Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Friday is voting on electing a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy, has secured President-elect Donald Trump’s supportRead More →
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will make history Friday when they are sworn in to the 119th Congress, marking several firsts in the House of Representatives. Sarah McBride will be the first openly transgender member of Congress. She will represent Delaware’s soleRead More →
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Friday votes to elect a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy, has secured President-elect Donald Trump’s support asRead More →
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will head to New Orleans on Monday to meet with the families and community members impacted by the devastating truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens, the White House said. Biden said Friday thatRead More →
Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter is an attractive target “for violent extremists to attack,” especially after the vehicle ramming in New Orleans that killed 14 people, though there are no known threats to the funeral, according to a new security assessmentRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move across the U.S. this weekend into early next week. The storm kicks off on Saturday as a mix of rain, snow and ice develops overRead More →
Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7. Via NTSB Flickr (NEW YORK) — One year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines jet, Boeing said it is “on track with progressRead More →
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker’s gavel, Mike Johnson’s future could still come down to a single GOP vote Friday when House holds elects a new leader asRead More →
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following reports of alleged impropriety by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly made a request for additional information from the veterans organization Hegseth once ran, asRead More →
Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos. Via U.S. Army. (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday is set to award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War. The Medal of Honor is awarded to those whoRead More →
