Latest Headlines

President Joe Biden issued a dire warning to the American people about the coming four years under the next Donald Trump administration, in his farewell address on Wednesday — even as he tried to strike the most optimistic tone he could that America would remain strong after he left.

"I'm so proud of how much we've accomplished together for the American people, and I wish the incoming administration's success because I want America to succeed," said Biden. "That's why I have held my duty to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition of power, to ensure we lead by the power of our example. I have no doubt that America is in a position to continue to succeed."

House Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday refused to rule out calling special counsel Jack Smith to testify on Capitol Hill.

The latest warning from Jordan, who has long lobbed threats at Smith as he spearheaded multiple criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, came Wednesday.

Pro-Trump billionaire Marc Andreessen sat for an interview with the right-wing Hoover Institution's "Uncommon Knowledge," and explained how he drifted away from the Democratic Party into the MAGA camp over the last few years — even though, in reality, he backed the GOP in presidential campaigns as far back as 2012.

"So the way I describe it is, look, I came up in the 90s, you know ... it was just sort of assumed that if you were in Silicon Valley and high tech in the 90s, it was just assumed, Clinton-Gore heyday. It was just assumed, what I now call 'The Deal,' with a capital D, and no one ever said it out loud, but it was just assumed," said Andreessen.

A HuffPost political reporter on Wednesday flagged several campaign promises made by President-elect Donald Trump that he's already wavering on before he even gets to office.

Jennifer Bendery called out promises Trump made regarding Ukraine, grocery prices, Jan. 6 pardons and slashing government spending, all of which she said were essentially pie in the sky,

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is starting off 2025 still unable to shake suspicion over a questionable loan he claimed he gave his campaign three years ago that opened up a web of problems.

And things could get worse for Ogles.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was reportedly removed from a cockpit before a flight Wednesday after smelling of booze, and now faces a DUI charge.

David Paul Allsop reeked of alcohol and may have exhibited other signs of intoxication, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News. He was pulled from the cockpit before the flight, which was to depart Savannah, Georgia, for Chicago's Midway Airport.

President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plan could backfire, wrote Matthew C. Klein for Politico Magazine, potentially achieving the opposite of his intentions.

Trump is already planning massive new tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico; economists have broadly warned his schemes could lead to steep price hikes.

For years, President-elect Donald Trump has played the song "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People at his campaign rallies. And now, the Village People will be performing the song at the Republican's second inauguration despite its prominent association with the LGBTQ+ community.

Vanity Fair reported Wednesday on the president-elect's fascination with the Village People's iconic song, which has been consistent since Trump's 2016 campaign for the White House. At first, the Village People — named after one of New York City's most liberal neighborhoods — were hesitant to tell Trump to stop using their song, writing in a 2020 Facebook post that their music is "all-inclusive."

As Donald Trump prepares to assume power for a second term Monday, avowed admirer Javier Milei of Argentina has his sights set on becoming the US president's man in Latin America.

But while the duo have much in common, analysts do not clearly see what Milei stands to gain politically from a close friendship with his ideological idol.

US businesses across the country are concerned about the economic impact of President-elect Donald Trump's proposals to raise tariffs and sharply curtail immigration, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

"More contacts were optimistic about the outlook for 2025 than were pessimistic about it," the US central bank said in its "Beige Book" survey of economic conditions.

Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a Kendrick Lamar track dissing him amounted to defamation and harassment.

UMG -- which is behind both Drake and Lamar -- adamantly denied the accusations, saying "the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist -- let alone Drake -- is illogical" given the company's longtime investment in helping him "achieve historic commercial and personal financial success."

The Gaza ceasefire clinched Wednesday was a bittersweet victory for US President Joe Biden days before he hands over the White House to Donald Trump, who claimed credit -- and, most experts say, deserves some.

Biden first proposed the outlines of the deal between Israel and Hamas on May 31 but diplomatic efforts repeatedly came up short, even when Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in Tel Aviv in August that it may have been the last chance for a deal.

When the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished.

"It's just been the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen in my life. Man, it's just like a war zone," the 39-year-old photographer told AFP, standing in the ruins of what was once one of the most desirable bits of real estate in the country.