President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that Karoline Leavitt would be serving as press secretary under his upcoming administration.
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‘DOGE-Ball’: Here’s How the Trump Administration Hopes to Slash the Government
President-elect Donald Trump has an ambitious agenda to reduce the size of the federal government, uproot the federal bureaucracy, and limit Washington’s intrusion into the daily lives of the average American citizen. Such goals have long been the aim of many a Republican executive, though few have managed to materially advance them.
Trump himself struggled to restrict the government in his first term, encountering significant resistance from entrenched executive agencies and congressional Republicans alike. Indeed, newly minted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Co-Chief Elon Musk on Thursday reshared a meme commenting on Republican apprehensions toward budget cuts.
Read MoreJohnson to ‘Strongly Request’ House Ethics Panel Not Release Gaetz Report
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday indicated he would ask that the House Ethics Committee not release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to serve as attorney general.
Read MoreTrump Taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday officially announced his selection of North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as secretary of the Interior and chairman of a new National Energy Council.
Read MoreTrump Taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated 2024 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Read MoreFloridians Hulk Hogan, Lara Trump, Pitbull Floated to Replace Secretary of State Nominee Rubio in the U.S. Senate
Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and rapper Pitbull have been floated as possible replacements for outgoing Senator Marco Rubio who President-elect Trump nominated for secretary of State.
Read MoreMichigan House Bills for National Popular Vote are Pulled After Election Integrity Warning
Election integrity advocates in Michigan warned about bills in the state House that, if passed, would make the state part of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and assign its electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the national popular vote (NPV). The bills will no longer be considered this week, but could be brought up later.
Read MoreJudge Greenlights ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Title IX Suit amid More Forfeits over Alleged Trans Player
Years before University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas drew national attention to males who identify as women dominating girls’ sports through eligibility via gender identity, male sprinters who identify as girls took first and second in Connecticut high school track championships, prompting a go-nowhere Trump administration investigation and lawsuit by parents of the female athletes they defeated.
Read MoreJ6 Shocker: Phone Companies Dispute FBI Testimony on Pipe Bombs Suspect, Key Lawmaker Reveals
Cellular carriers have told Congress they possess intact phone usage data from the vicinity where two pipe bombs were planted during the Jan. 6 incident, directly disputing FBI testimony that agents couldn’t identify a suspect because the phone data was corrupted, a key House chairman tells Just the News.
Read MoreTrump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to serve as Attorney General.
Read MoreTulsi Gabbard to Serve as Director of National Intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the selection of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.
Read MoreTrump Taps ‘Fearless Warrior’ Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had selected Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to serve as secretary of state.
Read MoreIn Return to Washington, Trump Shakes Hands with Biden at White House, Talks with GOP House Members
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to visit the White House to meet with President Biden for the traditional transition-of-power meeting and to Capitol Hill to meet with fellow Republicans who during last week’s elections retained control of the House.
Read MoreSpecial Counsel Jack Smith and His Team Planning to Resign Before Trump Takes Office: Report
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to resign before President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office, according to DOJ officials cited in reports on Wednesday.
Read MoreSen. John Thune Wins Senate Majority Leader in Second Round of Voting
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., won the post of Senate majority leader on Wednesday on the second round of voting.
Read MoreTrump Announces Senior White House Staff
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his selection of four key advisors to serve in the White House as senior staff.
Read MoreClimate Scientists Say Lines Between Science and Advocacy Are Being Blurred and Bias Normalized
Three climate researchers took to the pages of Nature to argue that objectivity in climate science is problematic, as it gets in the way of their political advocacy, which they argue is too important to deny. Therefore, the values of objectivity in scientific research, the authors argue, should be reconsidered.
Read MorePresident-Elect Trump Brings Deportation Chiefs into White House, Away from Entrenched Agencies
President-elect Donald Trump’s nods for immigration and border-related posts appear to suggest he plans to keep the major-decision making on those issues within the White House rather than in offices of executive branch agencies filled with career government employees. Trump has vowed to pursue the mass deportation of illegal aliens from the country, beginning on his first day. He has cited President Dwight Eisenhower’s “Operation Wetback” as precedent for such an undertaking.
Read MoreJury Awards Record $12.6 Million to Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine
A jury awarded a record $12.6 million to woman fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreTrump Builds No-Nonsense Team as Pollster Predicts He Could Rival Reagan’s Legacy in Second Term
by John Solomon Donald Trump sent an unmistakable message with his first few personnel choices for his second term, dispatching to the halls of power players like Elise Stefanik, Tom Homan, Lee Zeldin and Stephen Miller who take a no-nonsense approach to their jobs and will focus on everyday…
Read MoreJudge Merchan Delays Decision on Whether to Dismiss Trump Guilty Verdict in ‘Hush Money’ Case
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to delay issuing a decision on whether to toss out President-elect Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on state charges of falsifying business records until Nov. 19.
Read MoreLawyer Working for Trump Says DOJ Attorneys Who Don’t Get on Board with Trump Agenda May Get Fired
A conservative attorney on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team said that attorneys at the Department of Justice could face getting fired if they don’t cooperate with his agenda.
“Once the decision is made to move forward, career employees are required to implement the President’s plan,” Mark Paoletta wrote on the social media platform, X.
Read MoreElection Integrity 2024: Wins and More Battles Ahead
Following the relatively few election issues that occurred on Election Day, the election integrity movement has celebrated its wins and continues to look ahead to securing the nation’s future elections.
While the Republican National Committee and its allies monitored polls on Election Day and are still watching ballot counting in places like Arizona, election integrity groups are reviewing the relative success of election security and focusing on ensuring that election policies are implemented by Republican majorities starting next year.
Read MoreTrump Selects Lee Zeldin to Head the Environmental Protection Agency
President-elect Donald Trump has picked former New York Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency in his upcoming administration.
Read MoreTrump Names Former Top Immigration Enforcement Official Tom Homan as ‘Border Czar’
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan, a major advocate of deporting illegal aliens, to be his “border czar” in his next administration.
Read MoreTrump Expected to Pick Stephen Miller for Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Report
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select Stephen Miller for White House deputy chief of staff for policy, according to reports.
Read MoreTrump’s Day One: A Look at His Opening Moves in the White House
President-elect Donald Trump made a multitude of “day one” promises throughout the campaign to begin work on an array of issues, setting himself up for an extremely busy first day back in office.
Read MoreFed Chairman Powell Says Won’t Step Down If Trump Asks Him to Leave
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he won’t step down from his position if President-elect Donald Trump asks him to do so.
“No,” he said Thursday when asked about the matter during a news conference.
Read MoreTrump Attorney to New York AG: We’ll ‘Put Your Fat A– in Prison’ If Lawfare Against Trump Doesn’t End
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney Mike Davis dared New York Attorney General Letitia James to continue her prosecution of Trump after his electoral victory.
“Let me just say this to Big Tish James, the New York Attorney General … I dare you to continue your lawfare against President Trump in his second term,” he said on “The Benny Show” podcast on Thursday.
Read MoreJudge Grants Special Counsel Move to Pause D.C. Case Against Trump
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday granted special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to vacate deadlines in his D.C. election case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreTrump: ‘No Price Tag’ for Mass Deportation Effort, ‘We Have No Choice’
Former President Trump says there is no price tag for his mass deportation effort, which he pledged to carry out during the presidential campaign.
“It’s not a question of a price tag. It’s not — really, we have no choice,” Trump said during an interview with NBC News.
Read MoreJustice Department Files Criminal Charges in Thwarted, Iran-Linked Murder-for-Hire Plot on Trump
The Justice Department filed criminal charges Friday on in a thwarted plot linked to Iran to kill then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump before Tuesday’s presidential election, which Trump won.
Read MoreJack Smith Signals End to J6 Prosecution Against Trump, Asks Judge for Month Delay
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith signaled Friday he may end his Jan. 6 election interference prosecution against Donald Trump, asking for a month delay in the case to consider options in the aftermath of the elections.
Read MoreTech Leaders of Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google Say They Look Forward to Working with Trump
Jeff Bezos, founder and chairman of Amazon, congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday for an “extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory” after he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
Read MoreTrump Announces Co-Campaign Chief Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his first staffing position for his second administration, placing his co-campaign manager Susie Wiles as his White House Chief of Staff.
Read MoreFrom Mnuchin to Musk: The Key Figures Who Could Shape a Second Trump Administration
Former President Donald Trump’s historic comeback marked the culmination of not just his own efforts, but those of his many surrogates and allies who will likely join him in the White House.
Read MoreKamala Harris Concedes the Election: ‘We Must Accept the Results’
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday afternoon conceding defeat in the presidential election to now-President-elect Donald Trump, delivering remarks at Howard University.
Read MoreHarris Has Called Trump to Concede the Election: Report
Vice President Kamala Harris has called President-elect Donald Trump to concede the race for the White House, Fox News’s Peter Doocy reported.
Read MoreTrump’s Improbable Comeback Also Engineered a Significant Exodus from Democrat Party
Donald Trump pulled off the most improbable comeback in American political history Tuesday night, securing a likely return trip to the White House by beating back a relentless tide of media, Big Tech and Democrat opposition that stretched from the courthouse to the social media sphere.
Read MoreSecond Lawsuit Filed Against Elon Musk’s $1 Million Giveway
Registered voters who signed a Constitution-supporting petition by Elon Musk filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday, claiming a giveaway for petition signers was fraud.
Read MoreTrump Outperforms 2020, But Most Swing States Remain Uncalled
Former President Donald Trump has outperformed his 2020 margins in every major swing state, though most of the key battlegrounds remained uncalled as of Wednesday morning.
Read MoreIconic Entrepreneur Bernie Marcus, Who co-founded Home Depot, Dies at Age 95
Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, who helped build The Home Depot into one of America’s most iconic brands before turning to philanthropy and conservative politics and unabashedly backing Donald Trump’s rise in politics, died Monday night at the age of 95.
Read More‘The End of the Narrative’: 2024 Could Be the Final Turning Point for Legacy Media, Pollsters Say
In the sultry days of summer 2020 as Donald Trump contemplated a second term, his aides engaged in a quiet conversation with members of the emerging digital media about an audacious idea.
Read MoreVirginia A.G. Miyares Concerned over Potential Foreign Money Seeping into U.S. Election via ActBlue
Virginia GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares said this week that he is worried about the potential influence of foreign money impacting U.S. elections through the Democratic online fund-raising platform ActBlue that he is investigating.
Read MorePennsylvania Becomes ‘Ground Zero’ for Presidential Election Winner amid Election Integrity Chaos
Pennsylvania has become “ground zero” for whoever will become the presidential election winner and election integrity chaos, as both nominees hyperfocus on the commonwealth. Unsurprisingly, lawsuits abound.
As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris zoom in on Pennsylvania with Election Day just a day away, both political parties are also entrenched in lawfare regarding election procedures regarding mail-in ballots.
Read MoreMissouri Secretary of State Sues DOJ over Poll Monitors
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) sued the Department of Justice on Monday for trying to place poll monitors at polling locations in the state on Election Day. The DOJ announced on Friday that it was planning “to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states” for the general election. One of those jurisdictions is St. Louis.
Read MoreLegendary Music Producer Quincy Jones Dies at 91
Legendary music producer Quincy Jones died at 91 on Sunday evening, according to his publicist, Arnold Robinson.
Read MoreDOJ Invokes Civil War-Era Law in Warning Federal Agents Not to Respond to Polling Places with Guns
In recent days, federal law enforcement agents across the government received a jarring communication from the Justice Department: a warning they could be prosecuted under a Civil War-era law if they respond to an election polling place with guns, even for a fake report of a crime.
Read MoreTrump Sues CBS News Over Deceptive Edit of Harris ’60 Minutes’ Interview
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday sued CBS News for $10 billion, over its alleged doctoring of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on “60 Minutes.”
Read MoreFrom ‘Deplorables’ to ‘Nazis’ to ‘Garbage,’ Democrats Embrace Insults, Intolerance in the Trump Era
Since former President Donald Trump’s first presidential run in 2016, his opponents have thrown an endless series of derogatory terms toward him and supporters. But while some terms attracted scandal eight years ago and even energized the Trump base, the Democrats’ penchant for smearing MAGA supporters and other dissident groups has become a central part of their messaging as Trump appears poised to make a return to the White House.
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