President-elect Donald Trump has nominated transition co-chairwoman Linda McMahon for education secretary. Trump named his other transition co-chairman, Howard Lutnick, for commerce secretary earlier Tuesday. In a statement released Tuesday night, Trump praised McMahon and said she will lead efforts “to send education back to the states.” “Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media and Technology Group, is in talks to buy cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt. Bakkt is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, and its market capitalization sits close to $400 million after its stock surged more than 150% with rumors that Trump could buy the company. The company was formerly led by […]

Democrats who prevailed in battleground states won by President-elect Donald Trump said the party has to rethink outreach to avoid a repeat of the 2024 red wave. At a small gathering Tuesday at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats reflected on why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the popular vote and Republicans took total control of Congress. […]

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) made a rare appearance at the Capitol on Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump fumes over the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judges. Vance has generally avoided the Senate since Trump chose him for vice president, and he will soon resign before taking the oath of office in January. But the confirmation […]