Jan 13 WATCH: Pete Hegseth testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary By Lisa Mascaro, Tara Copp, Matt Brown, Associated Press Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he should be the next secretary of defense, following weeks of meetings with lawmakers who peppered him with questions about his character and views on… Continue reading
Jan 13 See the Trump Cabinet confirmation schedule By Joshua Barajas, Matt Loffman The Senate continues the process of confirming (or rejecting) President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this week, calling them to testify in high-profile hearings. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump flies Mar-a-Lago flag at full height before end of mourning period for Carter By Darlene Superville, Associated Press U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height. Continue reading
Jan 13 Biden insists his presidency made strides in restoring American credibility on world stage By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he remains insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage. Continue reading
Jan 13 Judge allows Justice Department to release special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice… Continue reading
Jan 13 Incoming Trump team is asking White House National Security Council civil servants about their loyalty By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty. Continue reading
Jan 12 Fact-checking misinformation about the Los Angeles wildfires and California water policy By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough, PolitiFact President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies enabled the blazes’ danger and wreckage. Continue reading
Jan 11 Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after submitting Trump report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The department disclosed Smith's departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned one day earlier. The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated, follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump that were withdrawn following his election… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:31 How Trump avoided punishment for his felony convictions By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in New York, months after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents to cover up an extramarital affair. The judge granted Trump an unconditional discharge, a sentence that affirms… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 10:08 Jake Sullivan on Biden's foreign policy legacy and the state of U.S. allies and enemies By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev On Monday, President Biden will give a farewell speech at the State Department focused on his foreign policy legacy. Ahead of that address, Nick Schifrin sat down with one of the key architects of Biden's foreign policy, National Security Advisor… Continue watching