Politics
Taiwan's president meets Hawaii's governor and members of Congress in a visit condemned by China
On a two-day visit to Hawaii, Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te met with the state's governor and congressional representatives as part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered...
Musk, Ramaswamy's DOGE could break stalemate in beltway spending
President-elect Donald Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency have given new hope to spending cutters on Capitol Hill. Source link
Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who is the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern...
Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler enters the race to lead the national party
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said Sunday he has joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and...
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says FBI director needs to not be influenced by politics
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the director of the FBI must not be involved in the "whims" of politics. Source link
Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump picked Kash Patel to have 'loyalist' at helm of FBI
Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump wants someone new to head the FBI only because he wants a "personal loyalist." Source link
Sen. Chuck Grassley says Christopher Wray 'has failed' as FBI director
Sen. Charles E. Grassley said Sunday that FBI Director Christopher Wray has failed at doing his job at the agency. Source link
DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won't last another Trump term
Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a minor traffic...
Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland's election
Voters in Iceland joined a global trend of punishing incumbents in a parliamentary election, with a center-left party winning the largest share of votes in the North Atlantic island...
Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up...
