House Ethics panel does not agree to release the Gaetz report  —  The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday did not agree to release the long-anticipated report into Matt Gaetz.  “There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters after the meeting ended.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government  —  Following the Supreme Court's guidance, we'll reverse a decadeslong executive power grab.  —  Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government.  That isn't how America functions today.

Trump's education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree  —  Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor's degree in education, according to news reports.  —  Linda McMahon, President-elect …

Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days.

Republicans in North Carolina pass sweeping changes to consolidate power  —  The last-minute inclusions in a lame-duck bill will strip the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of significant authority before the GOP loses its legislative supermajority.

MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off  —  MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around.  —  The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name …

Mandate?  Fuller election results increasingly show GOP gains were small.  —  A holistic look — down to the state legislative level — reinforces the fact that early Trump and GOP claims to a huge “mandate” were overblown.  —  From the moment he claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election …

WATCH: Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett Goes Nuts During Hearing, Starts Shouting About the ‘White Man’  —  The House of Representatives is becoming more of an insane asylum every day, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett is the perfect example of that.  During a hearing on Wednesday, the Texas congresswoman went nuts …

Judge rules Youngkin administration can't pull Virginia out of greenhouse gas agreement  —  A Virginia court ruled Wednesday that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) administration cannot withdraw from an interstate carbon emission-capping compact without approval from the state Legislature.

Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president  —  President Biden awarded on Wednesday the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood.  —  During a private ceremony …

The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone  —  Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups.  Could it happen here?  —  In September, the Department of Homeland Security …

Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and budget, according to two sources close to the transition.  —  If confirmed, this will be Vought's second time in the role.

Trump's cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance  —  With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable  —  “Shock” suddenly became the most commonly uttered word in habitually nonplussed Washington DC.

Exclusive: GOP senator demands “extensive” vetting for Trump health appointees … - To her, “that means a background check, it means extensive committee investigations and questionnaires and public hearings,” she told Axios' Peter Sullivan.  — Collins, who called for additional federal funding …

Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir  —  The former German chancellor painted a scathing picture of the president-elect — and hinted at a playbook for dealing with him.  —  European politicians preparing for United States President-elect Donald Trump's second term …

Please, Mr. President, ditch this dreadful duo — Gabbard and Gaetz  —  In January 2017, shortly after taking office for the first time, President Donald Trump had already issued 19 executive actions, and this paper dubbed him DON NONSTOP.  —  To which second-term Trump says: “Hold my Diet Coke.”

Biden administration offers alternatives for Colorado River's long-term operations  —  Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration date for the current rules approaches.

How 2024 may shift our understanding of the political generation gap  —  Data from the election remains incomplete, but we can already assess how the generational divide has changed — and how it hasn't.  —  Hours after polls closed — or even before polls closed in some states …