Donald Trump confirmed he will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office on Friday, after months of clashes between the Republican president and the Democratic rising star. Trump said Mamdani requested the sit-down, and the mayor-elect's team called such meetings customary. Spokesperson Dora Pekec said Mamdani...
Washington will bid farewell to former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday with full military honors at the National Cathedral, in a bipartisan gathering expected to draw more than 1,000 guests. Former presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden will attend, along with four former vice presidents; President Donald Trump...
At the White House, President Trump warmly welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, praising him as a defender of human rights and a frequent phone friend, and vehemently dismissing a U.S. intelligence report linking the prince to Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 killing. During a 42-minute Oval Office appearance heavy on...
The House is rushing to repeal a new law that lets senators sue the federal government for $500,000 if investigators secretly obtain their phone records, with a two-thirds vote expected under suspension Wednesday. The measure, slipped into last week’s shutdown-ending funding package, is retroactive to 2022 and could open suits...
Tom Steyer, the billionaire Democratic activist and former presidential candidate, jumped into California’s governor’s race Wednesday, centering his bid on affordability and a tougher line on corporations. He stoked speculation last month by putting $12 million behind Proposition 50, which passed and lets Democrats redraw the state’s congressional map. Steyer...
President Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office when pressed about Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 killing, while the crown prince expressed regret. The visit produced deals for U.S. tank and F-35 sales and a Saudi pledge to invest $1 trillion, with many texts still unreleased. Congress...
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Jessica Tisch will remain police commissioner, ending weeks of speculation and signaling continuity as crime falls and the department faces pressing challenges. In an email to officers, Tisch said she was asked to serve and agreed, calling the job "the greatest privilege of my...
Brussels has unveiled a package that loosens parts of the GDPR and delays elements of the AI Act, aiming to cut red tape and jolt growth. The plan would ease sharing of anonymized and pseudonymized data, permit AI training on personal data under GDPR safeguards, extend grace periods for high...
A government watchdog says most corporations donating to President Trump’s planned $300 million White House ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms, whose partners dined with the president and tech and crypto executives at a donor event in the East Room. Public Citizen and CBS News identify Ballard Partners, Miller...
President Trump said the U.S. military is attacking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in response to fentanyl deaths, asserting the vessels come from Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the mission as protecting the homeland from drugs. Since the antidrug campaign began in September, the military has destroyed...
