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Miguel Cardona signs off as top education official
Peter G. Forest/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona signed off Friday as the nation’s top education official — calling it his “dream job.” “To the students, families, educators, and education leaders I’ve served [Read More…]
TikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court days before law takes effect
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law set to ban social media platform TikTok in less than 48 hours. “There is no doubt that, for more than [Read More…]
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified but not taking action
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said the Equal Right Amendment should be considered ratified, but is stopping short of taking any action on the matter in his final days in [Read More…]
Trump’s inauguration moving indoors due to weather
(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump said his inauguration will move indoors Monday and he’ll be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C. “The various Dignitaries and Guests will be [Read More…]
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative [Read More…]
Trump speaks to China’s Xi Jinping days before inauguration
Ton Molina/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he spoke to China’s President Xi Jinping about TikTok and other issues as he prepares to take office in a matter of [Read More…]
TikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court days before law takes effect
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law set to ban social media platform TikTok in less than 48 hours. “There is no doubt that, for more than [Read More…]
‘Homegrown rising star’: Justin Bibb tapped to lead Democratic Mayors Association
Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images, (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic Mayors Association will appoint Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb as the organization’s next president during its meeting on Saturday, a source familiar told ABC News. Representing the [Read More…]
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to face questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s firebrand Republican governor, faces a grilling Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former [Read More…]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams meeting with Trump on Friday, his office says
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, a spokesperson for the mayor said, marking his latest correspondence with the incoming [Read More…]
Garland defends tenure, sends message of independence to DOJ workforce remaining in Trump administration
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his farewell address, an emotional Attorney General Merrick Garland sought to encourage an embattled Department of Justice facing uncertainty and to unabashedly defend his tenure and their work. “I [Read More…]
Biden thanks troops for their service at commander in chief farewell ceremony
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to [Read More…]
‘They go hard’: Trump and Vance release official portraits
Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The official portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance were released Thursday by the Trump transition team. “And they go hard,” a press release from [Read More…]
Biden administration will leave it to Trump to implement TikTok ban
Antonin Utz/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration doesn’t plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News. TikTok could [Read More…]
Montana House advances transgender bathroom bill after prior effort affecting 1st state trans lawmaker
Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images (HELENA, Mont.) — The Montana House of Representatives advanced a bill to ban transgender people from using public bathrooms that do not align with their sex assigned at birth, the [Read More…]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picks Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in Senate
Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that he is replacing Marco Rubio in the Senate with the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody. “This is a [Read More…]
First to ABC: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t attend Trump’s inauguration
John Lamparski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration, according to her spokesperson. Pelosi notably attended Trump’s inauguration in 2017, when she was the House Democratic leader. A [Read More…]
Biden, in farewell address, warns about dangers of unchecked power in ultra-wealthy
US President Joe Biden delivers a Farewell Address to the Nation inside of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via [Read More…]
‘1 tier of justice for all’: 5 takeaways from Day 1 of Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, [Read More…]
Wright wants to increase domestic energy production, says ‘there isn’t dirty energy and clean energy’
TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Department of Energy, laid out his key priorities, including restoring “energy dominance,” increasing technological innovation and cutting [Read More…]