Seth McLaughlin

Bannon-Musk feud underscores political tension going into Trump 2.0

Steve Bannon hopes to get Elon Musk to see the populist light after President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House and starts implementing his policy vision.

January 14, 2025

D.C. officials say they’re prepared for Trump inauguration amid heightened security concerns

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and law enforcement officials on Monday sought to assure the public they are prepared for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week in what they described as a "higher threat environment."

January 13, 2025

Whose gulf is it anyway? Mexico has a longer shoreline, but policing is all American

President-elect Donald Trump's demand that Gulf of Mexico get a new, more American has sparked a feverish debate over who gets to name geography and when it should be changed.

January 13, 2025

Biden weighs preemptive pardons for Cheney, Fauci, other Trump foes

President Biden is flirting with handing out preemptive pardons to some of President-elect Donald Trump's favorite political targets.

January 8, 2025

Trump plants MAGA flag on world stage, puts Denmark, Panama, Canada on notice

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday outlined an ambitious plan for U.S. expansion by seizing control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and maybe even Canada.

January 7, 2025

VP Kamala Harris oversees certification of her election nightmare

In one of her final acts as the 49th vice president, Kamala Harris oversaw the ceremonial certification of President-elect Donald Trump's victory -- and her soul-crushing loss -- in the 2024 election.

January 6, 2025

Democrat punished for pro-life stance casts doubts on his party’s post-election soul-searching

Weeks after their political wipeout, Democrats are casting about for answers on where things went wrong and where they should go from here, including on the issue of abortion.

December 31, 2024

Biden closes federal government for Jimmy Carter’s funeral

President Biden signed an executive order on Monday to close the federal government on Jan. 9 to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, whose funeral will be that day.

December 30, 2024

Death row inmate whom Biden reprieved now seeks to be freed from prison

President Biden spared Brandon Council's life, and the former death row inmate is asking for more -- a get-out-of-jail-free card.

December 30, 2024

Trump urges Republicans to rally behind Mike Johnson as speaker

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave his full-throated support for House Speaker Mike Johnson keeping his job in the new Congress.

December 30, 2024

Mitch McConnell protege Scott Jennings shines as the Trump Republicans’ voice on CNN

President-elect Donald Trump keeps tabs on him. So does Elon Musk. And GOP-friendly media regularly circulates videos of him roasting his Democratic counterparts and the "woke" mob on live television.

December 27, 2024

Federal watchdogs give DOGE a North Star in quest to slash wasteful federal spending

Dozens of inspectors general toil away in federal agencies every day, spotting waste, mismanagement and just plain bad decision-making, all of which ends up in dry reports that collect dust in government archives. They may now provide a blueprint for President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency.

December 26, 2024

Ways and Means chairman: Family farmers will suffer if Trump tax cuts expire in late 2025

The House Ways and Means Committee chairman is warning his colleagues that there will be dire consequences for farmers if Congress allows the Trump tax cuts to expire.

December 23, 2024

‘Tis the season for Rand Paul’s ‘Festivus Report’ on the government’s wild spending

For Sen. Rand Paul, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year -- to air his grievances about wasteful government spending.

December 23, 2024

2024 election breaks spending record on House campaign ads

The 2024 election saw $1.7 billion spent on TV ads in House races, the most money ever dumped into congressional marketing.

December 20, 2024

Congress grapples with calls for more federal regulations on sports betting

The head of the NCAA on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a ban on player-specific prop bets in college athletics, saying it would help protect student-athletes from harassment and the pressure of fixing games.

December 17, 2024

Sen. Kennedy grills NCAA president on transgender athletes, urges him to buy a spine on Amazon

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana took the president of the NCAA to task on Tuesday for not taking a firm stand against biological men participating in women's sports.

December 17, 2024

Joni Ernst says federal spending on monkey studies is bananas

In recognition of National Monkey Day, Sen. Joni Ernst shines a light on how Uncle Sam spends taxpayer dollars on seemingly bizarre experiments on furry primates.

December 14, 2024

Leftists hit for embrace of accused CEO killer; new merchandise glorifies message

The political left is giving Luigi Mangione the Che Guevera treatment. Images of the man accused of killing the CEO of the nation's largest health insurance company are splashed across T-shirts, coffee cups and other merchandise being hawked online and on the streets of New York City.

December 11, 2024

Sen. Ernst encouraged with Hegseth, cites his pledge to audit Pentagon, fight sex assault in ranks

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa signaled Monday she is finding common policy ground with Pete Hegseth after holding an "encouraging" meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Department of Defense.

December 9, 2024