Pete Hegseth visits Capitol Hill to meet with senators
Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is meeting with senators on Capitol Hill this week to lobby for confirmation votes.
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Senate Democrats reelect Chuck Schumer as the Democratic leader of Congress
In a statement, Senator Schumer reiterated his commitment to securing bipartisan solutions and collaborating with his Republican colleagues while continuing to stand up for Democratic values.
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A top Federal official leans toward December rate cut but says it depends on economic data
A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view.
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California lawmakers to begin special session to ‘Trump-proof’ state laws
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state’s progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President-Elect Trump
The meeting at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate came just days after the president-elect threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods.
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Kamala Harris celebrates Thanksgiving helping at D.C. kitchen
Harris was joined by her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at the D.C. Central Kitchen, a non-profit founded in 1989.
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Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco packaging case
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge on requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and in advertisements.
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Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?
President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.
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President-Elect Trump’s election interference case dismissed
This all comes after Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a judge to toss the case due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president.
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Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas
Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.
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Illinois senator on Trump cabinet nominations and aid to Israel
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke to Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation about the Trump cabinet nominations as well as aid to Israel.
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Kentucky senator on vaccine hesitancy and enforcing deportations
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke to Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about vaccine hesitancy and the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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President-Elect Trump names his pick for Secretary of Agriculture
President-Elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to head the Department of Agriculture.
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President-Elect Trump announces picks for his administration
The president-elect has chosen people to fill almost all of the traditional Cabinet roles as well as several lower positions, far ahead of the appointment pace set by the current president during his transition.
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Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now
A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case, instead setting a schedule for prosecutors and his lawyers to expand on their ideas about what to do next.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.
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Hacker steals sealed testimony of Matt Gaetz accusers
A file containing the sworn depositions of two women involved in the investigation of former Congressman Matt Gaetz was accessed by a hacker on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter and an email obtained by NBC News.
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President-Elect Trump nominates Dr. Oz for CMS Administrator
In a statement, Trump described Dr. Oz as “an eminent physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.”
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Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Australia, comments on RFK Jr.’s vaccine views
Kennedy said she believes her cousin’s views on vaccines are dangerous and does not believe most Americans share them.
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Senate Republicans slow down President Biden’s judicial nominees
This all comes as Senate Democrats look to use their remaining days in the majority to confirm as many of Biden’s lifetime appointments as possible before Republicans take over in January.
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