Fears mount over Trump’s second term amid flurry of shock selections | Trump administration
Concerns that Donald Trump's second term as president will be even more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior nominations that opponents say are only getting worse. There is. Disappointment with some of the president-elect's early nominations escalated into anger after it was announced that far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz would […]
Nikki Haley Says She Had ‘No Interest’ In Joining Trump’s Cabinet
Former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks to members of the media in the spin room after the 3rd Republican presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center in Miami, Florida on November 8, 2023. (Photo credit: GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf2:12pm – Thursday, November […]
Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team plans to eliminate the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases as part of sweeping tax reform legislation, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. person told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have a significant impact on America's already stalled EV transition. Still, representatives from Tesla, […]
‘Like Buffalo Through A Storm’: Ohio School Principal Placed On Leave After Lamenting Trump’s Win In Staff Newsletter
An Ohio high school principal was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday for writing a staff newsletter lamenting President-elect Donald Trump's election victory. Olentangy Orange High School Principal Monica Asher made her dislike of President Trump clear in a message to faculty and staff obtained by authorities. classroom crisis (CITC). She began by saying that […]
I ‘threw up’ after hearing Matt Gaetz was Trump’s AG pick
Geraldo Rivera said Wednesday that he felt sick following the news that Rep. Matt Gaetz has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general. “When I heard that Matt Gaetz was elected attorney general, I threw up in my mouth,” Rivera, 81, said. NewsNation's “Balance with Leland Wittert” Wednesday. “I think that's a […]
Thune says Trump’s border plan is 1st up in rigorous priority list for new Congress: ‘Real work begins’
Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R.S., will replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to advance President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policies. I plan on making this the first item on my to-do list. In Congress, Republicans will hold a majority in both the House and Senate. “The real work to make our agenda a reality […]
Who are Trump’s likely top contenders to lead comms team, interact with media?
West Palm Beach, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump is making his cabinet announcement just a week after his landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, with the focus on announcing who he will appoint to lead the White House communications team. There is. Caroline Leavitt served as the Trump campaign's national press secretary throughout the […]
Gaetz, Trump’s AG pick, resigns from House before ethics report drop
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress late Wednesday, hours after President-elect Trump nominated him to be attorney general. And it reportedly comes just days before the release of the long-awaited House ethics report on him. Early Wednesday, after news broke that Gaetz had been selected to join Trump's Cabinet, Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), […]
Senate GOP ‘Excited’ to Put Trump’s Agenda into Action
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) declared that Republicans in the next U.S. Senate are “excited” to enact President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. Thune tweeted that he spoke with Trump after his Republican colleagues elected him president of the Senate for the 119th Congress. “I just got off the phone. [Donald Trump.] “Senate Republicans […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith Moves To Freeze Trump’s Florida Case Proceedings
Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to temporarily halt the appeals process in President-elect Donald Trump's Florida documents case. Mr. Smith's filing Reiterating the language of an earlier request for a moratorium on Trump's election interference lawsuits, the suspension would allow the government to assess this “unprecedented situation” […]