Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sharply criticized associates of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, for seeking to rescind approval of the polio vaccine. McConnell, a polio survivor, said in a statement that “efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed […]
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A federal judge has ordered President-elect Donald Trump and ABC News host George Stephanopoulos to sit for four-hour depositions next week in a libel lawsuit Trump brought against the network earlier this year. Miami-based U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette Reid issued the order Friday, signaling that Trump’s status as president-elect is not a reason to put […]
The House Republican Steering Committee selected Republican Reps. Nathaniel Moran, Rudy Yakym, Max Miller and Aaron Bean to join the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee next year, according to a source familiar with the vote. The panel will be at the center of next year’s mammoth battle over tax cuts pushed by President-elect Donald Trump, […]
President-elect Donald Trump is advocating to eliminate daylight saving time — again. In a Truth Social post Friday, Trump said the practice of changing the clocks twice a year is “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but […]
The House Freedom Caucus is throwing its weight behind a two-step, party-line policy push, with the ultra-conservative bloc calling for an initial bill to address border security that’s fully paid for and a second push for tax and other policy priorities. “Border security must move first — and then we should move forward to a […]
With days to go until House Democrats decide who gets top committee spot, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Gerry Connolly of Virginia are racing to lock down votes to lead their party on the Oversight and Accountability panel. Many Democrats saw Ocasio-Cortez as having the upper hand heading into next week, but both […]
Top House Oversight Democrat Jamie Raskin is seeking information from the Trump-Vance transition team about how nominees will undergo background checks, including a “clear assurance” that an FBI background check will be performed for all Trump administration picks. Raskin (D-Md.) sent a letter on Friday to Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, the co-chairs of the […]
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered an injury and was hospitalized for treatment while traveling in Luxembourg to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, according to spokesperson Ian Krager. In a statement, Krager said she “sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation.” The California Democrat, […]
The sidelines at Saturday’s Army-Navy match-up might just be more compelling than the game. Donald Trump is back. The president-elect will partake in the nation’s storied rivalry between West Point and Annapolis, saluting U.S. troops as he enters the White House again. But Saturday’s game will focus just as much on political intrigue as football […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called his likely successor at USDA, Brooke Rollins, and left a voicemail — but hasn’t received a response, he told reporters Friday. “I received her cell phone number from a senator who had visited with her, and I called, I used it immediately, called her and left a message,” Vilsack said. […]