Dec 06 Trump picks former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from… Continue reading
Dec 06 Biden reportedly considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies feared at risk of Trump retribution By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press While the president’s pardon power is absolute, Joe Biden’s use in this fashion would mark a significant expansion of how they are deployed, and some Biden aides fear it could lay the groundwork for an even more drastic usage by… Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said Biden plans additional pardons before leaving office though she would not elaborate on the process. Continue reading
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