Virginia man arrested after trying to set car on fire outside the Capitol as Trump paid respects to Jimmy Carter and met with GOP senators
The disturbing incident unfolded in front of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial just before 5:30 p.m. – at the same time Trump, 78, was arriving at the Capitol Building.
San Francisco Gets a New Mayor and an Emergency Plan for the Fentanyl Scourge
Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, became the city’s 46th mayor on Wednesday and laid out a path to restoring the battered city’s luster.
Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors
The president-elect has raised more than $170 million for his swearing-in, an inaugural record, as wealthy Americans flock to curry favor with him and some give money even without the prospect of V.I.P. access.
Trump pays respects with Melania to Jimmy Carter before huddling with Senate GOP on Capitol Hill
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid respects to the late President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday before huddling with Senate Republicans for a wide-ranging discussion on his legislative priorities in the first 100 days — including border security and energy reforms.
Dignified Rituals Before the ‘Hot Mess’ in Washington
Jimmy Carter’s funeral is giving the nation an uncanny week of routine on the eve of political upheaval.
Mexican president suggests renaming the United States after Trump’s Gulf of America threat
“Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds nice, no?” asked Claudia Sheinbaum, displaying a 1607 map.
Fani Willis ‘flatly ignored’ conservative group’s open records request, ordered to pay nearly $22K
The group, Judicial Watch, had submitted an Open Records Act (ORA) request to Fulton County in August 2023 seeking communications Willis had with special counsel Jack Smith and the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.
Presidential Odd Couple: After a Tough Race, Carter and Ford Became Friends
Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.
NYC elections bigwig allegedly creeped on female staffers, asked ‘how young is too young’ — and is keeping his job anyway
The head honcho of the city’s election board is clinging to his job two months after a watchdog agency recommended he be fired over claims he creeped on female staffers — allegedly asking one “how young is too young” for an older man to date a younger woman. Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan…