Elon Musk is planning weekly livestream updates about his efforts to cut the government. The Trump ally and Tesla CEO posted on his social media platform X that he is planning regular updates about the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The government-downsizing effort, announced this week by President-elect Donald Trump, will be led by Musk […]
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President-elect Donald Trump named AI as a focus of his energy strategy Friday in his formal announcement of Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department and a new National Energy Council. “With U.S. Energy Dominance, we will drive down Inflation, win the A.I. arms race with China (and others), and expand […]
The decision over who will be tapped to head Treasury has been hung up as Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick and hedge fund executive Scott Bessent compete for the president-elect’s attention, according to three people familiar with the discussions. One major factor that’s delayed the decision is the amount of control Lutnick has exerted in […]
The new member: Rep.-elect Brian Jack (R-Ga.) How they got here: Jack defeated Democratic nominee Maura Keller 66 percent to 34 percent in this deep red district in western Georgia. Inside the campaign: Jack, a longtime aide of President-elect Donald Trump, entered the race with the former president’s strong backing and linked his agenda to […]
Lawmakers anticipate the Biden administration will send them a disaster aid request next week outlining needed relief following hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to the House’s top two appropriators. Congressional leaders aim to then finalize and pass a bipartisan assistance package sometime after Thanksgiving that could total more than $100 billion, boosting aid to communities […]
To get confirmed as HHS secretary, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will first need to get through the Senate Finance Committee. And though Republicans will have an edge, it will take only a few defectors to sink his nomination if Democrats, as expected, oppose him in unison. Republicans have rushed to applaud […]
Speaker Mike Johnson said he does not think the House Ethics report into Matt Gaetz should be released, as the former representative faces a Senate confirmation for attorney general. “I’m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because that is not the way we do things in the House,” Johnson […]
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is offering effusive praise for two of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for leadership roles at the Justice Department — while remaining conspicuously silent about Trump’s plan to nominate former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general. “Critics of unfit appointees should applaud when the President picks qualified people with […]
Mike Pence is urging Senate Republicans to not confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, calling his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump “deeply concerning.” “I believe the nomination of RFK Jr. to serve as Secretary of HHS is an abrupt departure from the pro-life record of our administration and should be […]
The New York Post editorial board slammed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, calling the secretary-designate “nuts on a lot of fronts.” The Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is reliably conservative and endorsed Trump for president this year. But Trump’s selection of the […]