Exclusive — Speaker Johnson Orders Entire Biden Administration to Preserve and Retain All Records and Documents
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden's entire administration to preserve all records and communications from the outgoing Democratic administration's waning days as former President Donald Trump's team prepares to take over. commanded. Breitbart News has learned exclusively that Johnson sent a letter to all 18 federal departments ordering them to preserve […]
Biden-Harris Administration Decides Not to Cut Arms to Israel, After Threat
The State Department announced Tuesday that the Biden-Harris administration will not cut off arms supplies to Israel, pushing back against the perception that Israel's mitigation efforts are worsening the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. As Breitbart News reported in October, the Biden-Harris administration threatened a partial arms embargo if Israel did not take steps […]
Biden administration sets out plan to triple nuclear power capacity
The Biden administration released a roadmap Tuesday that plans to triple U.S. nuclear capacity by mid-century. The plan sets a goal of 200 gigawatts of new capacity by 2050, more than triple the 2020 capacity. This will require the development of multiple new power sources, including large and small modular plants, as well as retrofitting […]
Paulson says he won't serve in new Trump administration
Billionaire investor John Paulson said Tuesday that he would not serve in President-elect Donald Trump's new administration amid speculation that he would be nominated for Treasury secretary. “Although various media outlets have described me as a candidate for Treasury Secretary, my complex financial obligations preclude me from serving in an official position in President Trump's […]
John Paulson won’t join Trump administration as treasury secretary
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Treasury secretary in the second Trump administration, citing “complex financial obligations,” according to a report. “Although various media outlets have described me as a candidate for Treasury Secretary, my complex financial obligations preclude me from serving in an official position in […]
Loyalty matters: Trump picks allies and supporters to fill out his administration
President-elect Trump is moving quickly to form a second administration, and this time it doesn't seem like he's seeking too many outsiders into his political orbit. As he seeks to upend Washington, D.C., he is turning to allies, loyalists and other supporters of the MAGA movement and America First policies, many of whom are known […]
Petition calls for Trump to give Elon Musk a formal title in the new administration
Artificial intelligence (AI) advocacy groups are calling on President-elect Trump to appoint billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk as a White House special adviser focused on AI. Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) launched a petition on Monday touting Musk's work on AI and his commitment to ensuring the safe development of AI and aligning it with advances […]
Trump picks ally Lee Zeldin as environment chief and vows to roll back rules | Trump administration
President Donald Trump has selected former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), vowing that the appointment will “ensure fair and expeditious deregulation decisions” by the regulator. Ta. President Trump, who oversaw the rollback of more than 100 environmental regulations during his last U.S. presidency, said Zeldin was a “true […]
Trump 'border czar' says administration will conduct workplace immigration raids
Incoming “border czar” Tom Homan said Monday that President-elect Trump's administration will step up workplace raids as part of a broader immigration crackdown. The former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on “Fox & Friends” that workplace raids address labor and sex trafficking. “Where are the most victims of sex trafficking and forced […]
Mnuchin says he won’t join second Trump administration
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will not be joining President-elect Trump's new administration, but will provide advice to those taking on the top Treasury role. mnuchin told Reuters He said it is important that the Treasury Department works to strengthen U.S. trade policy, including by forcing China to honor its trade commitments under […]