Day: January 7, 2025

Tuesday’s special elections in Virginia could give early insight into governor race, 2026 midterms

2:30 pm January 7, 2025

A trio of special elections Tuesday in Virginia will give Americans their first look at suburban voting trends for the 2025 gubernatorial sweeps and 2026 midterms. A federal election shakeup last cycle in once-deep-red Loudoun County led a pair of state lawmakers to vacate their seats and announce bids for the next legislative level above […]

Pardons, Israel, domestic terrorism and more: Biden’s plans for final days of presidency

2:30 pm January 7, 2025

Additional pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that Biden and his administration have during their final days before passing the baton to President-elect Donald Trump and his team. Biden will end his presidency with one more international trip, during which he will travel […]

President Carter to lie in state at US Capitol ahead of National Cathedral funeral

2:30 pm January 7, 2025

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body will be brought to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon where he will lie in state for three days before a state funeral in Washington, D.C. Carter died last week on Dec. 29, at the age of 100. His death came just over a year after the passing of his […]

Messy backstage jockeying in Trump transition could shape Hill strategy four years after Jan. 6

1:30 pm January 7, 2025

A Republican senator was expressing his unhappiness to Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff. “I texted you three days ago,” the lawmaker said. Wiles, who ran Donald Trump’s campaign, said she got it and would respond, without sounding like she was in a rush. There’s little doubt that her phone must be […]

CDC monitoring possible spike of HMPV cases in China

1:05 pm January 7, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed due to its similarities to the common cold, according to the CDC. Cases of the virus in the United States are at “pre-pandemic” levels and […]