Joe Biden's Treasury pick Janet Yellen faced lawmakers at a confirmation hearing in the US Senate Tuesday. The former Fed chair said additional stimulus and expanded retirement insurance will have the biggest impact in the immediate term. 'They'll create jobs throughout the economy,' Yellen said of her plans to provide more relief for small businesses. Visit Business Insider's homepage for […]

House Democrats have formally introduced one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" following last week's attempted coup on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters. The resolution was introduced Monday morning, as the House opened for legislative business, and is expected to be voted on later this week.  The full document, obtained […]

Donald Trump made his last address to the American people as their president on Tuesday afternoon in a video released during the final hours of his tumultuous and divisive term in office. “As I conclude my term as the 45th president of the United States, I stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together,” Trump began. “This […]

President Trump is furious that top A-list celebrities are performing at Biden's inaugural, the Washington Post reports.  Tom Hanks is hosting an inaugural special on Wednesday featuring Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, and more.  Dozens of top singers and celebrities refused to perform at Trump's inauguration in 2017.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump is […]

Dozens of heavily armed self-described militia members dressed in camouflage descended on Kentucky’s statehouse Saturday to loudly bash Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and praise the Donald Trump-supporting rioters who stormed the nation’s Capitol. The men, in combat boots and toting rifles and zip ties, also railed against socialism, communism, and Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.  […]

Capitol Hill violence is the ‘decline of America’: Rob Smith Host of the podcast, ‘Rob Smith is Problematic,’ argues the U.S. cannot ‘normalize’ rioting, as Democrats and Republicans both need to ‘turn the temperature down.’ GOP Sen. Ben Sasse said Friday he is willing to consider articles of impeachment against President Trump if they are introduced by the House of […]

McCarthy on Capitol rioting: Can’t we respect differences of opinion? House Minority Leader responds to the storming of Congress by Trump supporters on ‘The Story’ Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., called for the House Minority Leader to resign Saturday in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot that left five people dead.  "After terrorists shed blood in our Capitol, Kevin McCarthy went to […]