Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead
With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...
Johnson wins dramatic vote to remain House speaker
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was elected House speaker as the 119th Congress will began Friday after flipping two GOP ...
NY judge upholds Donald Trump’s conviction in hush money case and sets sentencing for January 10
A New York judge on Friday upheld Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money case, rejecting the president-elect’s effort to ...
Driver who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas railed about ‘political grievances’ and domestic issues before suicide
The man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas wrote of “political grievances, issues ...
Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo
President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming ...
Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon from taking over US Steel
President Joe Biden said Friday he is blocking a $14.3 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, marking a significant use of executive authority in the closing days of his ...
What you need to know about the House speaker election
The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a ...
‘He’s very angry’: Haberman on Trump’s response to hush money sentencing decision
Judge Juan Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction in the New York hush-money case, rejecting the president-elect’s effort to throw ...
Track the House vote count: Will Johnson keep his position as speaker?
Speaker Mike Johnson will face a major challenge in the new Congress – the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. That ...
Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years.
China proposes fresh export curbs on EV technology
Beijing is planning to curb the export of technology used to extract minerals critical for the growth of the global electric vehicle (EV) industry, as a tech rivalry with Washington escalates ahead of ...
5 things to know for Jan. 3: New Orleans attack, Cybertruck blast, House speaker vote, Apple lawsuit, South Korea standoff
A massive piece of space debris crashed into a remote village in Kenya this week, prompting an immediate investigation by the country’s space agency. Experts say the fallen object — a metallic ring ...