Nov 14 Trump names former Rep. Doug Collins as his choice to run Veterans Affairs By Associated Press Collins is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. The Republican served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, and he helped defend Trump during his first impeachment process. Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. Rep.-elect Bynum will be Oregon's first Black member of Congress after flipping House seat By Associated Press Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress. Continue reading
Nov 14 Trump will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promoted vaccine misinformation, as health secretary By Jill Colvin, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Kennedy, a former Democrat and anti-vaccine activist, abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement with a promise to have a role in health policy in the administration. Continue reading
Nov 14 Democrats were hammered with misleading attacks on transgender issues. The party is grappling with how to move forward By Bill Barrow, Marc Levy, Associated Press The fallout leaves some progressive and moderate Democrats struggling between the party’s modern identity as a champion of civil rights and its electoral fortunes across swaths of America with whom those attacks resonated. Continue reading
Nov 14 Trump could target temporary protections that more than 1 million migrants in the U.S. rely on By Anita Snow, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press More than 1 million migrants are living and working legally in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. Continue reading
Nov 14 What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism. Continue reading
Nov 14 South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners facing hunger inside closed mine By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, and water after police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies underground. Continue reading
Nov 14 5 things to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice for director of national intelligence By Meg Kinnard, David Klepper, Associated Press Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn't have the typical intelligence experience of past officeholders. Continue reading
Nov 14 Trump issues early challenge to Republican-led Senate with defiant nominations By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two months before Trump takes office, he is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate potentially controversial figures to his Cabinet, including Gaetz, former Democratic House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and… Continue reading
Nov 14 Food prices worried most voters, but they likely won't see lower grocery bills under Trump By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price increases for bacon, cereal and other products. But the steep food price inflation that stunned the U.S. and other parts of the world in 2021 and 2022 had complicated causes… Continue reading