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New Trump-aligned committee chair pledges ‘colonoscopy’ of State Department spending

Exclusive: The incoming chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has vowed to overhaul how taxpayer dollars are spent by the State Department when he takes the helm of the influential committee next year. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) will take over from current term-limited Speaker Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “When you're dealing with the State Department, […]

Why incoming FTC chair Andrew Ferguson will ‘bring the heat on Big Tech’

President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Andrew Ferguson to head the Federal Trade Commission is a sign of the Big Tech blackmail he began during his administration's first term in office, experts told The Post. It is the latest sign that the government plans to continue its crackdown on the virus. Mr. Ferguson, who has served […]

Bessent: Powell can serve out remainder of term as Fed chair

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Treasury Department, said Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could lead the central bank for the remainder of his term. “I completely agree, as the president said on Sunday, that Jay Powell will serve out his term,” Bessent said. CNBC. His comments come after President Trump […]

House Ethics chair: Panel held final meeting this week, signaling end of Gaetz talks

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), chairman of the House Ethics Committee, told The Hill on Tuesday that the committee will meet this week and that no further meetings are scheduled for the 118th Congress. He indicated that the ethics committee's deliberations had ended. Report to former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). “We met earlier this week, but […]

Trump taps FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair agency

President-elect Trump has nominated Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to be the next head of the independent agency. In a statement Tuesday night, Trump emphasized Ferguson's hardline approach to protecting free speech and what the president-elect described as Big Tech's “censorship” of certain views. President Trump: “Andrew has a track record of standing […]

James Comer Remains House Oversight Chair

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will retain his oversight role in the 119th Congress, the committee announced to X. House Republicans on Tuesday called for Comer to keep the gavel after he played a key role in launching numerous oversight investigations into the Biden administration over corruption allegations. Comer's most high-profile investigations into […]

Trump Says He Won’t Try To Remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell Despite Past Disagreements

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on July 9, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Chairman. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie2:59 PM – Monday, December 9, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has […]

Trump says he won’t try to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that he does not intend to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell when he takes office in January. “No, I don't think so. I don't understand that,” President Trump said on NBC News' “Interactions with the Press with Kristen Welker,” about Chairman Powell, whose term ends […]