EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old at party, sources say  —  The woman who says she had sex when she was a minor with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz told the House Ethics Committee she had two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017, sources familiar with her testimony tell CNN.

Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.  —  A police report released Wednesday night …

GOP Takes First Steps To Shut Down Climate Groups  —  Democrats just helped Republicans give President-elect Donald Trump the potential power to shut down nonprofits under the guise of fighting terrorism — while GOP lawmakers have quietly revealed a new blueprint for defunding organizations they disagree with.

Charted: Harris' popular vote gap with Biden … - Harris won far fewer voters than Biden in New York City, Chicago and L.A., and ran behind Biden in blue areas generally, a New York Times analysis shows. … But both were also unusually high-turnout elections.

Comer to create DOGE subcommittee chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy  —  Ramaswamy tells Fox News Digital he and his team have already met with Comer and Greene and they ‘look forward to working together’  —  EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer …

Anthony Weiner's Latest Redemption Tour Starts With a Haircut  —  The disgraced New York politician is considering a run for City Council.  But even in an era of political comebacks, this might be pushing it.  —  Anthony Weiner walked in mostly unnoticed, quickly taking his place in a barber's chair …

1 big thing: 🇺🇦 Ukraine's lame-duck danger  —  Tensions between Moscow and the West have reached new heights over the past several days:  — The war in Ukraine has veered into volatile new territory, ignited by a final push — in Washington, Moscow and Kyiv …

RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, has a long history of scathing critiques against Trump, labeling him a “threat to democracy,” a …

Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths  —  In a letter, the state's public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee …

Linda McMahon, Trump's Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children  —  A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment …

South Dakota Republican introduces bill to eliminate Department of Education  —  Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that would have the support of President-elect Trump.  —  The proposal would get rid of the federal agency …

Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime hoax overturned by Illinois Supreme Court  —  The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a fake hate crime against himself.  —  In a decision issued Thursday, the court overturned the “Empire” …

ICC Issues War-Crimes Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Over Gaza War  —  Court alleges use of starvation as a weapon and direction of attacks against civilians  —  The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …