Derek Burney: Lengthy U.S. government transition process must be overhauled
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Phoenix on Dec. 22, 2024. Trump, who was elected on Nov. 5, 2024, will not be ...
Trump could be setting himself up for a ‘powerful’ early failure
Trump wants to go big with his first legislative priority, but major pitfalls await — if he even recognizes them.
Judge Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report
Amid fights over the report from special counsel Jack Smith, a New York appellate judge denied Trump’s request to delay his ...
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges southward into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame ...
Will TikTok be banned this month? The question is making content creators anxious
For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive ...
National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed
The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden ...
Four years after his supporters invaded the US Capitol, Trump is more powerful than ever
Late on a day of chaos and blood on January 6, 2021, it was unimaginable that Donald Trump — who summoned a mob to Washington ...
DC shuts down due to snow as Congress prepares to certify election
While Congress is expected to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, the rest of Washington, D.C., has ...
Congress passes bill to fund government after threat of holiday shutdown | The Excerpt
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After insurrections, the U.S. and Brazil went down different paths
Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. experience in reckoning with an attack at the heart of its democracy stands in stark contrast to that of Brazil.
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Sen. Mike Rounds on Trump’s second term agenda and cabinet picks
Rounds joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping second-term agenda, the incoming administration’s cabinet picks and his priorities for a ...