Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema delivers farewell speech
Earlier this year, Sinema announced that she won’t run for re-election, saying that she will leave the Senate at the end of the year.
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Supreme Court to hear TikTok case next month
The court will hear oral arguments on January 10 before issuing a decision on whether to put the law on hold. That date is just nine days before the ban would take effect.
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House Ethics Committee votes to release report on Matt Gaetz
According to multiple sources, the House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release the report after the final House voting day of the year.
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President-Elect Trump names Herschel Walker as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas
Trump previously backed Walker for the 2022 Senate race in Georgia. Walker lost that race to Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock.
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Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown
Congressional leaders say they now have a plan to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, but the bill has some Republicans angry with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court to block ban
TikTok has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a bipartisan law that would ban the social media app in the United States. The law will go into effect on January 19 if the justices don’t grant the company’s request.
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Minnesota senator on drone sightings in New Jersey, Kash Patel and Biden pardons
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) spoke to Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the drone sightings across New Jersey, President-Elect Trump’s pick for FBI director and President Biden’s pardons.
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Florida representative on drone sightings in New Jersey, leaders reaching out to President-Elect Trump, and more
Represenatative Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) spoke to Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about drone sightings across New Jersey, President-Elect Trump’s call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and more.
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Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jetliner in January, said Thursday that he will step down next month, clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to name his choice to lead the agency.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray announces his resignation
Wray, a Republican, was appointed by Trump in 2017 after the then-president fired James Comey as FBI director.
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New York governor proposes inflation refund
This new refund would send a payment of $300 to single taxpayers, who make up to $150,000 per year, and a payment of $500 for joint tax filers, making up to $300,000 per year.
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Adam Schiff officially swears into the U.S. Senate
Last month, Schiff, now a former U.S. Representative of California, won the seat, defeating Republican and former Dodgers all-star Steve Garvey.
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Lara Trump, President-Elect Trump’s daughter-in-law, steps down as RNC Co-Chair
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-Elect Donald Trump, announced Sunday night that she will step down as a co-chair of the Republican National Committee amid mounting speculation that she could be picked to fill a coming Senate vacancy.
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How cryptocurrencies impacted the 2024 election
Face the Nation moderator and CBS’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennan spoke with Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, on 60 Minutes Sunday about how cryptocurrencies made an impact during the 2024 election.
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President-Elect Trump sits down for first broadcast interview since winning the election
In Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press,” President-Elect Donald Trump sat down with Kristen Welker for his first broadcast interview since winning the election.
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Members of the House Task Force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump talk about committee’s findings
Margaret Brennan spoke with two members of the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump on Face the Nation Sunday about the committee’s findings about the Secret Service following last week’s public hearing.
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U.S. President-Elect Trump meets with French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
The gathering happened at the Elysee Palace and marks Trump’s first trip overseas since he won the 2024 election. It also takes place head of the Notre Dame Cathedrals reopening.
Continue Reading Federal judges rules to uphold law that could ban TikTok in the U.S.
The ruling says, “We recognize that this decision has significant implications for TikTok and its users,” and if the platform does not divest, the court said it “will effectively be unavailable in the United States, at least for a time.”
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Disciplinary measures being taken following Trump assassination attempt in Pennsylvania
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe testified before the House Task Force looking into the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania that left one person dead and three people, including the president-elect, injured.
Continue Reading House Democrats plan to force floor vote on Matt Gaetz report
The former Florida representative was a target of a years-long investigation by the committee, whose report was shelved when Gaetz resigned last month after his nomination for Attorney General.
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