports.

Harris campaign raised $1 billion, ends $20 million in debt: Reports

New York City announced it is ending a program providing prepaid debt cards to migrant families for essential items like groceries.

Why migrant families will no longer be getting prepaid debit cards in NYC

10 candidates who support the Texas Nationalist Movement were elected to the state legislature. They signed a pledge to support TEXIT.

Candidates who support Texas secession elected to state Legislature

The Biden administration is working to complete CHIPS and Science Act agreements with multiple companies like Intel and Samsung, hoping to finish up the initiative before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Push for CHIPS Act subsidies ramps up ahead of Trump taking office

A federal judge has struck down the Biden administration’s “parole in place” policy, which gave legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. In his ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker — who was appointed by President-elect Trump during his first term — said Congress has not given the executive branch the authority to implement such a policy.

Federal judge strikes down Biden ‘parole in place’ policy for undocumented spouses

President-elect Trump has names his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, his chief of staff.

Trump names campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

As election results unfolded, Americans flocked to Google, spiking searches for terms like “moving to Canada” by over 5,000%.

Thinking of leaving the US? Breaking down the costs of moving abroad

A day after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, Germany’s government had a rare collapse leading to political uncertainty.

Germany’s three-party coalition collapses. What happens next?

As Trump prepares for his second term, watchers of the Supreme Court are wonder if there may be retirements on the horizon for older justices.

What Trump’s second presidency could mean for the Supreme Court

There’s been speculation that Justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito may retire during Trump’s second term, replaced by someone younger.

These are the judges Trump could nominate to the Supreme Court

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