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Trump Picks Linda McMahon as Education Secretary
Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as secretary of the Department of Education, CNN reports. Save to Favorites
‘Trump Dance’ Takes Over Sports
“In the end zone, on the soccer pitch and on the golf course, athletes are paying tribute to President-elect Trump with the ‘Trump Dance,’” Axios reports. “The moves are inspired…
Harris Was Hurt by Low Turnout in ‘Blue Wall’ Cities
A new NBC News analysis of precinct-level data shows the extent to which President-elect Donald Trump’s wins in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — and Vice President Kamala Harris’s losses —…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We do have a history, but I don’t have any bitterness. I don’t hold anything against him. No hard feelings or anything. I’d have a beer with the dude. Whatever….
Liberal Media Tries to Curry Favor with Trump
“Progressive media outlets are trying to curry favor with President-elect Trump, ruffling the feathers of their audiences,” Axios reports. “Resistance media benefited enormously from outrage engagement during Trump’s first term,…
Teamsters Chief Pushes Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — who lost her re-election bid earlier this month — is in the mix to be Donald Trump’s Labor secretary and, notably, has the backing of…
Trump’s Calls on Behalf of Matt Gaetz Are Not Going Well
“As Republicans circle the wagons around Matt Gaetz and his nomination to be attorney general, Donald Trump and his surrogates have started calling GOP senators to feel them out on…
Netanyahu Offers $5 Million for Each Hostage Returned
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will pay $5 million to any Gaza resident who returns a hostage plus safe passage out of the war-ravaged territory, Bloomberg reports. Save to…
Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare
“President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he intends to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” the New York Times…
Vance Says Trump Will Replace FBI Director
“President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to end business-as-usual at the Justice Department apparently include replacing FBI Director Christopher Wray, Vice President-elect JD Vance indicated in a social media post on Tuesday,”…
Harris Has One Last Chance to Defy Trump
“Fresh from a devastating loss to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris may now head to Capitol Hill to defy him in what could be her last major act in…
California Republican Won a Seat He Didn’t Want
Vince Fong (R) was on the ballot this fall for an Assembly race, “but he didn’t want to win it. After all, he left that job for Congress earlier this…
Trump Mulls Return of Russell Vought as Budget Chief
“President-elect Donald Trump is considering giving Russell Vought, his previous Office of Management and Budget director, his old job back,” Politico reports. “Vought, a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s…
J.D. Vance Will Introduce Trump Nominees to Key Senators
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will be on Capitol Hill this week arranging meetings between some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and key Republican senators who could determine their confirmations,…
Clinton Says He Wishes He Never Met Jeffrey Epstein
Former President Bill Clinton says in his new book that he wishes he “had never met” Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sexual offender, the Washington Examiner reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Calls for Halt to Confirmation of New Judges
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for a halt in confirming President Joe Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary until he takes office, accusing Democrats of “trying to stack the…
Trump Needs a Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets
“The conflicting goals of President-elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda have been playing out as he debates who to choose as his Treasury secretary, a job that will entail steering tax…
Texas Backs Curriculum With Lessons Drawn From Bible
“Texas education officials approved in an initial vote on Tuesday a new elementary school curriculum that infuses material drawn from the Bible into reading and language arts lessons, a contentious…
Greene Says She Would Fight Transgender Lawmaker
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she would fight a transgender woman — such as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) — if she comes across her in the bathroom, Politico reports….
America Is a Banana Republic Now
Jonathan Last: “Yesterday the Financial Times reported that the Trump Media and Technology Group… was in talks to buy a cryptocurrency exchange. This may not seem like much, but it’s…