Mike Johnson removes his fellow Republican as chair of powerful intelligence committee; Poland says Europe must take care of itself. What we know on day 1,058

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Author: Warren Murray

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirm…

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Author: Emily Brooks

President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top cabinet positions vowed not to politicize the agencies they would oversee, as they faced friendly questioning from Republican lawmakers in confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

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Author: Patricia Zengerle,Sarah N. Lynch,Jonathan Landay

President-elect would cut taxes for richest 5% of Americans and increase them for everyone else, according to thinktank

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Author: Marina Dunbar

The Defense Ministry and the IDF have received instructions to prepare for the implementation of the hostage d

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Author: By AMIR BOHBOT

Top Republican officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are poised to begin overhauling the agency’s cryptocurrency policies potentially as early as next week when President-elect Donald Trump takes power, said three people briefed on the matter.

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Author: Hannah Lang,Chris Prentice

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerburg is co-hosting a black tie reception on Jan. 20 after President-elect Trump’s inauguration to celebrate the Republican win. The tech giant teamed up with Houston Rockets own…

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Author: Ashleigh Fields

Deal with Hamas inches closer amid warnings from rightwingers against any hostages-for-peace agreement

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Author: Julian Borger,Lorenzo Tondo

Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California; Gavin Newsom hits back at House speaker for ‘politicizing’ tragedy

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Author: the Guardian

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

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Author: Stephen Collinson

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Author: CNN

Pete Hegseth heckled by protesters as he faced questions from lawmakers at a Senate confirmation hearing

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Rep. Nancy Mace took great offense when Rep. Jasmine Crockett said “child, please” in a response, sparking a contentions back-and-forth in which Mace challenged Crockett to “take it outside.”

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Author: Lorraine Taylor

Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

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Author: Sara Dorn

Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report, joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday with Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur to discuss the 89th Texas Legislature and react to Speaker Dustin Burrow’s vote.

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Author: KSAT