Nithya Raman wants Los Angeles voters to make her mayor. She also wants to bulldoze her 1,879-square-foot Silver Lake home and replace it with a three-story, 3,528-square-foot house with...
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that President-elect Trump is a “choosing a bomb-thrower” in former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general. On ABC News’s “This Week,” a clip was played of Gaetz calling for taking away funds and doing away with “the FBI, CDC, ATF, DOJ, every last one of ‘em, if...
Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Sunday warned of the “risk of politicizing the military" in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week.” ABC News's Martha Raddatz was talking to the Michigan Democrat about President-elect Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, saying he "has also said that 'Any general that was...
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Saturday that congressional Democrats are prepared to do “whatever it takes” in response to President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks. “The incoming Senate majority leader, John Thune, has said all options are on the table to get Trump the team he wants as quickly as possible, including, perhaps, recess appointment,” Rev. Al...
As Michael Tackett implies in his new book, “The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party,” he has also caused considerable damage to democratic norms, practices and institutions.
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a "life or death" decision. “This is life or death," Sebelius said on MSNBC’s “The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart” in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. "The HHS...
President-elect Trump celebrated his election win at a UFC championship fight in New York late Saturday. Trump "walked out to a roaring standing ovation" ahead of the pay-per-view event, The Associated Press noted. UFC’s account on the social platform X posted a photo and video of Trump with organization’s CEO, Dana White, a supporter of...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Pa.) credited President-elect Trump for reshaping the government with unexpected cabinet picks during an episode of “Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM that aired Sunday. “I'm watching President Trump create the most reform-oriented cabinet in my lifetime,” he told John Catsimidis. He added that Trump’s nomination of former House Rep....
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will be under the microscope when it comes to President-elect Trump’s most contentious Cabinet nominees, with senators watching closely to see if he will oppose confirming former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general or former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence. McConnell, who clashed with...
Republicans have made gains with minority voters in the past two elections, a marked shift among some of the most loyal voting blocs for Democrats. The GOP saw an increase in support from Asian, Black, Hispanic and Latino voters in November, building on the growth the party saw from the midterms. But some Republicans warn...
President-elect Trump’s White House victory set his legal cases on a downward spiral, but his allies who have faced prosecution or other legal trouble are not yet in the clear. Dozens of Trump aides, associates and backers — including top officials in his first administration — have faced criminal charges tied to efforts to keep...
The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. “The Republican-controlled Senate should establish its intention to vigorously fulfill its advise and consent role, and its independence from the administration, by rejecting...
The Onion’s CEO Ben Collins confirmed that the publication purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars outlet in a Saturday series of posts on the social media platform Bluesky amid Jones's claims of wrongdoings and illegal activity. “I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as...
