© AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson |
Democrats are not planning an all-hands resistance to Donald Trump. At least, not 2016-style, when lawmakers, activists, volunteers and millions of angry voters mounted a party-wide effort to curb his newfound influence in Washington. Where so much was once unprecedented, Trump is now familiar. Ahead of January 2025, the lack of a unified Democratic rebuttal to his second term is the latest sign that the party's just beginning to soul search, trying to figure out what went wrong before banding together to bash the GOP. |
|
|
Democrats are pessimistic that Congress will enact new rules around the health insurance industry, even as they try to appear responsive to growing calls for reform following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione faces murder charges for the killing of Thompson on December 4. His death unleashed a torrent of anger on social media against the U.S. health system, and insurance companies specifically. |
|
|
Republicans are expanding their footprint in statehouses across the country, reversing Democrats' earlier trend of high-profile wins just a year ago. In the Midwest, the GOP successfully flipped the Michigan state House, ending Democrats' trifecta. In New Hampshire and Vermont, those advantages were more much stark: Republicans made double-digit gains between the two state Houses alone. |
|
|
ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos agreed to settle a defamation suit brought by President-elect Trump by issuing a public apology and providing $15 million to fund Trump's future presidential library, according to court documents filed Saturday. The settlement enables both the anchor and Trump to avoid sitting for court-ordered depositions next week. |
|
|
President-elect Trump is signaling he plans to lean on appointed czars to carry out his plans in key policy areas, specifically when it comes to immigration and energy production, centralizing power within the White House. One of Trump's first appointments after winning November's election was Tom Homan as border czar. He has since said Doug Burgum, his nominee for Interior secretary, would serve as energy czar, and venture capitalist David Sacks has been tasked as a czar for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. |
|
|
President-elect Trump announced a new round of picks for his incoming administration on Saturday ahead of his inauguration in January. He announced Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes to be chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, IBM executive Troy Edgar to be deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), businessman Bill White to serve as ambassador to Belgium, former acting director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell as Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, and Edward Sharp Welsh as ambassador to Ireland. |
|
|
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was hospitalized during a trip to Luxembourg, underwent hip surgery early Saturday, according to a spokesperson. "Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend," Ian Krager, a spokesperson for the lawmaker, said in a statement. "Speaker Pelosi is grateful to U.S. military staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base and medical staff at Hospital Kirchberg in Luxembourg for their excellent care and kindness." |
|
|
Luigi Mangione, the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter, hired Karen Friedman Agnifilo to represent him in a New York courtroom as he faces charges for second degree murder.
Agnifilo is a well-known attorney who spent more than twenty years working in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in roles ranging from chief assistant district attorney to chief of its trial division and deputy chief of the sex crimes unit. |
|
|
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) said mysterious drones hovering over the Garden State are likely planes in a Saturday series of posts on the social platform X as public concern mounts over the sightings. "After going out with police to observe reports of possible drones, I was with the help of civilian pilots and others able to do deeper analysis and concluded that most of the possible drone sightings that were pointed out to me were almost certainly planes," Kim said in the first post of the thread. |
|
|
OPINION | As U.S. senators neared August recess, a surprising, but promising, development materialized. They unanimously passed, and sent to the House, what may become the first countrywide judgeships legislation since 1990. This law is necessary, as massive caseloads across the lower federal courts nationwide have increased by one third. |
BY DAVID HICKTON AND MARK MONTGOMERY |
OPINION | When the 119th Congress convenes in January, it must modernize the U.S. government's approach to cybersecurity. This is not only about defending our national security; it is about growing our economic prosperity and ensuring the American way of life. |
|
|
Changing technology, political turmoil and competition from China are cutting into profits and forcing carmakers to cut jobs and close factories. |
Companies are mounting a campaign to soften the president-elect's trade policies, but his team is telling consultants he is serious. |
BY TARA COPP, NOAH TRISTER and AAMER MADHANI |
Donald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at the Army-Navy football game. He took in one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team. |
The president is observing the traditions of a peaceful transfer of power, but his regrets and misgivings are evident. |
|
|
400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 |
© 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. |
|
|
|
If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.
No comments:
Post a Comment