Nov 16 Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt named as next White House press secretary By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Leavitt, 27, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the position in 1969 in Richard Nixon’s administration. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:28 House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President-elect Donald Trump continues to stock his future cabinet with high-profile choices. He tapped one of his rivals in the presidential primary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for interior secretary. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has more on how Burgum might… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 5:45 What the polling got right and wrong in the presidential election By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens Donald Trump is likely to be the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in the last 20 years. Pre-election polls have consistently underestimated his support since he first ran eight years ago. That’s left some folks spending… Continue watching
Nov 15 Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Burgum to run Interior Dept. and new energy council By Matthew Daly, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump promised to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has promised to use federal funds as leverage By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Throughout his campaign, the Republican depicted schools as a political battleground to be won back from the left. Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Biden administration plans to accomplish before Trump takes over the White House By Collin Binkley, Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Trump's administration can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process. Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump test limits of Republican-led Congress with controversial Cabinet picks By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Trump is challenging the Senate to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his administration. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 6:39 A look at RFK Jr.’s record as Trump selects him to lead nation’s health agency By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Jackson Hudgins President-elect Trump continues to name nominees to his cabinet and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy was first a Democratic then independent candidate in the 2024 election before dropping… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 6:02 Why Trump’s nomination of Gabbard for national intelligence director is controversial By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Lachlan Hyatt If confirmed as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard would oversee 18 intelligence organizations including the CIA and NSA. Her nomination could set off a fight since Gabbard has no intelligence experience and is accused of defending dictators and parroting… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 9:01 Jeffries says Democrats must ‘address economic challenges’ of Americans to win back voters By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Plans for Trump’s return to Washington, and the Republican Party’s return to power, are well underway. But for Democrats in the minority, the path forward is not as clear. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the House Democratic leader… Continue watching