news2shortsCalifornia lawmakers called for unity amid the historic Los Angeles wildfires, while at least one fired off letters to Congress calling for federal investigations into Sacramento’s fire preparedness and environmental policies. Republican lawmakers also said at a news conference Monday that any talk of gaveling-in the special session with the express purpose of buttressing the … Read more
President-elect vows creation of agency as soon as he takes office in further push for regime of taxes on foreign imports Donald Trump has said he will create an “external revenue service” as soon as he returns to the White House next week, adding further substance to his campaign vow to establish a new regime … Read more
Authorities piece together timeline of radicalization of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the US army veteran behind the attack Before plowing a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans and killing 14 people, the man who carried out the Islamic State group-inspired attack had researched how to access a balcony on the city’s … Read more
NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah details the cabinet confirmation process and explains some of the challenges President-elect Trump’s controversial picks could face.
Families who lost loved ones during the disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan are throwing their support behind Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who President-elect Trump tapped to head the Defense Department, underwent questioning from the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, where he faced over four hours of questioning … Read more
As wildfires rage in California, Republicans in Washington have begun discussing whether to condition federal aid on changes to policies they blame for the blazes. “It’s part of the discussion right now,” Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital. “People are unwilling to just stroke a check for something that, quite honestly, they still … Read more
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, faces tough questions during his Senate confirmation hearing. NBC News Correspondents Sahil Kapur, Courtney Kube and Gabe Gutierrez report on the key moments from that hearing.
Deal negotiated through Catholic church will involve ‘gradual’ release of 553 political prisoners, says Havana The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country’s communist government said would involve the “gradual” release of 553 political prisoners. The deal, which administration … Read more
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick, was met with a friendly reception by Senate Republicans at his Tuesday hearing before the Armed Services Committee.
Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee, the House’s chief tax writing committee, pointed out during a Tuesday hearing that if Congress lets President-elect Trump’s tax cuts from his first term expire, millions of small businesses in the United States will see a top tax rate that is higher than what small businesses in … Read more
