Trump picks Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as his pick for UN ambassador. “I am…
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Inside Mar-a-Lago, the chaotic Trump epicenter: patio pitches, transition meetings and rogue guests
By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago is the epicenter of Donald Trump’s presidential transition, and foreign leaders, contractors and…
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Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’
By Kaitlan Collins and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the…
Continue ReadingElon Musk exerts deepening influence on Donald Trump’s presidential transition
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club has been brimming in the last 48 hours with two kinds of people: those angling…
Continue ReadingTrump calls on GOP senators vying to be majority leader to agree to recess appointments
By Kate Sullivan, Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority…
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‘Feeling of dread’ spreads across federal workforce as second Trump term looms
By Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, Gabe Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Much of the federal workforce is on edge and bracing itself for the…
Continue ReadingWe asked Americans what they’d heard about Trump and Harris throughout the campaign. Here’s what they told us
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans heard starkly different messages about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the final days of the…
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to…
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January 6 rioters and judges digest the impact of Trump’s victory
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump loomed large over the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, last week as people who rioted at the US…
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Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump won across the map — improving on Republican margins nearly everywhere and…
Continue ReadingStill-stunned Democrats begin to squint toward their future
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to…
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US carries out strikes against Houthis in Yemen, defense official says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday evening, according to a US…
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FEMA employee fired after telling relief team to skip houses with Trump signs following Florida hurricane
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee has been fired after they advised their disaster relief team…
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Qatar says it suspended mediator efforts for Gaza ceasefire due to lack of good-faith negotiations
By Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Qatar announced Saturday that it has paused its role as a mediator for a ceasefire…
Continue ReadingUS plans to appeal judge’s ruling allowing plea deals with alleged 9/11 conspirators
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US government plans to appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea deals with the alleged 9/11 conspirators…
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Trump still hasn’t signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition
By Betsy Klein and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has not yet submitted a series of transition agreements with the…
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Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday
By Samantha Waldenberg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on…
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Trump’s election sparks speculation and infighting over future Supreme Court vacancies
By John Fritze and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s return to power is setting off a flurry of speculation and…
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Trump’s new chief of staff is an unassuming figure in his brash inner circle. She’s also one of its most effective operators.
WPTV, CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Dozens of people beamed alongside Donald Trump early Wednesday morning as he…
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Democratic governors and AGs prepare for battle with Trump administration
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democratic governors and attorneys general are beginning to build a Resistance 2.0, talking tough and promising…
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