Politics

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens to testimony during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, in Washington, Dec. 8, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The House Ethics Committee on Monday revealed it found “substantial evidence” that former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2017 and that he “regularly” paid women for

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, during a news conference at the Mercosur Leaders Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union’s blockbuster trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is widely regarded as highly controversial, with EU member states split over

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his interest in a meeting regarding the war with Ukraine. “President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible,”

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Alex Slitz-Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listen during a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he would prefer for House Republicans to refuse to

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan federal spending bill early Saturday morning that averted a government shutdown and marked the end of a chaotic, high-stakes week in Congress.   The bill authorizes continued funding of the federal government at current levels for three months and provides additional disaster relief and farm aid. The House

A drone or SUAV, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday added more temporary bans on drone flights over 30 areas across New York. The announcement comes after the FAA on Wednesday placed initial temporary drone bans over 22 areas in New Jersey amid complaints

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he told the European Union it must reduce its trade gap with the U.S. through oil and gas purchases or face tariffs. “I told the European Union that

Key House Republicans said Thursday afternoon that they had reached a short-term government funding deal designed to avert a shutdown that would have begun late Friday night. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., was among the lawmakers who walked out of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s offices in the Capitol and told reporters an

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday came out against a Republican-backed government funding bill, siding with Elon Musk‘s crusade against the package and raising the odds of a government shutdown. Trump is opposed to the continuing resolution put forward by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to a source familiar with the president-elect’s thinking, who was

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks with a staffer before the start of a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, May 12, 2021. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release a report on its investigation of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations against former

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters as jurors are released to begin deliberations for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Jabin Botsford | Reuters Attorneys for Donald Trump told a New York judge that the president-elect’s criminal hush

Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A New York grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione on charges of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the

Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press during the weekly briefing at the City Hall about the ongoing programs in New York City.  Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would “certainly look at” issuing a pardon for New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “I think that he

An advocate holds a sign for TikTok following a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok asked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a potential ban on the popular social media app pending an appeal of a

President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after vowing an economic boom to a cheering crowd of traders and business leaders. “We’re with you all the way,” the incoming Republican president said in the NYSE building in lower Manhattan, where he was invited after becoming Time magazine’s

The Federal Trade Commission in a new lawsuit accuses the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits of illegal price discrimination that gave large chains — among them Costco, Kroger and Total Wine & More — much better prices than those offered to small “mom and pop” businesses such as independent liquor stores. The distributor,