By Hannah Knowles, Toluse Olorunnipa, Karen DeYoung (c) 2025 Washington Post President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump jockeyed Wednesday for credit for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Hamas and Israel that Biden had long pursuedand that came together days before Trump is set to retake the White House. The Biden and Trump teams […]
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AG pick Bondi says no ‘enemies list,’ won’t rule out probes of Trump foes
by Jeremy Roebuck, Mark Berman (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, sought Wednesday to assure skeptical Democrats that she would not use the Justice Department to target the president-elect’s political enemies. But she repeatedly sidesteppedquestions during her confirmation hearing about his threats to prosecute specific adversaries […]
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AG pick Bondi says no ‘enemies list,’ won’t rule out probes of Trump foes
by Jeremy Roebuck, Mark Berman (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, sought Wednesday to assure skeptical Democrats that she would not use the Justice Department to target the president-elect’s political enemies. But she repeatedly sidesteppedquestions during her confirmation hearing about his threats to prosecute specific adversaries […]
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Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
by Jacob Bogage (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Republican plans to pass a massive new tax cut in the early days of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term are running into a major obstacle: the price tag. Extending Trump’s 2017 tax law would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, according […]
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Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
by Jacob Bogage (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Republican plans to pass a massive new tax cut in the early days of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term are running into a major obstacle: the price tag. Extending Trump’s 2017 tax law would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, according […]
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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind […]
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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind […]
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces tough confirmation test
By, Abigail Hauslohner, Liz Goodwin, Missy Ryan (c) Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, will appear for questioning Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in a public confirmation hearing that Democrats will use to interrogate his limited management experience, allegations of illicit and inappropriate conduct, and a long history of public […]
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces tough confirmation test
By, Abigail Hauslohner, Liz Goodwin, Missy Ryan (c) Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, will appear for questioning Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in a public confirmation hearing that Democrats will use to interrogate his limited management experience, allegations of illicit and inappropriate conduct, and a long history of public […]
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Biden’s agenda had a big impact. Will history give him credit?
by Toluse Olorunnipa (c) 2025 , The Washington Post LIBERTY, N.C. – A small town that voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump may not seem like an ideal place for President Joe Biden to hold up as a jewel of his economic legacy. But as the president prepares to leave office, the White House is […]