Donald Trump's Hush Money Sentencing in New York
With the president-elect about to take office, Judge Juan Merchan says a sentence of "unconditional discharge," meaning no penalties for a jury conviction on 34 felonies, is the only option that won't...
10 Jan 202519min
Donald Trump’s News Conference, From Greenland to Wind Farms
The president-elect meets the press at Mar-a-Lago and makes news by calling to rename the Gulf of Mexico, combine Canada and the U.S., end construction of wind turbines, and potentially invade Panama ...
9 Jan 202520min
Facebook Fires Its Fact-Checkers / The House's Laken Riley Bill
Mark Zuckerberg, citing "too much censorship," says that Meta will quit fact-checking content and switch to a "community notes" system, the same approach being taken by Elon Musk’s X. Plus, the House ...
8 Jan 202522min
Joe Biden Blocks a Japanese Company From Buying U.S. Steel
The president claims that the $15 billion acquisition by Nippon Steel could threaten national security, even though Japan is a close ally that would have been investing in U.S. industry and workers. W...
7 Jan 202520min
All Things With Kim Strassel: Inside the 119th Congress with Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford
The 119th Congress is steaming ahead, with a mountain of work that includes everything from confirming Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to sealing a reconciliation spending bill (or two) into law. How ...
7 Jan 202524min
The Echoes of Jan. 6 and Donald Trump Wants ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Congress certifies Donald Trump’s electoral victory, but the memories of Jan. 6 four years ago still loom large as the President-elect considers pardons and clemency for rioters. Plus, Donald Trump sa...
6 Jan 202522min
Speaker Mike Johnson Keeps His Gavel, After Two Flipped GOP Votes
The House GOP avoids an embarrassing crackup, after two Republicans who initially opposed Speaker Mike Johnson switch their votes to him at the last minute. But the leaders of the Freedom Caucus post ...
3 Jan 202523min
2025 Begins With an Act of Terror in New Orleans
The FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone when he killed at least 15 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day, but questions remain about his motive and how the military veteran was radicalized. ...
2 Jan 202520min
