Joshua Barajas

The president then touted the first law signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act. The law, which received bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, requires the federal detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

The first speech of Trump’s second term in office, while not officially a State of the Union address, is a chance for the president to lay out legislative priorities and tout early achievements.

The Senate will start the process of confirming (or rejecting) President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this week, calling them to testify in high-profile hearings.

Lutnick, a billionaire businessman and co-chair of President Donald Trump’s transition team, testifies Wednesday in his confirmation hearing to become commerce secretary.

“During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first,” President Donald Trump said.

During her confirmation hearing, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi claimed crime will 'go through the roof' in California after last week's wildfires.

The official state funeral will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. All five living U.S. presidents are expected to attend.

The House Jan. 6 committee is returning to its public-facing work this week, building on the hearings that were held over the summer.

Shomari Figures won an Alabama congressional seat in a district that was redrawn last year after the Supreme Court weighed in on the key redistricting case. The nation’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its 2nd Congressional District, which is majority Black, after justices upheld a prior ruling that the Republican-drawn map likely discriminated against Black voters. District residents chose Figures, a Democrat, to represent them. Figures’ win Tuesday makes state history. Alabama, for

We’ve seen how the Native vote can swing elections. Voters in the Navajo Nation helped President Joe Biden secure his 2020 win in Arizona. Indigenous voters were also key in recent state-level races in Montana and Alaska. In 2024, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump courted Native voters, particularly in Arizona but also in other states they need to win the White House. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw has spent time talking to Native voters across the