Dec 10 Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The report's authors noted that the number of people the agency is tasked with protecting has “greatly expanded.” At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense. Continue reading
Dec 10 White House says Biden would veto bill expanding federal judiciary By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It's an abrupt reversal for legislation that the Senate passed unanimously in August. But the GOP-led House waited until after the election to act on the measure, which spreads out the establishment of the new district judgeships over about a… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Secret Service director says agency is ‘reorganizing’ at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the attempt on Trump’s life pushed Ronald Rowe on Thursday about how the agency’s staffers could have missed such blatant security vulnerabilities leading up to that day in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 10:50 Brooks and Capehart on the dismissal of Trump’s federal cases By William Brangham With the dismissal of the two federal cases against him, President-elect Donald Trump has bypassed some of the most serious legal jeopardy he faced. He’s now assembling a Cabinet to carry out his agenda. New York Times columnist David Brooks… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 6:56 How divisions and narrow margins in Congress could present challenges for Trump By William Brangham, Veronica Vela In a major victory for President-elect Trump, Republicans will now control both chambers of Congress after the House was called for the GOP this past week. But this trifecta doesn't guarantee smooth governing, as narrow margins could make passing major… Continue watching
Nov 15 Trump test limits of Republican-led Congress with controversial Cabinet picks By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Trump is challenging the Senate to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his administration. Continue reading
Nov 14 5 things to know about Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press He’s had legal issues of his own. Continue reading
Nov 14 Republicans keep control of the House By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Republicans and Democrats were still waiting for the outcome of vote-counting for crucial U.S. House districts in California, as the GOP clinched majority control of the chamber next year with a race call in neighboring Arizona. Continue reading
Nov 13 Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain House speaker, with full vote to come next year By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 5:06 Congressman-elect Bresnahan on how he flipped a Democratic district in Pennsylvania to GOP By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Newly-elected House members won’t take their seats until January but they are on Capitol Hill this week for congressional orientation. Republican Congressman-elect Rob Bresnahan is among them. He flipped his district in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania from blue to… Continue watching