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Trump Picks New Attorney General After Gaetz Steps Down Amid Scandal
Hours after former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL) withdrew from attorney general consideration yesterday, President-elect Donald Trump named Florida’s former Attorney General Pam Bondi for the nation's top legal job.
The Department Of Education's Uncertain Future Under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump picked Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) executive, to head the Department of Education, an agency Trump has said is on his chopping block.
Putin Responds With Nuclear Threats After Ukraine Launches Long-Range Missiles
With just two months until President-elect Trump takes office, Ukraine is escalating its attacks against Russia. On Tuesday, for the first time in its 1,000-day war against Russia’s Feb. 2022 invasion, Kyiv fired long-range American-made missiles. President Biden gave the go-ahead.
Democrats' Play Blame Game, Discuss Next Steps Following Loss
Democrats are continuing their postmortem of the 2024 election, after Trump gained ground with voters in nearly every demographic and every state and Republicans won majorities in the House and Senate. Some Democrats are blaming an emphasis of identity politics for the losses, saying the party should have focused more on working class voter priorities like the cost of living and crime.
Trump's Controversial Cabinet Picks Face Senate Scrutiny
Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump continued to announce Cabinet picks at a record pace, but several of last week’s picks may face challenging confirmation hearings—even in a GOP-controlled Senate.
Trump Picks RFK Jr. As Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump continued a week of nonstop cabinet announcements by announcing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The environmental lawyer and former presidential candidate is vowing to “Make America Healthy Again” and put an end to the “chronic disease epidemic.”
Trump Shocks DC With Attorney General Choice
President-elect Donald Trump surprised Republican allies Wednesday as he nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz, the firebrand Republican from Florida, to be Attorney General. It is a provocative move that puts the fierce partisan and ride-or-die Trump loyalist with no prosecutorial, managerial or law enforcement experience in the role of the nation’s top legal officer.
Trump Makes Picks For Pentagon, Homeland Security & CIA
President-elect Donald Trump announced a flurry of new cabinet picks in the past 48 hours, moving much quicker than he did during the chaotic beginning of his first term.
What Trump Cabinet Picks Mean For Immigration, Foreign Policy
One week after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump is wasting no time announcing key White House senior advisers and several cabinet appointments. One of his administration’s biggest initiatives will be executing the largest deportation in US history, and he’s brought back two key figures from his first administration to assist.
What To Expect From Trump's First 100 Days
President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in his second term, though we are still awaiting details on how it will be implemented. Trump has had four years to prepare his agenda, and Washington insiders expect he will be able to move faster and accomplish more than he did in his first term.
Harris Concedes Presidential Race: Tells Supporters Not To Give Up Fight
Vice President Kamala Harris officially conceded the presidential race on Wednesday afternoon, taking the stage at her alma mater Howard University, about 12 hours after Donald Trump was projected to win the election. She called on supporters to accept the results and said she will help facilitate the peaceful transfer of power.
Donald Trump Makes History, Elected 47th President
Former President Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in American history Tuesday, winning Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, en route to defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.
Election Day In America: When We Might Know The Winner
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump spent the final day of campaigning on different paths. Trump conducted events in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan while Harris campaigned exclusively in Pennsylvania. Of the seven swing states, it has the largest number of electoral votes at stake (19), and winning the state would lead to one of the easiest paths to victory.
Election Eve: Women Outpacing Men In Early Vote, 77 Million Have Cast Ballots
It’s Election Eve in America, but it appears a majority of likely voters have already cast their ballots. More than 77 million Americans— nearly half of the 155 million who voted in 2020— have already voted. While we don’t know who they voted for, we are going through the available data for insights into what this will mean for voting patterns and results.
Inside Trump's Mass Deportation & Immigration Plans
Like 2016, a major focus of this campaign for former President Donald Trump is securing the US-Mexico border. However, this time around, his pitch includes “the largest deportation in US history” with a goal of deporting one million people a year. His allies are also planning to target legal immigration, which Trump successfully limited in his first term.
Trash Talk: Trump Boards Garbage Truck As Biden Remark Overshadows Harris
With five days until the election, polls are still essentially tied in the major battleground states. About 55 million ballots have already been cast in early voting. And former President Trump is trying to leverage President Biden’s remark calling his MAGA voters “garbage.” He boarded a garbage truck in Wisconsin Wednesday that was decked out with his campaign logo.
Harris Delivers 'Closing Arguments' As Biden Gaffe Energizes GOP
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the closing argument of her historic presidential campaign on Tuesday evening at the Ellipse— the same spot near the White House where then-president Donald Trump rallied his supporters before some of them stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Political Fallout From Trump NYC Rally
Today marks one week until Election Day. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their final arguments to voters. Harris is set to make her case today from the same backdrop on the National Mall where Trump made his Jan. 6 speech before a mob stormed the Capitol. American democracy will be a central theme of her speech. It is a return to the main argument President Biden tried to make during his campaign earlier this year. It didn’t have enough mass appeal back then, but the Harris campaign hopes it does the trick with independents and Nikki Haley Republicans in the final days.
Billionaire Newspaper Owners Block Presidential Endorsements
The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post announced separately late last week that their editorial boards would not make a presidential endorsement, breaking with the decades-old tradition. The billionaire owners of both publications made the final last-minute calls, despite opinion staff having endorsements for Vice President Kamala Harris ready.
Harris Wins The Battle For Celeb Endorsements, But Does It Matter?
If you scroll on social media, you likely have seen a stream of celebrities joining Kamala Harris’s campaign in recent weeks. Last night, Bruce Springsteen hit the stage with former President Obama and Beyoncé is set to join Harris tonight in Texas.