Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today: 🗓️ What we’re watching President-elect Donald Trump said he’s open to getting rid of vaccines depending on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s review of their safety. Public health and medical experts have heralded widespread vaccinations as lifesaving for a huge number of Americans. The head of the Federal […]
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Speaker Mike Johnson is taking a hands off approach as he finally puts his stamp on the House Republicans who will shape his conference’s policy ambitions — a break from his predecessors that has some lawmakers struggling to intuit his preferences. On Thursday, the Republican Steering Committee finished selecting committee chairs for next year, minus […]
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for Defense secretary, is shifting his stance on LGBTQ+ service members. The former Fox Host has previously labeled policies allowing gay and transgender troops a “Marxist agenda.” But when asked by reporters on Thursday during a meeting with Sen. Rand PaulRand Paul (R-Ky.) whether he supports gays serving in […]
Rep. Tim Walberg is slated to helm the House Education and the Workforce Committee after defeating Rep. Burgess Owens. The Republican Steering Committee voted Thursday afternoon to designate the Michigan Republican as chair after he and Owens, of Utah, gave presentations to the panel, according to Walberg’s office and two people with knowledge of the […]
The House Steering Committee voted Thursday to allow Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) to serve a second term as chair of the Transportation Committee, as has been expected since his lone challenger dropped out of contention for the gavel earlier this week. The decision comes a week after Steering granted Graves a waiver to bypass conference […]
As Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) remains under the microscope as she weighs her vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, two of her Republican colleagues jumped Thursday to defend her. Ernst, who has met twice with Hegseth and appears to be warming toward him, has garnered fierce pressure from within her own party […]
Congressional leaders are closing in on a deal to fund the government into early next year, along with tens of billions of dollars in disaster aid, as they work to avoid a holiday shutdown. The burgeoning agreement comes after weeks of House and Senate leadership negotiations, which included top appropriators, ahead of the Dec. 20 […]
Rep. French Hill, an Arkansas Republican and former banker, is poised to become the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee after winning the endorsement of the GOP’s steering panel, according to three people with knowledge of the vote. Hill, a moderate who has represented the Little Rock area since 2015, beat three other […]
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk are joining other Trump allies in slamming the Securities and Exchange Commission after a federal appeals court threw out the regulator’s approval of board diversity rules from the Nasdaq exchange. Less than 24 hours after the New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of conservative groups that […]
President-elect Donald Trump said he’s open to getting rid of vaccines depending on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s review of their safety. Trump’s comments to Time magazine contradict promises previously made by Kennedy, who is Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and has long been skeptical of vaccines widely considered to […]