Trump fires four Biden officials, promises to ax ‘many more’
President Trump kept his Day 1 actions going after midnight Monday by firing four presidential appointees from the Biden administration. “Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over…… Continue Reading
Trump’s second inauguration projected to be coldest in 40 years
President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, and it will be freezing. The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 24 degrees, the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985. In addition, biting winds are expected to make it feel even colder outside in Washington, D.C. “We’re looking at winds about 15…… Continue Reading
South Korea’s impeached president detained after hourslong siege drama
SEOUL, South Korea — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is reportedly in the hands of police and investigators after hourslong resistance at his presidential residence collapsed around daybreak Wednesday. His detention marks a historic first in Korea’s political history: No sitting president has…… Continue Reading
Pete Hegseth calls himself ‘change agent’ as Senate hearing opens for Trump’s defense secretary pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators opened a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who calls himself a “change agent” as senators determine whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Hegseth’s former experience in the Army National Guard is widely…… Continue Reading
Justices weighing national security vs. free speech in TikTok case
TikTok’s fate rests with the Supreme Court, which grappled Friday with whether the company’s ties to a foreign adversary are so deep that national security concerns outweigh First Amendment rights. The company asked the justices to block a law enacted last year by Congress. The law will force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company, to divest TikTok by Jan. 19. Otherwise, the social…… Continue Reading
Trump set to face criminal reckoning, but no jail time, on N.Y. convictions
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday by a New York judge for the felony convictions handed down by a Manhattan jury last spring. He is the first former, sitting or future president to face a criminal reckoning. State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is not…… Continue Reading
Trump rails against lack of water to beat back California wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for not making sure his state has enough water amid the raging, uncontainable wildfires that have ripped through Southern California “This is a true tragedy, and it’s a mistake of the governor and you can say the administration,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Capitol. “They don’t have…… Continue Reading
House passes Laken Riley Act to deport illegal immigrants who commit lower-level crimes
The House on Tuesday took the first steps toward President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown by passing a bill to pressure the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport illegal immigrants arrested on even minor charges of criminal law violations such as shoplifting. The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student…… Continue Reading
Not so lame: Biden moves to lock in green agenda ahead of Trump takeover
President Biden’s ban on offshore drilling caps his drive to cement green energy policies that he hopes will trip up President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “drill baby drill” when he takes office in two weeks. Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans quickly pledged to reverse Mr. Biden’s eleventh-hour move to block drilling and natural gas leasing in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean, including…… Continue Reading
Merrick Garland defends aggressiveness of Jan. 6 prosecutions ahead of Trump’s promised pardons
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday praised the FBI and his Justice Department prosecutors for their zealous pursuit of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago, saying the cases they brought against more than 1,500 people are a defense of democracy. Mr. Garland…… Continue Reading
