• Live coverage: House passes funding plan to avoid government shutdown

    Live coverage: House passes funding plan to avoid government shutdown
    The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline.
    The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday — minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.Democrats and a few dozen Republicans on Thursday rejected the bill that paired a three-month government
  • Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ claims

    Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ claims
    President-elect Trump on Sunday rejected the recent dubbing of tech billionaire Elon Musk as “President Musk” by Democrats.“No, he’s not gonna be president, that I can tell ya,” Trump said at conservative group Turning USA’s “America Fest” in Phoenix, Ariz. “And I’m safe, you know why? He can’t be, he wasn’t born in this country.”Democratic leaders have recently implied that the tech billionaire is the “real lead
  • Live updates: Trump fumes over Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown

    Live updates: Trump fumes over Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown
    A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, spoke a packed "America Fest" hosted b
  • Live updates: Trump fumes at Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown

    Live updates: Trump fumes at Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown
    A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, spoke a packed "America Fest" hosted b
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  • Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control

    Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control
    President-elect Trump on Sunday again took on the matter of the Panama Canal, suggesting to a conference of his supporters that it be returned to U.S. control in a remarkable suggestion to push a sovereign country to cede territory.Trump vowed swift action over the matter after he takes office in less than one month.“It was given to Panama and to the people of Panama, but it has provisions, you gotta treat us fairly and they haven't treated us fairly,” Trump said at Turning Point's "
  • Incoming Trump press secretary says day one executive order may tackle Title 42

    Incoming Trump press secretary says day one executive order may tackle Title 42
    President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s day one executive orders may tackle Title 42.Leavitt joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where she outlined what can be expected from Trump’s first day in office next month.“He will use the power of his pen to deliver on many of the promises he made to the American people on the campaign trail to secure our southern border, to fast-track permits for fracking, for drill
  • Incoming Trump press secretary says Day 1 executive order may tackle Title 42

    Incoming Trump press secretary says Day 1 executive order may tackle Title 42
    President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s Day 1 executive orders may tackle Title 42.Leavitt joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where she outlined what can be expected from Trump’s first day in office next month.“He will use the power of his pen to deliver on many of the promises he made to the American people on the campaign trail to secure our southern border, to fast-track permits for fracking, for drillin
  • Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump touts election victory at Turning Point

    Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump touts election victory at Turning Point
    A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, is speaking at "America Fest" hosted b
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  • Chris Christie predicts Elon Musk's influence over Trump will end

    Chris Christie predicts Elon Musk's influence over Trump will end
    Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted in a Sunday interview that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Trump will end.“When does this end?” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Christie on “This Week” of Musk’s influence on Trump.“It ends when Trump believes that something has gone wrong, and he needs someone to blame and Musk becomes the person to blame. And no one knows how long that will take,” Christie respon
  • Fetterman doesn't rule out supporting Hegseth, Patel as nominees

    Fetterman doesn't rule out supporting Hegseth, Patel as nominees
    Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense Secretary and head of the FBI, as nominees for their roles in an interview that aired Sunday.“You met with Pete Hegseth,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl said in the “This Week” interview, with Fetterman responding that he “did.”“You think he's qualified to be defense secretary? Karl asked Fetterman.“Well, I think we're going to l
  • GOP lawmaker says Johnson made spending fight ‘way too complicated’

    GOP lawmaker says Johnson made spending fight ‘way too complicated’
    Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made the government funding spending battle “way too complicated.”“I think he made it way too complicated,” McClintock said Sunday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”The California Republican argued Johnson likes to have people “beat him up from time to time” but doesn’t think it is necessary under a second White House term under President-elect Trump.Johnson was fo
  • Incoming GOP senator says he would disagree with Trump on spending 'from time to time'

    Incoming GOP senator says he would disagree with Trump on spending 'from time to time'
    Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview on Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending from “time to time.”“I want him to be wildly successful. I'm going to be wind at his back on things like inflation. I want him to bring peace around the world,” Curtis said on ABC News’s “This Week” to the outlet’s Jonathan Karl.“I want to deal with the border situation, and, and, and I'm really there for him. I want to
  • Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump to speak at Turning Point

    Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump to speak at Turning Point
    President Biden signed legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) future at the helm of the House is increasingly uncertain after these chaotic spending negotiations thrust divisions in the GOP into focus.
    Meanwhile, Congress, late on Friday, passed a big Social Security bill, which further divided
  • Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future

    Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future
    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.The 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D-Va.) victory sparked new anger in liberals pushing for a generational change in leadership, and some are wondering how Ocasio-Cortez will play her cards next.The “squad” member’s House defeat shows the delicate nature of post-November politics. Her centrist
  • House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats

    House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats
    House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped torpedo earlier this week.  After the tech billionaire called for the backers of that bipartisan bill to be voted out in two years, some GOP members dismissed Musk’s tirade as simply part of the “game” of Washington politics.  But even those who seem unfazed by threats suggest some colleagues could have good reason to
  • Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US

    Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US
    President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will
  • Houston Rockets owner tapped as Trump's Italy ambassador

    Houston Rockets owner tapped as Trump's Italy ambassador
    President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tilman Fertitta, owner of the NBA Houston Rockets team will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy. “Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our Country’s premier entertainment and real estate companies, employing approximately 50,000 Americans,” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and in over 15 countries under his company restaurant
  • Trump backs MAGA loyalist Joe Gruters for RNC treasurer

    Trump backs MAGA loyalist Joe Gruters for RNC treasurer
    President-elect Trump weighed in on the Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership roles ahead of internal elections, and Florida lawmaker Joe Gruters earned his support in the form of a Truth Social post. “I am hearing that America First Patriot Joe Gruters, from the Great State of Florida, is considering running for Treasurer of the Republican National Committee,” Trump wrote in a Saturday post. “An early and loyal supporter of MAGA, Joe was on the ‘T
  • House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump

    House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump
    The drag-out fight over government spending has highlighted how House Republicans — for all the ideological divisions between their clashing in-house factions — are governed by the underlying effort to appease an audience of one: President-elect Trump.Trump’s 11th-hour decision to jump into the funding fight — with a big push from billionaire Elon Musk — impelled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to trash the deal he’d initially cut with Democrats, forced GOP leade
  • 'The Apprentice' creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy

    'The Apprentice' creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy
    President-elect Trump announced that Mark Burnett will serve as the special envoy to the United Kingdom in his next administration in a Saturday post on Truth Social.“With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” Trump told his followers.Burnett, 64, was born in the UK and created NBC’s “The Apprentice," which Trump served as the host of for 10 seaso
  • Clyburn: No Democrats are worried about Musk’s primary threats

    Clyburn: No Democrats are worried about Musk’s primary threats
    Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) claimed he does not know a single Democrat concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s threat to fund moderate primary challenges against sitting Democrats in deep-blue districts. Clyburn, a veteran lawmaker, argued on Saturday that Democrats will overcome Musk by outworking their opposition. “Look, I‘m a child of the 60s. I grew up here in South Carolina. Uh, I was I missed the vote yesterday because I was, uh, part of eulogizing the gentle
  • Trump selects ex-DHS official for key DOJ post

    Trump selects ex-DHS official for key DOJ post
    President-elect Trump chose Chad Mizelle, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, to be the next chief of staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ).Mizelle, an ally of the incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, will work alongside the president-elect’s choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, Trump said Saturday in a post on Truth Social. He was previously an acting general counsel and chief of staff at DHS. Before that role, Mizelle was t
  • Biden offers condolences, cooperation with Germany after Christmas market attack

    Biden offers condolences, cooperation with Germany after Christmas market attack
    President Biden issued his condolences on Saturday over an attack on a Christmas market in Germany that left five dead and injured 200.“No community—and no family—should have to endure such a despicable and dark event, especially just days before a holiday of joy and peace,” Biden wrote.He said his administration would be in close contact with German officials.  “We’ve made it clear that the United States stands ready to offer all available resources and
  • Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Questions move to Johnson

    Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Questions move to Johnson
    President Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown, as qustions shift to Speaker Mike Johnson's future.The government-funding legislation was approved just as the deadline arrived early Saturday, but lawmakers are not disagreeing over whether Johnson should stay on as Speaker. The House will vote on the matter in less than two weeks.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s
  • Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Senate approves Social Security bill

    Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Senate approves Social Security bill
    President Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown.
    Biden also on Saturday offered condolences to Germany after a deadly attack on a Christmas market in that country.
    The government-funding legislation was approved just as the deadline arrived early Saturday.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a
  • Funding saga forecasts future struggles for Speaker Johnson

    Funding saga forecasts future struggles for Speaker Johnson
    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) averted a government shutdown, but the days-long rollercoaster as the leaders cycled through multiple plans leaves serious questions about how the Speaker will manage the House GOP under President-elect Trump — and whether he can keep his gavel.The intra-party clashes that were on full display this week will be even more consequential next year as Johnson aims to push through an ambitious legislative agenda in Trump’s first 100 days in office with an even
  • President Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

    President Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown
    President Biden on Saturday signed the stopgap measure approved by Congress on Friday that will prevent a government shutdown.The White House announced Biden had signed the bill in a brief statement.The legislation will keep the government funded through March 14, and also provides disaster relief and extends farm legislation.The House approved the bill on Friday evening after a dramatic week that saw President-elect Trump and his allies kill a broader piece of bipartisan legislation t
  • Live updates: Biden signs funding bill to prevent shutdown; Senate approves Social Security bill

    Live updates: Biden signs funding bill to prevent shutdown; Senate approves Social Security bill
    Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden signed the legislation Saturday morning.
    Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face when the GOP has
  • Live updates: Senate approves Social Security bill, prevents shutdown

    Live updates: Senate approves Social Security bill, prevents shutdown
    Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill later on Saturday.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.
    The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face w
  • Live updates: Government shutdown disarray offers preview of Trump term battles

    Live updates: Government shutdown disarray offers preview of Trump term battles
    Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill on Saturday.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face when the GOP has an even slimmer majority in the House. The spending deal comes just one month before

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