Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One day after moving to dismiss both his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith is continuing to defend the validity of his own appointment as he appeals the dismissal of the classified documents case against Trump’s co-defendants. In a filingRead More →

Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Key U.S. trading partners are better equipped now to deal with President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats than they were during his first administration, according to experts. China has spent the last several years trying to “Trump-proof” its economy, reducing its reliance onRead More →

Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats suffered a knockout punch in this month’s elections. New Jersey’s and Virginia’s off-year gubernatorial elections in 2025 offer them their first chances to get off the mat. Both states have become reliably blue in federal races, but President-elect Donald Trump narrowed hisRead More →

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on the first day of his administration could dramatically raise prices for Americans on everything from cars to clothes to oil. It could also blow up a trade deal between the United States, CanadaRead More →

Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the weather turns cold, meteorologists and climate scientists almost always get a variation of the same question, “If we had global warming, I don’t think I’d have a jacket on.” That’s because climate and weather are two terms that go handRead More →

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (DENVER) — Incoming border czar Tom Homan says he’s willing to throw Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail over his protests about mass deportation. “But look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing — he’s willing to go to jail,Read More →

ABC News (BETHESDA, MD) — An FBI special agent has been arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, and stands accused of sexually assaulting two women, according to police. Special Agent Eduardo Valdivia, 40, is charged with 10 counts, including two counts of second-degree rape. According to court records, the alleged attacksRead More →