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How to assess a nominee to be deputy secretary of Defense

Some commentators recently pointed to President-elect Donald Trump. specified Steve Feinberg was named Deputy Secretary of Defense to compensate for Pete Hegseth's lack of management experience. Feinberg certainly brings considerable experience to the role Trump nominated. He is co-chairman of Cerberus Capital, which invests in defense companies, particularly Dyncorp, which he acquired in 2010 and […]

Trump’s FCC nominee sends Disney warning letter over ABC

Following President-elect Trump's election as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he asked Disney CEO Bob Iger to work with ABC to help the company serve “communities.” It sent a letter warning that it would “monitor” negotiations with local stations. The letter from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, dated Saturday, focuses on so-called “affiliate agreements” […]

Senate Democrats launch probe into Trump IRS nominee

Democratic senators on Wednesday launched an investigation into former Rep. Billy Long (R-Missouri), President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service. They want to know how he promoted a pandemic-era tax credit called the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), which is riddled with fraudulent claims and disrupted IRS operations. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron […]

Why Our New Secretary of Energy Nominee Is Triggering Climate Change Hysterics

The following content is plugger U. Two and a half months after North Carolina was struck by devastating Hurricane Helen, American families are still grappling with the loss of homes, livelihoods, and basic utilities like power. The energy supplies we take for granted have been cut off, leaving families hunkered down with very limited options […]

Trump says he’s skeptical of school vax mandates, open to autism link as HSS nominee RFK Jr meets senators

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he “doesn't like” mandatory vaccinations in schools and said “great people” are investigating whether vaccinations cause autism – vaccine skeptic. Robert F. Kennedy, the notoriously ambitious nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, is considering his nomination when he meets with senators. President Trump, 78, addressed the controversial subject […]

Mitt Romney names who he thinks will be the GOP’s 2028 presidential nominee

Outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he believes Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will be the Republican presidential nominee in 2028, calling Vance “smart” and “outspoken.” I commented. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Vance as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, with the pair beating out Democratic candidates consisting of Vice President Kamala Harris […]

Romney predicts Vance will be GOP’s 2028 nominee: ‘MAGA is the Republican Party’

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) predicts that Vice President-elect Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) will be the Republican Party's 2028 presidential nominee. Romney took part in an exit interview from Congress on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday, during which host Jake Tapper asked him about the post-Trump Republican Party. “Yeah, MAGA is the Republican Party, […]