Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
By Jeremy Herb, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has…
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Tami Luhby, Aaron Pellish and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
CNN By Kristen Holmes and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to…
Continue ReadingMike Huckabee once said that ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’
CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday was his pick to…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court turns away January 6 defendant who challenged ‘picketing’ law under First Amendment
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal from John Nassif, a January 6 defendant who challenged a law…
Continue ReadingDecision on whether to overturn Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed
By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — New York Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to give Manhattan…
Continue ReadingTrump picks Bill McGinley to serve as his White House counsel
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that veteran Republican lawyer Bill McGinley will serve as his…
Continue ReadingMike Huckabee once said that ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday was his pick to serve…
Continue ReadingWhat happens to Trump’s criminal and civil cases now that he’s been reelected
By Devan Cole, Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen…
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Families of American hostages captured by Hamas turn to Donald Trump for new hope
By MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The families of US hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, remain in agony, waiting…
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Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel
By Kit Maher and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov.…
Continue ReadingTrump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean
CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election subversion case to federal court
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Mark Meadows move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court,…
Continue ReadingBlinken heads to Brussels as European diplomats brace for four more years of Trump
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Brussels Tuesday as President-elect Donald…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Cabinet picks could be complicated by GOP math in the House
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of House Republicans are privately jockeying for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. There’s one…
Continue ReadingTrump looms large as Congress faces shutdown threat and ‘dizzying’ to-do list
By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won’t arrive back at the White House until January. But the…
Continue ReadingIn Trump’s second term, czars will reign
By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Less than a week into the Trump transition – with some of the most critical personnel decisions still underway…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department…
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