Trump’s EPA nominee faces questions on climate views
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- On Thursday we got a more detailed look at the Trump administration's plans for the environment through two key nominees. The president-elect's picks to lead the Environmental...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent says Trump tax cuts should not expire
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Senate Finance Committee grilled President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary Thursday. Scott Bessent, a South Carolina billionaire hedge fund manager,...
View ArticleOfficial portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released
(NEXSTAR) – Not waiting until after his inauguration, on Thursday President-elect Donald Trump gave the country a look at what he says are the official portraits of himself and Vice President JD...
View ArticleLawmakers push ban on congressional stock trading
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - According to public records, several lawmakers on Capitol Hill buy and sell stocks but some members are concerned their colleagues use their positions and insider knowledge for...
View ArticleBiden team bids farewell
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - In less than a week a new administration takes power at the White House. President Joe Biden and members of his cabinet are delivering farewell speeches to thank those who...
View ArticleJohnson’s Intel Committee shake-up fuels worries about panel under Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to shake up leadership on the House Intelligence Committee sent shockwaves throughout the panel and beyond, fueling concerns on both sides of the aisle about...
View ArticleKentucky teens could get instructional driving permit a year earlier
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Young drivers have to start somewhere, and a Kentucky lawmaker is hoping to shift the age for a learner’s permit down a gear—or year. “We're an outlier. We have the highest...
View ArticleRamaswamy plans run for Ohio governor
(The Hill) – Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of President-elect Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), plans to run for governor of Ohio, two sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday....
View ArticleGeorgia appeals court sides with Trump in affirming dismissal of 6 state charges
A Georgia appeals court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of six counts in the state's 2020 election interference against President-elect Trump and his allies, upholding a trial judge's decision that...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds TikTok ban in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- The Supreme Court decided not to stop a law that is set to ban TikTok this Sunday. On Friday, the high court issued a ruling upholding the law that Congress passed to require...
View ArticleFEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold...
View ArticleTrump swearing-in ceremony moved indoors
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Thanks to frigid low temperatures incoming president Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony is moving indoors. People all across the country have traveled to Washington, D.C., to...
View ArticleHouse passes ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- House Republicans say they are upholding their promise to keep transgender student-athletes out of women and girls' sports. "We know from scripture and from nature that men are...
View ArticleTrump inauguration protests underscore how the resistance has changed
Protesters are set to descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, an event that will lay bare how the resistance has changed in the eight years since he...
View ArticleIsrael expected to approve ceasefire deal
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Americans held hostage by the terror group Hamas for the past 15 months could soon finally walk free. Israel's government is expected to give final approval Friday of a...
View ArticleLawmakers introduce bill for moment of silence, prayer, pledge of allegiance...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky Senate introduced a bill requiring Kentucky students to participate in a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. With Senate Bill 19, a one- to...
View ArticleJustices agree to hear Maryland case on parents' rights and LGBTQ books
(The Hill) — The Supreme Court said Friday it would review a case involving a group of Maryland parents who sued their children’s school district over its refusal to allow them to opt out of...
View ArticleWhat happens to TikTok and its users after ban starts Sunday?
(NEXSTAR) – The Supreme Court Friday decided to uphold a law that bans TikTok starting on Sunday, unless the social media app is sold off by its Chinese parent company. Several parties have expressed...
View ArticleLive updates: Trump inauguration weekend commences as protesters rally in...
Inauguration festivities will begin in full force Saturday as President-elect Trump and his allies — and protesters — arrive in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration of the 47th president of the...
View ArticleTrump’s Jan. 6 pardons: Here’s what to know about potential clemencies
President-elect Trump is expected to make good on his promises to pardon at least some Jan. 6 rioters on Monday once he assumes the presidency and kicks off his second term in the White House....
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