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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Christopher Wray told employees at an internal town hall on Wednesday that he is resigning, according to sources familiar with the meeting. He said he is stepping down at the end of the current Biden administration. “After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump posted a flurry of announcements to his Truth Social account on Tuesday night, including the appointment of Kimberly Guilfoyle as the ambassador to Greece and Tom Barrack as the ambassador to Turkey. Guilfoyle, a former fundraiser for Trump and a former host on Fox News, is currently […]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Democratic governors prepare to navigate and resist parts of President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration, one told ABC News she is most alarmed by Trump’s tariff plan. “Tariffs would be devastating to our economy, especially with the amount of trade we do with Canada,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura […]

Allison Pecorin/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell during the Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday. It was initially unclear if McConnell, 82, was injured or what the severity of the fall was. Two medical responders were seen briefly entering his office and then departed. Shortly afterward, McConnell’s office put out a statement […]

Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A top government watchdog raised concerns Tuesday over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media despite finding no evidence that the inquiries were politically motivated, according to a newly released report. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz initiated […]

Anita Pouchard Serra/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump whom he tapped to co-chair the Republican National Committee for the 2024 election cycle, said she intends to step down from her position. The move comes amid mounting speculation that she could be tapped to fill an upcoming Senate […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Although she was just in her mid-20s, Tulsi Gabbard’s hair had already started turning white shortly before she first set foot in the U.S. Senate as a legislative aide in 2006. Coming from her native Hawaii, she had landed a job with longtime Hawaii Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka, chair of […]

Remon Haazen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 on the campaign trail but has since nominated several authors or contributors from the controversial conservative presidential wish list to his administration. Trump called the Project 2025 policy proposals — which include restrictions on abortion pills, birth control pills and Medicare access, as well as eliminating […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top jobs in his administration were making the rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday ahead of potential confirmation hearings next month. Some of the choices come with controversy — and face pointed questions from Republican senators. Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth has had to deal with […]

Gary Gershoff/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since the election, said members of the House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should be jailed. “For what they did, honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” Trump […]