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Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on the first day of his administration could dramatically raise prices for Americans on everything from cars to clothes to oil. It could also blow up a trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico (USMCA) that went […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump is making good on his tariff promises, saying Monday he plans to impose them on Mexico, Canada and China in an effort to stop the flow of drugs entering the country and illegal border crossings. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that one of the first […]
Pablo Porciuncula / Contributor (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has proposed a new rule to “significantly” expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid, according to the White House. “Over the past few years, there have been major scientific advancements in the treatment of obesity, with the introduction of new life-saving drugs,” […]
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The election of a new chair of the Democratic National Committee, along with other top leadership positions, will be Feb. 1, 2025, at the party’s winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, according to a DNC official. This selection of incoming DNC officers, which includes chair, vice chairs, […]
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC vis Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case has dismissed the case, after special counsel Jack Smith asked the judge to toss the case due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. Smith earlier Monday moved to dismiss Trump’s election interference case […]
Photo by Saul Martinez for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump responded Monday to special counsel Jack Smith’s move to dismiss the two felony cases against him. “These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have […]
ABC News Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which she said was necessary for their confirmation. “I want to make a decision on each one of them on the merits, as I’ve done in the past, and I can’t do that without the background […]
ABC News Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said voters don’t care who conducts background checks into the president-elect’s Cabinet picks and that Trump would fire members of his administration who don’t follow the policy he sets out. In an interview with “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Hagerty lambasted the records […]
Vincent Alban/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has helped fundraise for Donald Trump, is the president-elect’s choice to lead the Department of Treasury. Bessent has advised Trump on economic policy and has been a frequent presence at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club over the last two weeks. The announcement […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, said Thursday he is withdrawing his name for the role — just a day after Gaetz spoke with Republican senators on Capitol Hill about the nomination process. Trump has named Pam Bondi, the […]
