The House Intelligence Committee is being given a makeover, with Republicans who have “more MAGA-friendly credentials” replacing some other GOP members. The committee was seen as one of the last bastions of old-school Republicanism in Congress before Trump ordered a reshuffle.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “flabbergasted” Thursday by the decision to remove GOP Rep. Mike Turner (Ohio) as the chair of the House Intelligence panel.

Despite the national mourning period for the late Jimmy Carter, Washington's Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing flags to be raised Monday for Inauguration Day.

Some Republican governors have followed the lead of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has issued a one-day reprieve from flying American flags at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter. They will be returned them to full-staff Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.