Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as Energy ...
What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits
Both provisions would be repealed by the bill, thereby increasing Social Security payments for many. The budgetary effect of ...
NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined ...
As Trump picks his Cabinet, Musk suggests he let the public weigh in on who should lead Treasury
As President-elect Donald Trump makes a flurry of choices to fill out his incoming administration’s Cabinet, the lobbying for ...
US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.
In their final talks, Biden is expected to press China’s Xi on North Korea’s ties with Russia
President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping to urge him to dissuade North ...
Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling, ...
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, ...
Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election: It’s ...
Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
A bullet has struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the ...
Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus. The Florida county produces more boxes of citrus than any other in the ...
Minnesota election judge charged with 2 felonies for allegedly letting 11 unregistered people vote
A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered.