Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
By Jeremy Herb, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has…
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Trump chooses John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Bill McGinley to serve as his White House counsel
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that veteran Republican lawyer Bill McGinley will serve as his…
Continue ReadingMike Huckabee once said that ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday was his pick to serve…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen…
Continue ReadingFamilies of American hostages captured by Hamas turn to Donald Trump for new hope
By MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The families of US hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, remain in agony, waiting…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel
By Kit Maher and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov.…
Continue ReadingDecision on whether to overturn Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed
By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — New York Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to give Manhattan…
Continue ReadingTrump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean
CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court turns away January 6 defendant who challenged ‘picketing’ law under First Amendment
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal from John Nassif, a January 6 defendant who challenged a law…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election subversion case to federal court
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Mark Meadows move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court,…
Continue ReadingBlinken heads to Brussels as European diplomats brace for four more years of Trump
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Brussels Tuesday as President-elect Donald…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Cabinet picks could be complicated by GOP math in the House
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of House Republicans are privately jockeying for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. There’s one…
Continue ReadingTrump looms large as Congress faces shutdown threat and ‘dizzying’ to-do list
By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won’t arrive back at the White House until January. But the…
Continue ReadingIn Trump’s second term, czars will reign
By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Less than a week into the Trump transition – with some of the most critical personnel decisions still underway…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department…
Continue ReadingUS has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has not assessed that Israel is in violation of US law and will not change…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ruben Gallego will defeat Kari Lake for Arizona Senate seat, CNN projects
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will win a closely watched US Senate seat in Arizona, CNN projects,…
Continue ReadingTrump asks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser
By Kaitlan Collins and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has asked Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to serve as his national…
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Trump likely to pick Marco Rubio to serve as his secretary of state, sources say
By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is likely to pick Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his…
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