Daniel Chaitin

Scott Bessent , President-elect Donald Trump ‘s nominee for treasury secretary, responded to a Democratic lawmaker's claim that the United States is facing off against China in an “arms race in clean energy.”

The decision to move President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration indoors has nothing to do with security concerns, Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Sunday. On “America’s Newsroom,” Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer pressed Leavitt to address rumors about the venue change after Trump announced in a social media post on Friday that he ordered inauguration festivities ...

President-elect Donald Trump already has a game plan to dole out January 6 pardons soon after he begins his second term, according to a report on Sunday, roughly 24 hours before the inauguration. Two sources told CNN that “Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role on ...

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi‘s (D-CA) daughter, Alexandria Pelosi, took a swipe at first lady Jill Biden in a burgeoning clash between two of the most powerful families in Democrat circles. In a recent interview, Jill Biden voiced displeasure with how Nancy Pelosi fueled a Democrat revolt against President Joe Biden during the 2024 election. ...

While delivering an enthusiastic speech after the Inauguration on Monday, Elon Musk told fellow supporters of President Donald Trump they helped assure the “future of civilization.” Musk, a tech executive who is poised to help lead the new administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), touted Trump’s 2024 election win at a Capital One Arena rally ...

On Monday, the GOP-led Senate passed an amended version of the “Laken Riley Act,” a bill that would require federal officials to arrest non-citizens who are charged with crimes in the United States. The legislation was approved by a 65-34 vote in the upper chamber. Twelve Democrats joined with Republicans to vote in favor of ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who is President Donald Trump‘s nominee to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN), called out the “anti-Semitic rot” within the international organization. During her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Stefanik put the UN on blast for its conduct pertaining to Israel, a U.S. ally ...

Senate Democrats have pushed back the schedule to consider the nomination of Pam Bondi, who is President Donald Trump‘s nominee to be U.S. attorney general, by at least a week. On Tuesday, the Judiciary Committee sent out a notice announcing that a planned Wednesday meeting, at which members could have voted to advance Bondi’s nomination ...

Leading Senate Republicans have been delivering fiery rebukes as their Democrat colleagues slowed down the process of confirming President Donald Trump ‘s Cabinet nominees for his nascent second term in the White House.

This week, a historic storm dumped several inches of snow across some states along the Gulf Coast, resulting in accumulations deeper than amounts recorded in more traditionally wintry parts of the United States. AccuWeather reported on Wednesday that all-time snowfall records were preliminarily set at weather stations in cities across the South, from Louisiana to ...