By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s decision on a treasury secretary is about far more than whose name will be printed on America’s money.
The choice of how to fill his highest-profile outstanding Cabinet …
Jon Healey | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory should bring some clarity to Americans with student loans, but probably not in the way they’d hoped.
A flurry of Biden administration initiatives and court rulings against them have …
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to oversee a complex system that includes pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as …
By KATE BRUMBACK
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to …
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader, receiving support from his colleagues despite the party's inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the November election.
Jeffries of New York was …
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia.
Now with Trump set to return to power — backed by a Republican-controlled …
By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll …
SALINAS – The California 6th District Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision in favor of the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula – SCRAMP – and Monterey County, that ended the legal fight brought about by a …
By MARC LEVY
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to …
By ZEKE MILLER
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
The …
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Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University
(THE CONVERSATION) Former President Donald Trump is the president-elect. He is also a convicted felon, thanks to a …
By MATTHEW DALY
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in …
Arthur Allen | (TNS) KFF Health News
Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his …
Feeling stuffy and ready to reach for NyQuil, Benadryl, or Sudafed PE?
Not so fast.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed ending the use of oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many cold and allergy medicines — …
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been outspoken about his opinion that women should not serve in combat roles.
Here's a look at how many women are …
Lia DeGroot and Jessie Hellmann | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — The future of one of President Joe Biden’s key domestic policy achievements –– getting Medicare to negotiate drug prices –– could either become part of the Biden administration’s legacy, …
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front …
David Welch and Allyson Versprille | (TNS) Bloomberg News
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to people familiar with …
By Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday.
In a Nov. 8 post …
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there …
