Trump revokes rule barring lobbying by former officials as he leaves office
As his term comes to an end, President Donald Trump revoked a rule he signed early in his term that imposed a five-year lobbying ban for…
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Biden to start fast on immigration with DACA, border wall and travel ban
President-elect Joe Biden will kick off his term by rolling out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump…
Continue Reading Biden will extend student loan payment deferrals until October
President-elect Joe Biden will direct the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest.…
Continue Reading Trump grants clemency to rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black in final flurry of presidential power
The White House announced early Wednesday that President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne and a commutation to rapper Kodak…
Continue Reading Group of House conservatives pushing to oust Liz Cheney, an effort Republican aides still view as a long shot
A group of House conservatives is pushing to challenge Liz Cheney‘s role as conference chairwoman, trying to force a special meeting to discuss…
Continue Reading Biden’s secretary of state pick vows to appoint LGBTI envoy and allow embassies to fly pride flag
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, said Tuesday that he plans to swiftly appoint an LGBTI envoy,…
Continue Reading Biden’s defense secretary pick pledges to uphold ‘principle of civilian control of the military’
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, pledged on Tuesday that he will “uphold the…
Continue Reading DOJ closes insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr
The Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him.…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from the first confirmation hearings for Biden nominees
With just one day left until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, five of his Cabinet nominees faced Senate panels as part of the first step of…
Continue Reading Sen. Hawley blocks quick consideration of Biden’s Homeland Security nominee
Sen. Josh Hawley blocked quick consideration of President-elect Joe Biden’s Homeland Security nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday, leaving…
Continue Reading DOJ closes insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr, source says
The Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him, a…
Continue Reading US Army soldier allegedly attempted to help plan attack on soldiers abroad and 9/11 Memorial
A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to…
Continue Reading Tiffany Trump announces engagement on her father’s final full day in office
Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of President Donald Trump, announced her engagement to Michael Boulos Tuesday. Her happy news — which…
Continue Reading Biden transition finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government
Joe Biden’s transition team found a culture of coronavirus skepticism within Donald Trump’s federal government as they prepared to take…
Continue Reading Biden announces Rachel Levine as pick for assistant secretary at HHS, would be first transgender Senate-confirmed federal official
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as assistant health secretary, and she would make history as the first out,…
Continue Reading Bitter, Trump skips chance to say splashy, high-profile farewell
A president’s most valuable commodity is time and Donald Trump is out of it. With a day remaining in his term, Trump was still consumed with…
Continue Reading Pompeo attacks multiculturalism, saying it is ‘not who America is’
With one day left in his tenure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took to his taxpayer-funded Twitter account and denounced multiculturalism, saying it…
Continue Reading Avril Haines, Biden’s DNI pick, pledges to keep politics out of intelligence after Trump’s wars with intelligence community
Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, pledged Tuesday to turn the corner after President…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick to lead State Department to emphasize new direction at confirmation hearing
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department indicated to Congress Wednesday that he plans to emphatically redirect the…
Continue Reading Biden administration to rescind Keystone pipeline permit on Wednesday, sources say
President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration plans to rescind the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, two…
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