President Trump spurned Democrats and Republicans alike on Wednesday as he left Washington defiantly for the holidays, vetoing a major defense bill, imperiling a COVID-19…
Joe Biden selects Miguel Cardona to be next secretary of education
President-elect Joseph R. Biden introduced Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary Wednesday, declaring the public schools chief from Connecticut to be “as American…
Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner, others: Report
President Trump granted full pardons to 26 more people on Wednesday night, including former 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime confidante Roger Stone and Charles…
Donald Trump renews call for special counsel on election fraud as William Barr leaves office
On the same day that Attorney General William P. Barr left office, President Trump renewed his call on Wednesday night for a special counsel to…
Confederate statues stay in U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall collection despite Democrats’ opposition
Robert E. Lee may be gone, but other Confederate statues survived House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempt to oust them from the U.S. Capitol collection. Mrs.…