Politics Nov 22 Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress after withdrawing from Trump’s AG nomination Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct.
Politics Nov 14 Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department The federal sex trafficking investigation that began under Attorney General Bill Barr during Donald Trump's first term focused on allegations that Gaetz and a onetime political ally paid underage girls and escorts or offered them gifts in exchange for sex.
Politics Nov 13 Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain House speaker, with full vote to come next year While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his ranks, particularly from hard-right conservatives and the Freedom Caucus withholding their votes as leverage to extract promises ahead.
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: House Republicans ‘ready to deliver,’ Johnson says as GOP readies for new Trump era Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the Republican speaker said there would be no time wasted on Trump's "America First" agenda of securing the southern border and other priorities.
World Oct 24 WATCH: Blinken says Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks may resume in the coming days Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly all women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.
World Oct 23 Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal to end Hamas war and return hostages “Israel has achieved most of the strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before boarding his plane. “Now is the time to turn those successes into an enduring strategic success.”…
Politics Oct 22 Blinken visits Israel to revive Gaza cease-fire efforts after killing of Hamas leader Sinwar Blinken is meeting with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Politics Oct 06 FEMA chief calls false claims about government’s Helene response ‘truly dangerous’ The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid workers and creating fear in people who need recovery assistance.
Politics Sep 26 WATCH: Congress task force hearing on attempted Trump assassination and local law enforcement Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being…
Politics Sep 24 House Republicans vote to advance Blinken contempt charges over Afghanistan withdrawal testimony Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a letter to Rep. Michael McCaul, said that he was “profoundly disappointed” in the chairman's decision to advance contempt proceedings and urged him to find a resolution in “good faith.”…