Senator Marco Rubio is Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, but in the weeks running up to Inauguration Day, the president-elect’s special envoys have been getting most of the attention.
Day: January 13, 2025
JD Vance was raked over the coals by MAGA supporters over the weekend after saying that some of the rioters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riot “obviously” should not receive pardons.

Kris Mayes asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to disclose its case file and former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report in the election case.

U.S. officials on Monday reported progress on a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, with President Joe Biden on Monday saying the deal is on the brink of “finally coming to fruition.” “Palestinian people deserve peace and the right to determine their own futures,” Biden said in a …
State Farm is among the companies that chose not to renew thousands of home insurance policies.

Allies of the president-elect can expect intense questioning when Senate confirmation hearings begin this week.
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct – which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores – also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of outside alcohol, s…