Wilbur Ross Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. Personal Birth date: November 28,…
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Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe
By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Top Senate Republicans are withholding support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz…
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI announced on Thursday the arrest of a Texas man who allegedly created and disseminated ISIS propaganda…
Continue ReadingJudge recognizes ‘real possibility’ of Trump pardons as he delays trial for January 6 riot defendant
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to delay a trial set for next month for a US Capitol riot defendant,…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 congressional Democrats call on Biden to sanction far-right Israeli ministers
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nearly 90 congressional Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on two…
Continue ReadingTrump wants Elon Musk to overhaul the government. Here’s what could be on the chopping block
By Tami Luhby, Tierney Sneed and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal…
Continue ReadingInside Trump’s latest flurry of controversial Cabinet picks
By Eric Bradner, Kayla Tausche and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Pentagon pick aims for clash with top military leadership
By Jeremy Herb and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth has railed against women…
Continue ReadingProtecting Trump in a second administration presents unprecedented security challenges
By Sean Lyngaas and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump conducts a free-wheeling transition from his Mar-a-Lago estate, drawing flocks…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani’s lawyers are trying to quit his debt enforcement case
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The lawyers who have been representing Rudy Giuliani are trying to quit his debt enforcement case because of…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP leadership announces new rules package raising motion to vacate threshold
By Aileen Graef, Annie Grayer and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans announced Wednesday night an agreement to raise the threshold to…
Continue ReadingTrump considering his lawyer Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, sources say
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is seriously considering naming his lead attorney Todd Blanche to serve as the…
Continue ReadingHouse Ethics committee was set to meet this week to vote on releasing Gaetz report
By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee was due to meet this week to vote on releasing a report…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen…
Continue ReadingSenate race in Pennsylvania heads to a recount
By Ethan Cohen and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The incredibly tight Pennsylvania race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican acknowledges defeat in Senate race, but questions result and mulls recount
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week…
Continue ReadingHouse Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul detained at airport after appearing intoxicated
By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul was detained at Dulles Airport earlier this month when he…
Continue ReadingElise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, declines to stand by previous support for Ukraine joining NATO
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the United Nations,…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
By Jeremy Herb and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s selected former Democratic…
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