‘Drunk’ Tenn. GOP Rep. Ken Yager, 77, caught on video failing field sobriety test after alleged hit-and-run crash
Ken Yager, 77, was caught on camera stumbling around as troopers tried to make him walk in a straight line on Jekyll Island in Georgia Tuesday.
Trump Picks Kelly Loeffler, a Top Donor, to Head Small Business Administration
During a brief stint as a senator from Georgia, she became a fervent supporter of the president-elect’s agenda near the end of his first term.
Trump announces picks for IRS, SEC, NASA and a new ‘hostage affairs’ envoy
Here are the major announcements Trump made on appointments on Wednesday.
Pete Hegseth defends tenure at veterans advocacy groups as he’s hit with misconduct claims
The 44-year-old Army veteran and former head of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America has faced allegations of drunken sexual impropriety and financial mismanagement stemming from his time running the groups, which he forcefully denied in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday.
Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S.
The move would effectively fire the current I.R.S. commissioner, whose term was set to last to 2027, and shake up an agency that the Biden administration has been spending billions to beef up.
U.S. Defends Paris Climate Accord as ‘Best Hope’ at International Court of Justice
In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency.
Families of Israeli hostages beg Trump to set ultimatum for release, get tough with allies
The families of 7 hostages urged President-elect Donald Trump to use his influence to bring their loved ones home, in a letter addressed to the former and next commander-in-chief.
Charlamagne tha God, Whoopi Goldberg clash over Biden’s Hunter pardon on ‘The View’: ‘Why can’t you say when Democrats are wrong?’
Charlamagne called the criticism against Biden “valid” because “Democrats stand on this moral high ground all the time” and “act so self-righteous.”
Mike Johnson’s Newest Headache: the Smallest House Majority in History
The Republican speaker held on to control of the House, but will preside over an even smaller majority at a time when President-elect Donald J. Trump will need his help to achieve major agenda items.