Jacqueline Alemany

Romney has questioned the value of a Harris endorsement and expressed a desire to preserve his ability to rebuild the Republican Party in post-Trump world.

Critics of the program have argued that its lack of receipt requirements and reliance on the honor system opens it up for abuse.

An independent panel called for new leadership at the Secret Service, mostly from the outside, saying the protective agency needs an overhaul.

Trump’s D.C. hotel charged the Secret Service more than normal government rates — and sometimes charged the agency more than it did other patrons, House Democrats found.

The preliminary House report called the July 13 shooting at a Trump rally “preventable” and said it was a result of security failures.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) voted against a measure to extend FEMA funding right before two hurricanes hit her district. But her Democratic opponent, Whitney Fox, has had to fight to gain traction in a changed state.

Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent is expected to meet with the president-elect on Friday. Transition co-chair Howard Lutnick is also seeking the post.

The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage.

An otherwise substantive hearing about Secret Service shortfalls after the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump devolved into a shouting match.

The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.