President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will name real estate investor and philanthropist Steven Witkoff to be a special envoy to the Middle East. In a statement, Trump said that Witkoff, a New York investor who owns a large

House conservatives are planning to mount a symbolic challenger to Speaker Mike Johnson during Wednesday’s internal leadership election, according to two people familiar with the effort. Conservatives have been discussing how to signal their frustration with Johnson for days, deliberations

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday that talk in Washington about Justice Sonia Sotomayor retiring and filling a Supreme Court vacancy before Democrats cede control of the chamber is "idle speculation" and not “realistic." “Whoever makes those calls

Former Rep. Chris Stewart is a candidate to serve as director of national intelligence in Donald Trump's administration, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. Stewart, a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee during his congressional tenure,

Elon Musk’s role in Donald Trump's administration hasn’t been announced, but the billionaire and Tesla CEO is already sharing some of his enthusiasm for the incoming president and his deregulatory desires on social media. Musk, who owns the social media