The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United Nations and choosing a leader of the Environmental Protection Agency. But the most important appointment President-elect Trump has made so far is his first — Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff....
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the organization’s most vocal and combative critics to have a powerful seat at its table. Stefanik, 40, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a devoted Trump loyalist, has little foreign policy experience. But she has...
U.S. forces on Monday conducted nine strikes on Iranian proxy targets in Syria, a response to recent attacks on American personnel in the region, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The strikes, which took place at two separate locations, were in reaction to “several attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria over the last 24...
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten on Monday said Democrats are in a dark place because they have no power or an heir apparent in the wake of Vice President Harris's loss in the presidential race. Democrats also lost the Senate majority, and the GOP appears poised to hold the House majority, though by a...
In North Carolina, Republicans managed to flip three congressional seats from Democrat to Republican. This success was partly due to redrawn district maps.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week to meet with President Biden after calling for a special session to "Trump-Proof" the state’s progressive policies.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin on Monday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency once Trump returns to the Oval Office.