Dec 19 Government shutdown looms as Speaker Johnson struggles to meet Trump's demands By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker" for the next Congress if he "acts decisively and tough" in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit, a stunning request just before the Christmas… Continue reading
Dec 19 Read the full decision by state appeals court removing Fani Willis from Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A state appeals court has removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others. Continue reading
Dec 19 Georgia appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Trump election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The ruling on Thursday means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and to decide whether to continue to pursue it. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:56 Trump tells GOP to reject funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat Not even 24 hours after congressional leaders released a 1,500-page bill that would keep the government funded for the next three months, the threat of a shutdown at the end of this week is back. Republicans in Congress are being… Continue watching
Dec 18 Trump demands renegotiations in bipartisan budget deal days before shutdown deadline By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump delivered a probable death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats and increasing the risk of a government shutdown right before Christmas. Continue reading
Dec 18 House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Continue reading
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 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 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