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Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An attorney representing two women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling for the release of the committee’s report, telling ABC [Read More…]
Mike Johnson says he doesn’t think House Ethics Committee should release Gaetz report
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think the House Ethics Committee should release the findings of its investigation into Matt Gaetz, now that the Florida [Read More…]
Trump transition live updates: Trump team aware of sex assault claim against Hegseth
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever [Read More…]
Mike Pence opposes RFK Jr. for HHS because of support for abortion access
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence, who did not endorse or support President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle, said Friday that he opposes Trump’s choice [Read More…]
House Republicans applaud Trump’s picking Kennedy to lead HHS — with a few concerns
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans had mixed reactions to President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services in his administration. Kennedy [Read More…]
Trump transition live updates: Noem picked for DHS secretary
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever [Read More…]
Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be Israeli ambassador
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and [Read More…]
Johnson, GOP leaders take victory lap and say they’re ready for Day 1 under Trump
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and top House Republicans took a victory lap as they returned to Washington on Tuesday on the heels of last week’s election, saying they are ready on [Read More…]
Trump picks Rep. Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, as national security adviser: Sources
US Representative (R-FL) Mike Waltz. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has asked Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, multiple sources told ABC News. [Read More…]
Lee Zeldin tapped to lead Environmental Protection Agency under Trump
Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. In a statement on Monday, Trump praised Lee’s background as a lawyer and said [Read More…]
Senate leadership race heats up as Trump issues demands
Sen. John Thune; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they’ll gather behind closed doors to select their new party leader [Read More…]
Trump selects Rep. Elise Stefanik to be UN ambassador
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, multiple Trump officials told ABC News. “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve [Read More…]
Chalamagne Tha God: ‘Dinner table issues’ were at the top of voters’ minds
ABC News In the aftermath of Kamala Harris’ failed bid for president, Charlamagne Tha God called for unity and pointed to voters’ economic frustrations and concerns over safety as decisive in Donald Trump’s victory. “I [Read More…]
Ramaswamy calls for unity, defends Trump’s immigration plan
ABC News Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Donald Trump, said the president-elect would bring the country together while also defending Trump’s immigration plan for mass deportations. Speaking to “This Week” co-anchor [Read More…]
What could abortion access look like under Trump?
ABC News Despite celebrating the passing of abortion-related ballot initiatives in seven states, abortion rights advocates warn that a second Donald Trump presidency puts nationwide access to abortion care in danger. “An already harmful abortion [Read More…]
Abortion ballot initiatives could have helped Harris win, instead Trump overperformed
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite Kamala Harris’ loss, pro-abortion rights activists are celebrating the results of the 2024 election, arguing that abortion rights won. “When we look at the election results from this [Read More…]
Pelosi blames Harris’ loss on Biden’s late exit and no open Democratic primary
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in portions of a New York Times podcast interview published Friday, blamed Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss on President Joe Biden’s late exit [Read More…]
3 charged in Iran-linked plot to assassinate Donald Trump as revenge for killing Qassem Soleimani: DOJ
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II (WASHINGTON) — Three people have been charged in an alleged Iran-linked plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, an Iranian-American activist and two Jewish Americans living in New York, according to a criminal [Read More…]
Elon Musk joined Trump’s call with Zelenskyy: Sources
Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Billionaire Elon Musk joined President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the call told ABC News. Musk [Read More…]
Judge rules Biden’s ‘Keeping Families Together’ program for undocumented spouses is illegal
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has struck down the Biden administration’s program known as “Keeping Families Together,” dealing a major blow to the estimated half a million undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens that [Read More…]