Dec 06 Law requiring sale or U.S. ban of TikTok upheld by federal appeals court By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied TikTok's petition to overturn the law — which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January — and rebuffed the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump says he's done more in 2 weeks than Biden's 4 years at Fox Nation awards By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump has largely been ensconced at his Mar-a-Lago resort in recent weeks as he's been announcing job picks to build out his administration. Continue reading
Dec 05 House rejects Democrat-led efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:21 Musk, Ramaswamy meet with lawmakers to build support for slashing government programs By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie It was a busy day on Capitol Hill where Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy met with House and Senate Republicans. The two were recently appointed by President-elect Trump to lead a new commission that aims to reduce government spending. Pete… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:12 Bitcoin spikes on news of a crypto-friendly appointment by Trump By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Bitcoin hit a record high just hours after President-elect Trump announced cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as his pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump, who saw crypto as a scam a few years back, is now a full… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 6:09 How Trump's intelligence agency picks could radically shift the way they operate By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens Continue watching
Dec 05 WATCH: Hegseth speaks with reporters as senators push back on his views about women in combat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Pete Hegseth has spent the week trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault. But senators in both parties have also expressed concern about… Continue reading
Dec 05 How cat and dog owners voted in the 2024 election, according to AP VoteCast By Linley Sanders, Humera Lodhi, Annie Ng, Associated Press Dog owners were much more likely to support Trump over Harris, while cat owners were evenly split between the two candidates. Continue reading
Dec 05 Musk and Ramaswamy visit Capitol Hill to discuss Trump's plans to slash federal government By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to come up with ways for firing federal workers, cutting government programs and slashing federal regulations. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won't sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. Continue reading