Politics

Trump's first days as president-elect are positive, poll finds
Trump's first days as president-elect are positive, poll finds
The majority of Americans are happy that President-elect Donald Trump won the election and look forward to his second stint in the White House, a new poll has found....
After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers
After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers
As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women's March on Washington. Source link
An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph
An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph
Democrats' crushing loss in Montana's nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans - and...
Trump tapping Project 2025 authors and influencers for key roles
Trump tapping Project 2025 authors and influencers for key roles
As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for "exactly what our movement will do" with another crack...
Trump taps Brooke Rollins, former White House adviser, to lead Agriculture Department
Trump taps Brooke Rollins, former White House adviser, to lead Agriculture Department
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will nominate Brooke Rollins, who was an adviser in his first term, as Agriculture secretary in his new Cabinet. Source...
Trump's Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It's a shift seen in his labor pick
Trump's Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It's a shift seen in his labor pick
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump's...
WATCH: Capitol Christmas Tree arrival kicks off holiday season in Washington
WATCH: Capitol Christmas Tree arrival kicks off holiday season in Washington
Each year a Capitol Christmas Tree is selected from one of America's 154 national forests. This is the second tree to come from Alaska - the first was in...
Democrats more pessimistic about party after Trump triumph
Democrats more pessimistic about party after Trump triumph
A new survey shows that Democrats are pessimistic about the future of their party following former President Donald Trump's seismic victory over Vice President Kamala Harris this month. ...
A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul
A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul
The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. ...
John McCain might be dead, but daughter Meghan says she still voted for him
John McCain might be dead, but daughter Meghan says she still voted for him
Meghan McCain vowed to support neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris during the recent election, instead making an unlikely choice. Source link
Lawmakers press Biden to provide storm-hit North Carolinians with shelter
Lawmakers press Biden to provide storm-hit North Carolinians with shelter
Republicans representing North Carolina urged President Biden to waive regulations and let hurricane-wracked residents receive temporary housing as winter nears. Source link
Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency with Ukraine and Mideast topping the agenda
Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency with Ukraine and Mideast topping the agenda
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving Saturday on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus...