Dec 08 Trump won't rule out revenge prosecutions, deportation of U.S. citizens when he takes office By Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Associated Press In an interview with NBC's “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Trump suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. He also said that he does not want to… Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on the ouster of Syrian President Assad by opposition forces By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Middle East. Continue reading
Dec 07 Trump meets with France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskyy during visit to Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:15 Examining the major changes RFK Jr. could make to federal food regulations By William Brangham, Frank Carlson President-elect Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has raised a number of questions in the public health community about Kennedy’s long history of opposing vaccines. It’s also put a spotlight… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 10:41 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's pardon and Trump's nominees facing scrutiny By Geoff Bennett New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's pardon of his son has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle, President-elect Trump's… Continue watching
Dec 06 Elon Musk gave $20 million to a super PAC comparing Trump to Ginsburg on abortion By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump ‘s stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme… Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Vance says Trump team is 'not abandoning' Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Vance said he had spoken with GOP senators and he believes Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, will be confirmed. "We are completely behind him.”… Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump picks former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from… Continue reading
Dec 06 Biden reportedly considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies feared at risk of Trump retribution By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press While the president’s pardon power is absolute, Joe Biden’s use in this fashion would mark a significant expansion of how they are deployed, and some Biden aides fear it could lay the groundwork for an even more drastic usage by… Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said Biden plans additional pardons before leaving office though she would not elaborate on the process. Continue reading