The Republican National Committee elected its new senior leadership team Friday at the party‘s annual spring meeting‚ closing the book on Ronna McDaneil’s longtime stewardship of the Republican Party. Taking the reins of the RNC are Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump‚ who were handpicked by former President Donald Trump for the election-year takeover of the GOP after he forced out Ms. McDaniel. The 168 RNC members unanimously elected Mr. Whatley and Ms. Trump in a voice vote...

The Republican National Committee elected Lara Trump—daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump—and another Trump ally‚ Michael Whatley‚ to be its new leaders in a move that strengthens the former president’s grasp on the party after he all but secured the presidential nomination earlier in the week. Lara Trump and Whatley were both endorsed by Trump—who praised them‚ saying Whatley had a “commit[ment] to election integrity” and Lara Trump is “dedicated to all that MAGA stands for”—in...

The Republican National Committee on Friday selected new leaders who were handpicked by former President Donald J. Trump‚ a move expected to tighten the expected nominee’s hold on the party’s machinery ahead of the general election. The committee unanimously elected Michael Whatley‚ who led the North Carolina Republican Party and was the R.N.C.’s general counsel‚ as its chair and Lara Trump‚ Mr. Trump’s daughter-in-law‚ as co-chair. Both Mr. Whatley and Ms. Trump were endorsed by Mr....

President Joe Biden ‘s growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to mount‚ with the Democrat captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting.” The comments by Biden came as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet‚ D-Colo.‚ on the floor of the House chamber following Thursday night’s State of the Union address. In the exchange‚ Bennet congratulates Biden on his speech and urges the president to keep...

OpenAI on Friday announced CEO Sam Altman would be returning to the company's board‚ along with three new outside board members. The moves come as OpenAI wraps an external investigation into the events that led to his brief ouster last year. Why it matters: The company has been looking to move past its dramatic leadership crisis of last November. Driving the news: Open AI's board also added three women to its ranks — Sue Desmond-Hellmann‚ former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates...

Former President Donald Trump has posted a $91.63 million bond as he appeals the judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday. In January‚ a federal jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in damages as a result of Trump’s defamatory statements denying he raped her‚ saying she wasn’t his type‚ and accusing her of making up the allegation to boost sales of her book. Carroll will not...

House Democrats are raising the alarm over possible interference with their probe into the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general after he thanked Republican leaders for confirming he is not being investigated by two committees and claimed he is a whistleblower. Democrats on the House’s Homeland Security Committee and Oversight and Accountability Committee focused on a series of correspondence with embattled Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. In August and February letters‚...

Five people have died after a parachute failed on an aid package dropped by air into Gaza on Friday‚ reports say. An eyewitness and the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said the five were killed when at least one parachute failed to deploy and a parcel fell on them‚ the BBC's US partner CBS reports. AFP news agency quoted a Gaza doctor as saying five people were killed. The BBC has not independently verified this. It is unclear which air drop was involved in the incident. The US‚...

President Joe Biden said on Friday he would sign legislation that gives China's ByteDance about six months to divest the popular TikTok short video app as his rival Donald Trump raised concerns about a ban of the service used by 170 million Americans. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on the TikTok crackdown bill after a committee on Thursday unanimously approved the measure. "If they pass it‚ I'll sign it‚" Biden‚ a Democrat‚ told reporters. Republican Trump‚...