Trump Transition
The latest on Trump's transition to the presidency, including White House appointments, cabinet assignments and additional decisions after his 2024 election win.
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What happened to Rep. Nancy Mace?
Sarah McBride's election as the first openly trans member of Congress spurred Mace into anti-trans grandstanding.
Trump wants to go to war with his civil servants. Recent history shows that's a bad idea.
Recent history shows us that when an administration is at war with its own civil servants, national security catastrophes can occur.
Trump sold mass deportations as an economic bonanza. Here’s the truth.
Donald Trump's incoming "border czar" Tom Homan says we can't put a price on national security. But Americans will bear enormous costs from mass deportation
Senate Republicans had a line they wouldn't cross. Here's why it was Matt Gaetz.
The former Florida congressman had a reputation for causing unnecessary chaos — and had few friends within his own party.
Pete Hegseth's drinking worried his Fox News colleagues, sources tell NBC News
Three current employees said Hegseth's drinking remained a concern up until Trump announced him as his pick for defense secretary.
Pete Hegseth told America exactly who he was weeks before his scandals broke
Trump's pick for defense secretary told America exactly who he was weeks before his scandals broke.
The depressing downside to Biden's well-intentioned Ozempic plan
Though some doctors have been trying to classify “obesity” as a “chronic illness,” being fat and being ill aren’t the same thing.
Charles Kushner isn't the only presidential in-law getting a boost from Trump
How many government roles can you hand out to wealthy allies, including convicted felons, before that government crumbles under the weight of its corruption?
Village People singer who wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.’ says Trump using the song has brought in millions
Victor Willis, who co-wrote and sang the hit song, also threatened to sue any news outlet that refers to it as a “gay anthem.”
What Hunter Biden's pardon shows us about how justice is served in the United States
If being singled out unfairly is grounds for a pardon, then many lower-income and minority Americans could benefit from the same lenience that the president showed his son.
McConnell is the wrong guy to whine about ‘political games,’ judicial nominations
As Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell complains about people playing “political games” with judicial nominations, irony weeps in the corner.
