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Matt Gaetz sex, drug report released by House Ethics Committee

U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) listens to testimony during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Undue Influence: Operation Higher…

Trump taps ex-Treasury official Miran as chair of Council of Economic Advisers

Stephen Miran, who was an adviser for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury Department when Donald Trump was last in…

Trump says Putin wants a meeting as soon as possible about Ukraine war

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters…

The fallout from the funding debacle

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket…

Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon, White House’s Sullivan says

U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, 12 December 2024.  Abir Sultan…

Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal

A cargo ship leaves the Panama Canal in Panama City on June 17, 2024. Martin Bernetti | APF | Getty…

Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being…

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics urges enforceable conduct code

A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and…

House speaker breaks with Trump over debt limit

WASHINGTON — With just hours to go before the federal government begins shutting down for lack of funds, House Republicans…

CFPB sues JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud

Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Consumer…