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Charity leaders slam Biden admin’s response to US planes shot in Haiti amid chaos: ‘What are we doing?’
As the FBI investigates three incidents of U.S. commercial airliners being fired upon departing Haiti and the FAA orders a 30-day ground stop, nonprofit leaders are up in arms about the Biden administration’s overall response. Jack Brewer, a retired New York Giants safety who runs the Jack Brewer Foundation, said…
Read More »Get to know Donald Trump’s Cabinet: Who has the president-elect picked so far?
Since winning the election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has begun evaluating and rolling out his picks for his Cabinet and other top roles. Here’s a roundup of whom Trump has picked to fill top jobs in his administration: Publicly announced White House Chief of Staff – Susie WilesU.S. Ambassador…
Read More »Fetterman calls out ‘UN’s rank, pervasive antisemitism,’ says he looks forward to confirming Elise Stefanik
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., an ardent supporter of Israel, said that he looks forward to voting to confirm Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In a post on X, the senator accused the international body of persistently peddling ‘rank, pervasive antisemitism.’ A UN…
Read More »What is reconciliation, the tool Republicans want to use to ‘push the outer limits’ on federal policy?
Republicans are already making big plans for the 119th Congress, many of which center on using a legislative maneuver called reconciliation. GOP leaders have suggested they are planning a mammoth-sized bill to implement President-elect Trump’s tax policies, lower the federal deficit and enact conservative policies early next year. Reconciliation is…
Read More »Pentagon bracing for sweeping changes after Trump nominates Pete Hegseth for secretary
The Pentagon is bracing for sweeping policy changes under the incoming Trump administration, and some high-level officers could find their careers on the chopping block. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, to lead the Defense Department…
Read More »Oprah town hall cost Harris campaign far more than initially claimed: report
A new report revealed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign paid more than double what was previously reported for the Oprah Winfrey town hall event. FEC filings, first reported by the Washington Examiner, show the Harris campaign made two $500,000 payments to Winfrey’s Harpo Productions on Oct. 15, a month after…
Read More »Trump taps FCC member Brendan Carr to lead agency: ‘Warrior for Free Speech’
President-elect Trump announced on Sunday that he has picked Brendan Carr to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) starting in January. Carr, who is currently the senior Republican member of the FCC, was first nominated to the commission by Trump in 2017. In a statement released on…
Read More »Ben Carson dispels rumors about joining White House in specific role, says he will meet with Trump soon
Ben Carson broke his silence around rumors of him joining the second Trump administration as the U.S. surgeon general on Sunday, but noted that he plans to speak with President-elect Donald Trump soon. Carson, who served as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 2017 to 2021 during…
Read More »Former Trump WH COVID doc ‘excited’ for questions at RFK confirmation hearing
The former White House coronavirus response coordinator on Sunday said she is looking forward to the Senate confirmation hearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Trump tapped for his secretary of Health and Human Services, as a unique opportunity to have a transparent discussion on the health of Americans.…
Read More »Trump’s picks so far: Here’s who will be advising the new president
Since winning the election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has begun evaluating and rolling out his picks for his Cabinet and other top roles. Here’s a roundup of whom Trump has picked to fill top jobs in his administration: Publicly announced White House Chief of Staff – Susie WilesU.S. Ambassador…
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