President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday called for Congress to abolish the debt ceiling, labeling it a “psychological” barrier and an unnecessary risk to the economy. Trump’s remarks came during a phone interview with NBC News, a day after he criticized a bipartisan short-term government funding deal. “Getting rid of the …

The House Ethics Committee has voted to release a long-awaited report detailing its investigation into allegations of misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. The bipartisan decision, made earlier this month, marks a rare move for the often-secretive panel, which traditionally refrains from publishing findings after a member’s resignation. The …

Efforts to prevent a partial government shutdown from starting this weekend fell apart Wednesday when numerous Republicans, on and off Capitol Hill, expressed their frustration with the many extraneous provisions added to a short-term funding package. Complicating the situation, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance posted on social media that he and President-elect Donald …

U.S. House Democrats awarded committee leadership positions to three members on Tuesday, completing a post-election shakeup that saw some longtime lawmakers ousted. The caucus voted to make Virginia’s Gerry Connolly the ranking member on the House Oversight & Accountability Committee, Minnesota’s Angie Craig the top Democrat on House Agriculture and …

The last time she was in Prince George’s County, in August, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) was surrounded by Maryland Democrats and accompanied by President Joe Biden, who had just stepped aside and cleared the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee. She returned Tuesday to headline an event …

With just days remaining to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders on Tuesday revealed a 1,500-page stopgap measure to keep the government funded through March 14. The new continuing resolution (CR) includes key provisions such as a one-year extension of the farm bill, $100 billion in disaster relief, and $10 …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is racing to finalize a bipartisan short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown, with the clock ticking down to Friday’s midnight deadline. Despite earlier plans to release the bill’s text over the weekend, Johnson now expects the document to be unveiled on Tuesday, leaving …

President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register,and its parent company, Gannett, accusing them of consumer fraud and “brazen election interference.” The lawsuit, filed Monday night in Polk County, Iowa, focuses on a November 2 poll that showed Vice President …

TikTok on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court to block a law that could ban the popular video-sharing app unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it to a U.S.-based entity. The law, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is set to take effect on January 19, …

In his first press conference since winning re-election, President-elect Donald Trump spoke Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club, addressing a wide range of topics, from the southern border wall and vaccines to the legal troubles of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Trump also weighed in on mysterious drone sightings over …

The New York judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case has denied his request to vacate a guilty verdict, ruling that presidential immunity does not apply to the charges against him. Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial earlier this year, wrote in his ruling, “Defendant’s motion to …

Five people are dead and another five are in the hospital after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on Madison’s east side Monday morning, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at a news conference. The shooter, who was a student at the school, is among the dead, according to …

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Republican lawyer and GOP national committeewoman from California, to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Dhillon, known for her strong conservative advocacy, would make history as the first Republican woman and the second Indian-American to head the division if …

For the 119th Congress, House Republicans have named their committee chairs, and for the first time since 2005, no women or people of color are among them. This marks a significant shift from recent years when women, including prominent figures like Texas Rep. Kay Granger and Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris …

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit stemming from inaccurate statements by anchor George Stephanopoulos. The settlement also includes a $1 million payment for legal fees to Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito. The controversy began after …