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Trump backs Johnson’s new 116-page skinny CR following GOP pressure campaign

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday released a new 116-page continuing resolution that was approved by President-elect Donald Trump. The new CR is significantly reduced from the original 1,547-page funding bill Mr Johnson proposed on Tuesday night. Within 24 hours, Johnson's initial remarks became the focus of scrutiny from Republicans, MAGA allies, and Trump himself. […]

Trump backs dockworkers as costly strike looms before inauguration

President-elect Trump is weighing longshoremen's demands for automation protections as he prepares for a strike that could wreak havoc on the economy just days before he takes office. Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Union (USMX) come more than a month after the union suspended a three-day strike at […]

GOP House Oversight chair backs Dem squad member for ranking member role: ‘Best they got’

During an interview on “Fox News Live” on Sunday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced his support for committee member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Democratic congressman from New York is seeking to unseat fellow Democrat Jamie Raskin. The Kentucky Republican explained his support after being questioned by co-anchor Arcel Neville. […]

Rand Paul Backs Trump on Immigration Plans, Kristi Noem as DHS Chief

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R-Ky.) confirmation to head the Department of Homeland Security will be prioritized by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) after President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next month. It turns out. “My first job is to get her confirmed, and I intend to do that on Inauguration Day or the week […]

Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Backs the Longshoremen

The Art of the Deal: East Coast Ports President-elect Donald Trump's recent endorsements Longshoremen of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) It should be viewed through the lens of deal making. The battle over automation at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports is not just a labor dispute, but a question of whether the promised benefits of […]

Freedom Caucus backs two-track strategy to tackle Trump border and tax agenda

The hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus supports a two-step approach to tackling parts of President-elect Trump's agenda, including the border, taxes and energy, amid intraparty conflict over the approach. influential caucus said in a letter On Friday, he urged House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to pass a “fully offset” and “focused” border settlement in January, […]

Ex-CIA counterterrorism chief backs Tulsi Gabbard to ‘restore faith’ in intelligence community

The former CIA counterterrorism chief is the latest person to endorse President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. “She has the experience, temperament, and professional integrity to restore confidence in America's intelligence agencies,” said the Harvard University fellow who spent 28 years at the CIA overseeing the agency's war on terror. […]

Trump backs dockworkers' union preparing to strike over automation

In mid-January, shortly before the former president returned to the Oval Office, President-elect Trump supported longshore workers' unions preparing to strike over automation. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he had just met with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), president Harold Daggett and executive vice president Dennis Daggett. “There […]