President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to fire the entirety of special counsel Jack Smith’s team as well as use the Department of Justice to investigate the 2020 election. Trump plans to eliminate the entirety of Smith’s team, including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution, according to a report from the Washington Post. Smith […]
President-elect Donald Trump named a number of key nominations to his administration on Friday night. Notable nominations include hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as the secretary of the Treasury Department, outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to be the secretary of the Department of Labor, and former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner for secretary […]
President-elect Donald Trump nominated outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to be secretary of the Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer has been described by the New York Times as a “a mainstream Republican” who pitches herself as an independent thinker. Trump, in his nomination, said her appointment “will achieve historic cooperation between Business and Labor that will […]
A bipartisan group of nearly 40 members of Congress is requesting Secretary of State Antony Blinken to provide “immediate classified briefings” on “Turkey’s growing relationship with Hamas.” The letter, led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and co-signed by 34 other representatives in the House, is […]
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Russ Vought to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget, a position he previously held during the first Trump administration. Trump announced the decision on Friday evening. Vought, 48, was the budget director from 2019 to 2021, when Trump first departed from office. “Russ has spent many […]
Pete Hegseth doesn’t have a clear path to becoming the next secretary of defense — and not only because he is facing allegations of sexual assault, ties to white nationalism, or a lack of administrative experience. During his time as a Fox News host, Hegseth has been critical of some of the Senate Republicans he needs […]
President Donald Trump is planning to announce that he will nominate hedge manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department, according to multiple reports. If confirmed, Bessent, 62, would ascend to one of the most powerful Cabinet positions at the White House, overseeing the country’s fiscal and economic policy. Bessent will be tasked with implementing […]
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a pair of consequential decisions that struck down the Federal Communication Commission‘s Universal Service Fund, a $8 billion annual program supporting phone and internet access in schools, libraries, and rural areas. A decision in the case, for which arguments are expected next year, could reshape the boundaries […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has been positively received by Senate Republicans. As compared to Trump’s previous pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who took himself out of consideration for the position Thursday, Bondi appears to be more universally accepted and seems to have a clearer path to confirmation […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) rebuked critics who found his bipartisan spirit toward Dr. Mehmet Oz, the incoming Trump administration’s nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, distasteful. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Oz to oversee the federal program on Tuesday, sparking a move from Fetterman to break from the Democratic Party and express […]
