Dec 18 Poll finds Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans By Thomas Beaumont, Sarah Parvini, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Elon Musk's attachment to President-elect Donald Trump has created an unprecedented alliance between America's most powerful politician and its richest businessman. Continue reading
Dec 18 Polls show Americans conflicted on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances By Amanda Seitz, Linley Sanders, Associated Press New polling shows Republicans hold an overwhelmingly positive view of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and most approve of President-elect Donald Trump's decision to put Kennedy in the incoming administration. Continue reading
Dec 18 Congress nears funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid, avoiding government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. Continue reading
Dec 17 Palestinian lawsuit accuses State Department of giving Israel a pass on military aid and human rights By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that his agency has a double standard when it comes to Israel and enforcing a 1997 law barring military support in cases of gross human rights abuses. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 5:20 Congress working on budget deal to avoid government shutdown, fund hurricane relief By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat Congressional leaders should be ready to go home for the holidays. Instead, they are staring at another government funding deadline and scrambling to make it. The deal coming together could have much larger implications, but lawmakers have not yet released… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 5:29 Electoral College meets to officially cast votes for president By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz The election may have ended over a month ago, but Tuesday marks the day Donald Trump’s victory becomes official. Across the country, hundreds of presidential electors gathered in their states to cast their Electoral College votes, an often ceremonial but… Continue watching
Dec 17 WATCH: Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after election By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The remarks Tuesday to students in the Maryland Corps service year program were her most extensive since her concession speech. Continue reading
Dec 17 Americans' confidence in judicial system drops to record low By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The United States saw a sharp drop of 24 percentage points over the last four years, setting the country apart from other wealthy nations where most people on average still express trust in their systems. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:22 ABC News settlement with Trump raises concerns about press freedom in his 2nd term By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan President-elect Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News for $15 million. That suit followed a segment in which George Stephanopolous inaccurately said Trump had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carrol when in fact, he had been… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 5:40 How CEOs of major companies are trying to gain favor with Trump By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins During a press conference Monday, President-elect Trump discussed how CEOs and business leaders from Wall Street to Silicon Valley are rushing to meet with him and build personal relationships in the weeks before his inauguration. Trump took note of just… Continue watching