Sen. Adam Schiff’s (D-Calif.) swearing-in for a full six-year term in the upper chamber this week set a U.S. record, as the 119th Congress convened for the first time Friday. The Democrat from Burbank, Calif., is the only senator in the U.S. history to have taken the oath of office three separate times in less…
President-elect Donald Trump has laid out an ambitious agenda that he has promised will go into effect on Jan. 20, the day he will be sworn into office for his second term.
President-elect Donald Trump’s recipe for victory in Tuesday’s election was built on his ability to improve his support from 2020 with several different demographic groups, exit polls show.
The president-elect earlier said that the killer was a "criminal coming in" to the country The post Fox News Fact-Checks Trump on New Orleans Terror Suspect’s Citizenship, Says He Was Born in the US | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
President-elect Trump in a weekend rant turned his ire on the New York judge who ordered sentencing to begin next week in his hush money case, calling him “the most conflicted judge in New York State history.” “I never falsified business records. It is a fake, made up charge by a corrupt judge who is…
The judge presiding over the hush money case against President-elect Donald Trump on Friday denied his bid to dismiss the case and said he'll sentence him on Jan.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, narrowly won re-election, beating back a tiny right-wing rebellion that ultimately supported him.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) clapped back a President-elect Trump after he blasted President Biden for awarding her and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) the Presidential Citizens Medal this week. “Donald, this is not the Soviet Union,” Cheney wrote Friday on social platform X. “You can’t change the truth and you cannot silence us.” Cheney was…
President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., do not drink and have been outspoken about the dangers of alcohol. But neither rushed on Friday to embrace the recommendation by the outgoing Biden administration that alcoholic beverages carry warning labels about cancer risk. A combination of factors, including Republicans’ traditional resistance to regulation, a powerful industry lobby and the presence of top liquor companies in conservative states, make it unlikely the incoming administration would adopt the health suggestions in the near term.
A look at where the various court cases against President-elect Donald Trump stand, and how they may — or may not — be affected by his taking the oath of office on Jan. 20.
The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson has narrowly been reelected to his post. The Louisiana Republican has the support of President-elect Donald Trump and House Republicans decided on Friday to reelect him to his post with just one holdout. Texas Rep. Keith Self, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman all voted against Johnson during the initial vote.
A New York judge has ordered President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing for Jan. 10, rejecting his demand that his hush money case be dismissed to accommodate his presidency following his election victory. Judge Juan Merchan signaled he is inclined to impose no punishment for Trump’s 34-count felony conviction, given concerns about his immunity from criminal prosecution…
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has emerged as a late and leading contender to succeed JD Vance in the Senate, three Republicans familiar with the process said Friday.
Kamala Harris will swear in new and re-elected members to the Senate on Friday, including some who mispronounced her name and misrepresented her views to voters
President-elect Trump told Fox News Digital after lawmakers elected Speaker Mike Johnson to the top House post that the process brought Republicans "closer together."
Democratic strategist James Carville said Democrats would have easily won the 2024 presidential election if President Biden dropped out earlier. “Had President Biden gotten out, say May of 2023, I don’t have any doubt that Democrats would have won, and it wouldn’t have been close,” Carville said during an interview on The Hill’s “Rising” on…
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), a key GOP vote who previously suggested she would not back Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), minutes before the vote signaled she’d back him. “I appreciate @SpeakerJohnson’s public commitment to the American people to deliver on President Trump’s agenda and drain the swamp,” Spartz wrote on the social platform X. Separately, a…
The House will vote at noon Friday to select a speaker. Mike Johnson has Donald Trump's endorsement, but just a handful of GOP defections could be enough to stop him.
President-elect Trump said he has been in touch with Republican holdouts ahead of Friday afternoon’s Speaker vote, as uncertainty swirls about whether Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has enough support to be reelected leader, and how many rounds of voting that might take. The president-elect, in a phone interview with CNN, said he spoke to Rep.…
A growing number of Republicans say they’re confident the votes in the 2024 presidential election were counted accurately in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory in November, according to a poll released Friday. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 64 percent of Republicans surveyed said they either had a great deal…
Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be happening in 2025. January 7: Virginia holds a special general election to fill two legislative seats, state Senate District and state House District 26. The 1st District — considered a safe Republican seat — is vacant following the resignation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as attorney general but later withdrew.
President-elect Trump gave a public boost to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hours before House lawmakers vote to determine whether he will keep the gavel to start the next Congress and amid uncertainty about whether Johnson has the requisite support. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very…
After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker's gavel, Mike Johnson's future could still come down to a single GOP vote Friday when House holds elects a new leader as the 119th Congress begins. Behind the scenes, President-elect Donald Trump and his top advisers were working to strike a deal with one lawmaker in particular, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, sources told ABC News. Entering the Capitol on Friday, Johnson was asked if he'll get reelected in the first round of voting.
The class of 2024 brings a new cast of characters to Capitol Hill for the second Donald Trump administration as Republicans officially take control of Congress.
The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a high-stakes leadership fight to pick the next House speaker.
President-elect Trump announced several appointments for his Treasury Department and choices for ambassadors for two European countries. In multiple Thursday Truth Social posts, Trump outlined who will work alongside his Treasury chief Scott Bessent, along with his picks for ambassadors to Spain and to the Netherlands. Trump picked Ken Kies to work as the assistant…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Representative Liz Cheney, who bucked her Republican Party to strongly criticize President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies, was one of 20 people awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country's highest civilian honors, by President Joe Biden on Thursday. The medal is given to Americans for their service to the country or its citizens, the White House said. Biden, speaking in the East Room of the White House, praised the honorees for courage, leadership, service and empathy.
Democratic strategist James Carville conceded that he was wrong about Vice President Kamala Harris' chances in the election and said Donald Trump's win was about the economy.
Progressives in Washington are facing an existential crisis like never before as they brace for the incoming Trump administration. Not only are they at odds with their own party, with many Democrats seeking to pin the blame for their November losses on them, but some on the left are also openly fearful that an emboldened…
President-elect Trump will hold a rally in Washington the day before he is set to be inaugurated for a second term. The president-elect will hold what is being dubbed a “victory rally” at Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, according to an announcement from his inauguration committee sent out Wednesday. Trump is expected to speak,…
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) said he has formed an exploratory committee to run for statewide office as an independent. “That’s why we started an exploratory committee, because I think there needs to be somebody who’s willing to drag the axe and tell the truth regardless if there’s an R or D behind people’s…
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., published a New York Times guest essay Wednesday urging liberals adopt a new approach to dealing with President-elect Trump and seek compromise.
New Year’s Day ushers in a month of political events and milestones the likes of which Washington hasn’t seen in a while. From the House Speaker election and memorials to former President Carter, to the start of President-elect Trump’s second term and all that brings, January will kick off 2025 with tone-setting votes and significant…
The fallout of last month’s high-stakes election and recent battles within Congress are offering early clues of what will set the tone for politics in 2025. Democrats are looking to regroup from a disastrous Election night, with the race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair giving the party one of its first chances to reset…
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a moderate Republican whose term ends this month, waved off concerns about President-elect Trump’s second bout in the White House, suggesting there is still room within the Republican Party to criticize its leader when warranted. “Look, it’s never easy criticizing the president and the standard bearer of your party, and…
Democrats are scrambling for a new leader to head the party and organize resistance to President-elect Trump following Vice President Harris’s loss in November’s election. Several top names have been floated as possible contenders for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, or to at least serve as a new generational voice to lead Democrats going forward.…
Fox News Digital looks back at the top five political stories that rocked Washington, D.C., and beyond in 2024, including President-elect Trump's election win.
President-elect Trump firmly believes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will get a second term. “No one else can get the votes,” he told reporters Tuesday. On Monday, Trump offered Johnson his complete and total endorsement, just days before a House vote on Friday to elect a new Speaker. His comments echo those of former Speaker…
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams downplayed President-elect Donald Trump's victory, claiming that it was not a "seismic shift" or a "landslide."
Sen. Bernie Sanders is daring President-elect Donald Trump to back his upcoming legislation to cap credit card interest rates after the president-elect made a similar promise on the campaign trail.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she had a great meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida resort and voiced optimism that they would find common ground despite their past clashes. Bowser met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home for about 45 minutes on Monday, a spokesperson for the mayor's office said on Tuesday. The meeting was arranged at Bowser's request, the spokesperson said.
The Biden administration announced new sanctions against Russia and Iran on Tuesday in response to efforts by both countries to influence the 2024 election. “The Governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” Bradley T. Smith, the acting under secretary…
