The slim majority that House Republicans eked out on Election Day is in danger after President-elect Donald Trump poached multiple lawmakers for his Cabinet. So far, Trump has nominated Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to his incoming administration, the latter of whom has already announced his resignation from the House. Republicans […]

Senate Republicans are skeptical about fulfilling Donald Trump’s request that the upper chamber allow for recess appointments to sidestep the confirmation process. Trump, who has made a series of controversial Cabinet nominations this week, called for Republicans to select a majority leader who would allow him to make temporary appointments while the Senate is in […]

The View co-host and former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin says she once urged former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice for attorney general, to not show “conspiracy theories” to the president. “I don’t know Matt Gaetz personally, my only experience with him came back to mind when this was announced,” Griffin said […]

President-elect Donald Trump tapped his personal attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on Thursday to serve in the second and third most powerful positions in the Department of Justice. Trump selected Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general and Bove to serve as principal associate deputy attorney general. Trump praised the pair’s legal backgrounds in […]