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Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON—To allow his Cabinet picks to hit the ground running, President-elect Donald Trump has said he would like to use recess appointments to fill vacancies, rather than the regular Senate confirmation process. However, for those that require confirmation, their term would expire in two years unless the Senate …
Read More »Editor-in-Chief of America’s Oldest Magazine Resigns After Denigrating Trump Voters
Muhamad Yehia After returns showed Trump on track to win the recent election, Helmuth took to Bluesky to apologize to younger people “that my Gen X is so full of [expletive] fascists.” “Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because [expletive] them to …
Read More »Here’s Who Is on Senate GOP Leadership Team
Muhamad Yehia Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) emerged victorious from the three-way election for Senate majority leader on Nov. 13 alongside the Republican conference’s five other leadership picks. As the current minority whip and second-ranking Senate Republican, Thune was viewed as a frontrunner in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell …
Read More »Republicans Retain House Majority, Completing Trifecta
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON—Republicans are officially on track to retain their majority in the House of Representatives, handing the GOP control of the White House and both chambers of Congress in the new year. At 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, The Associated Press (AP) projected that Republicans had won at least …
Read More »6 Things to Know About Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary
Muhamad Yehia South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, Noem stands to play a pivotal part in Trump’s border security overhaul, which he has said will include “the largest deportation operation” in American history. “I am honored and humbled …
Read More »?Republicans Win Trifecta Control of Government—What Happens Now
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON—With Republicans projected to retain control of the U.S. House, the GOP has won a trifecta in the federal government for the first time since 2016. Although The Associated Press had yet to call all House races, it projected as of about 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 that …
Read More »Democratic Governors Create Coalition to Push Back Against Trump Policies
Muhamad Yehia The governors of Illinois and Colorado, both Democrats, have announced the formation of a new alliance to resist President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, just weeks before he is set to assume office. The alliance, named “Governors Safeguarding Democracy” (GSD), is being billed as a nonpartisan coalition of governors who …
Read More »Trump Picks Gaetz for Attorney General, Rubio for Secretary of State
Muhamad Yehia President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 13 said he’s selecting Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general in his second administration. Gaetz “will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department,” Trump wrote on his …
Read More »Trump Names Fox News Host, Veteran Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
Muhamad Yehia President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Army combat veteran and longtime Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, highlighting Hegseth’s military background and expressing confidence in his commitment to an America First agenda. “Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the …
Read More »Trump Names John Ratcliffe as CIA Director
Muhamad Yehia President-elect Donald Trump has announced he has selected John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA. “I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions. He will be a fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all …
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