Pelosi not attending Trump inauguration  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump's inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.  —  Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month for the entrance of the new class of lawmakers …

The Washington Post's New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’  —  This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”  —  After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored …

Giuliani Keeps His Home in Settlement of Defamation Case  —  The former mayor of New York City was at risk of forfeiting his sole remaining home, a Palm Beach apartment, to election workers he defamed after the 2020 vote.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers …

I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers  —  Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl  —  I don't know if anyone else has noticed …

Mike Johnson faces bipartisan shock, fury for ousting Intel chair … - Turner's replacement is Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), who is closer to MAGA world on issues like Ukraine, Axios' Hans Nichols reported. … - “This is not a President Trump decision. … - “It's a new Congress.

Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump  —  The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was on his way to Florida …

Far-right state senator arrested for trying to enter the Georgia House  —  State Sen. Colton Moore last year was banned from House chambers by the speaker.  —  A northwest Georgia senator was arrested Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year …

Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever … In less than a decade, Stephen Miller has risen from an anti-immigrant agitator on Capitol Hill to one of the most powerful unelected people in America.Doug Mills/The New York Times  —  When Stephen Miller met with Mark Zuckerberg …

FBI closed DEI office in December, agency says  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has closed its DEI office, Fox News can confirm.  —  “In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the agency told Fox News Digital on Thursday.

An Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is on to Something  —  Do you want a future in which Canada defects to the EU, Russia rules the Arctic and China runs Latin America?  That's the default outcome of non-action.  —  Our inbound president Donald Trump generates torrents of diplomatic angst …

Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland  —  Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making.  Just not that kind of deal-making.  —  Ken Howery is a quiet, unassuming tech investor who prioritizes discretion.

Trump's Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires  —  Scott Bessent outlined his plan to enrich the rich and screw the poor during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee  —  President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick …

Trump's official portrait released - and it looks like his mugshot  —  Unlike his smiling photo from his first term, Trump is seen glaring at the camera like he does in the image taken at Fulton County Jail  —  The official US presidential and vice-presidential portraits of Donald Trump …

Ex-CNN Analyst Tears Into Jill Biden For Being ‘Driving Force’ Behind Her Husband's Decision To Run Again  —  Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza criticized First Lady Jill Biden Thursday for her role in President Joe Biden's decision to run for reelection in 2024.

The House Democrat who wants Trump to go big on tariffs  —  Most Democrats are preparing to criticize Trump's tariff policies as too far-reaching.  Maine's Jared Golden says his party should embrace protectionism.

Trump's attorney general pick owned at least $3.9 million in Truth Social stock and made $1 million as a lobbyist last year  — Pam Bondi owned $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of mid-December, per financial documents.  — She also earned more than $1 million last year from lobbying.

Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone  —  Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great …

Elon Musk to speak at Trump's inauguration weekend rally  —  The rally, which will be held in downtown Washington, D.C. on the day before Trump's inauguration ceremony, will also feature Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and The Village People.  —  Elon Musk is among the opening speakers …

Scoop: Trump team sweats McConnell's vote on Tulsi Gabbard … - Gabbard's team isn't banking on McConnell's vote, sources tell Axios.  — McConnell is studiously avoiding public or private indications that he'll support Trump's nominees, three people familiar with the matter tell Axios.

Greenland's PM stands firm on independence: ‘We want to be Greenlanders’  —  His remarks risk frustrating President-elect Donald Trump.  —  Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede insisted Thursday that the island wants close ties to the U.S. and Denmark.  But only to a point.

Famed cartoonist with Bay Area ties arrested on child porn charges  —  Darrin Bell, 49, who got his start at UC Berkeley, was arrested in Sacramento County  —  A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with Bay Area ties has been arrested in Sacramento County on suspicion of child pornography.

Moon added to list of threatened cultural sites for first time  —  Potential looting and commercial trips pose risk to artefacts left by lunar landings, says World Monuments Fund  —  The moon has been placed on a list of threatened heritage sites, owing to fears of potential looting and destruction caused by planned commercial trips.

Breaking: Judge who wanted to ban mifepristone refuses to dismiss case  —  The federal judge who unsuccessfully tried to ban the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide back in 2023 announced on Thursday that he is keeping a version of the case alive for now.