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Trump confirms Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser pick

12:29 am November 13, 2024

President-elect Trump formerly announced on Tuesday that he selected Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to join his administration as National Security Adviser. “Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White House and Pentagon,” Trump said in a statement announcing his latest cabinet pick. “Mike served in […]

Trump nominates Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to Israel

12:28 am November 13, 2024

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel in the incoming Trump administration, President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador to Israel,” Trump said in […]

Bob Casey refuses to concede PA Senate race as Schumer welcomes Republican McCormick among new senators

11:34 pm November 12, 2024

Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. still refuses to concede his race against Republican Dave McCormick, even though The Associated Press and other media outlets have called the race in McCormick’s favor. In a new video message, the three-term incumbent Casey said the democratic process “will play out” once all the votes are counted. As of […]

Trump expected to end Biden-era death penalty pause, expand to more federal inmates

11:24 pm November 12, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump put federal death row inmates on notice this campaign season, when he warned he would undo a moratorium on executions slapped in place under the outgoing Biden-Harris administration. “President-elect Trump has not shied away from using the death penalty,” said Matt Mangino, a former district attorney for Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and an […]

Loyalty matters: Trump picks allies and supporters to fill out his administration

11:16 pm November 12, 2024

President-elect Trump is quickly moving to assemble his second administration, and this time around, he does not appear to be searching for many outsiders to his political orbit. As he aims to turn Washington, D.C., upside down, the former and future president is turning to allies, loyalists and other supporters of his MAGA movement and […]