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Trump Picks Envoy for Russia, Ukraine

Keith Kellogg laid out an America First agenda for incoming administration

(Newser) - President-elect Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an "America First" national security agenda for...

Trump Nominees Targeted by Bomb Threats, Swatting

Sources say almost a dozen of Trump's picks for top jobs received threats

(Newser) - Several of President-elect Trump's picks for top jobs in his administration were targeted Tuesday night and Wednesday morning by what transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says were "violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them." Leavitt said the nominees were targeted by attacks...

Trump May Have Potent Tool Against Sanctuary Cities
Trump May Have Potent Tool
Against Sanctuary Cities
the rundown
Nov 27, 2024 7:27 AM CST

Trump May Have Potent Tool Against Sanctuary Cities

New president could try to withhold federal funds to places such as Chicago, Denver, and New York

(Newser) - It's possible that Chicago will emerge as ground zero in the immigration fight during the early days of the new Trump administration. A Washington Post story looks at how President-elect Trump's pledge to enact mass deportations of migrants will play out in major Democratic-run cities that generally fall...

After Delay, Trump Signs White House Agreement

It allows his transition team to work with federal agencies ahead of transfer of power

(Newser) - President-elect Trump reached a required agreement with President Biden's White House on Tuesday to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20. The congressionally mandated agreement allows transition aides to work with federal agencies and access non-public information and gives...

Trump Aide's Hardball Tactics With Nominees Under Fire

Boris Epshteyn accused of soliciting money in exchange for his help

(Newser) - A longtime adviser to Donald Trump is in danger of losing his place in the inner circle over reports suggesting he has been trying to personally profit from the transition to the White House. The adviser is Boris Epshteyn, and he's facing allegations that he improperly solicited money from...

Aluminum, Steel Prices May Rise Under Trump&#39;s Tariffs
With Trump's Tariff
Threat Comes a Big Unknown
the rundown
Nov 26, 2024 10:50 AM CST

With Trump's Tariff Threat Comes a Big Unknown

Is it a real plan or a bargaining ploy?

(Newser) - President-elect Trump promised to put new tariffs in place on goods from Mexico (25%), Canada (25%), and China (10%) on his first day in office, and financial analysts were assessing the impacts on Tuesday. Coverage:
  • Steel, aluminum: The Wall Street Journal reports that one tangible effect would almost certainly be
...

Trump Lays Out Details of His Tariff Plan

He said he would charge Mexico and Canada 25% on all goods entering the US

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is getting specific about his tariff plans, in what the Wall Street Journal says is "the clearest indication since his election victory that he plans to follow through on [his] tough campaign rhetoric." Trump has long vowed to impose tariffs , and on Monday he posted details...

Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Election Interference Case
Jack Smith Delivers
a Big Win to Trump
UPDATED
Nov 25, 2024 1:29 PM CST

Jack Smith Delivers a Big Win to Trump

Special counsel files motions to dismiss election interference, classified documents charges

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge in Washington, DC on Monday to dismiss the case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, per the AP . Smith and his team also moved to abandon the classified documents case against the president-elect, according to a filing in...

Trump's Transition Is Being Funded in Secret

President-elect has so far not signed traditional agreements, is keeping donors under wraps

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't say who's paying for his transition effort, and the secrecy is raising eyebrows in some circles. Most presidents-elect sign an agreement with the outgoing administration that allows them access to federal funds meant for the transition—in exchange for the incoming president agreeing to limits...

Dems Suggest Tulsi Gabbard Is 'Compromised'

Republicans are pushing back hard against the claims

(Newser) - Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump's pick to lead US intelligence services, is "compromised" by her comments supportive of Russia as well as secret meetings she attended as a congresswoman with Syria's president, a close ally of the...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Has NPR in Her Sights
MTG Has NPR
in Her Sights
Nov 25, 2024 1:00 AM CST

MTG Has NPR in Her Sights

She threatens to slash federal funding as chair of House DOGE subcommittee

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene is no fan of NPR, and as chair of an as-yet-unformed House subcommittee that will work with the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, she says she will look into cutting the public broadcaster's government funding. "We'll be looking at everything from government-funded media programs...

Treasury Nominee&#39;s &#39;3-3-3&#39; Plan Won Trump Over
Treasury Nominee's '3-3-3'
Plan Won Trump Over
the rundown
Nov 24, 2024 9:00 AM CST

Treasury Nominee's '3-3-3' Plan Won Trump Over

But Scott Bessent's Democratic past nearly torpedoed him

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's Cabinet is complete after a slew of weekend announcements . Included in this latter batch is the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary. Trump took his time with this pick not only because he views it as a crucial position but because it became the most...

Trump Makes Agriculture Pick
Trump Makes Agriculture Pick
Nov 23, 2024 4:25 PM CST

Trump Makes Agriculture Pick

Brooke Rollins has been running the America First Policy Institute

(Newser) - President-elect Trump again turned to his circle of advisers for a Cabinet choice, announcing Saturday that he will nominate Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary. The Texan is president of the America First Policy Institute, which was established to promote Trump's positions after his 2020 election defeat, the Texas...

Trump Makes Flurry of Picks, Including a Moderate

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer nominated for labor; others named for HUD, CDC, and surgeon general

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is having a busy night filling out his administration. After announcing Scott Bessent as his nominee to be treasury secretary , Trump made a flurry of other picks, per the AP :
  • Labor: Trump picked Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, as his labor secretary. "I look forward to
...

Trump Makes His Pick for Treasury Secretary

Former Soros money manager Scott Bessent would be first openly gay man in the job

(Newser) - President-elect Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Trump also said he would nominate Russel Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump's...

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi
What to Know
About New
AG Nominee
Pam Bondi
the rundown
Nov 22, 2024 11:17 AM CST

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi

Florida's first female attorney general is a longtime Trump loyalist

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz is out and Pam Bondi is in as the new nominee for attorney general. Here are some highlights from the slew of biographical pieces now moving about her:
  • A first: The big fact about the 59-year-old Bondi is that she served as the first female attorney general of
...

Manhattan DA: Trump&#39;s Case Can&#39;t Be Dropped
Manhattan Judge Postpones
Sentencing of Trump
UPDATED
Nov 22, 2024 10:31 AM CST

Manhattan Judge Postpones Sentencing of Trump

Juan Merchan will consider defense request to dismiss the hush-money case

(Newser) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case has postponed sentencing originally scheduled to take place next week, reports ABC News . The move by Judge Juan Merchan isn't a big surprise: Prosecutors said earlier this week they were open to putting the case on hold until Trump serves out...

On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires

Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos poke at each other over Trump election win

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. "Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose...

For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible
For Gaetz, a
Return to Congress
Is Possible
the rundown
Nov 22, 2024 12:30 AM CST

For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible

Though it's not clear that's what he wants

(Newser) - With Matt Gaetz taking himself out of the running for attorney general, could he return to Congress after abruptly resigning from his House seat ? Some takes on the situation:
  • ABC News reports that Gaetz resigned from the 118th Congress, and House rules bar him from returning to that same
...

Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General

Longtime ally defended former president in his first impeachment trial

(Newser) - Hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to become attorney general in the next administration, President-elect Trump named his second choice: Pam Bondi. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans–Not anymore," Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday,...

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