Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., on Sunday said he is supportive of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on a number of nations, including Canada and Mexico, pointing to the long history of the U.S. using trade as a “strategic […]
In a post on Truth Social Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on the BRICS geopolitical coalition of non-Western countries if the group moves away from trading using the U.S. dollar. “The idea that the
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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would nominate Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as ambassador to France. “He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on Friday raised concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services. “I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and
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President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate retired Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. “Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security
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Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to serve in Congress, on Sunday called House Republicans’ moves to ban her from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol “mean-spirited” and an “attempt to misdirect” from other policy priorities.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases that involved charges against Trump. “First and
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying that Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, is “extremely intelligent when it comes to” vaccines and
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday dodged when asked if President-elect Donald Trump should seek to preserve the Department of Justice’s independence from the White House, telling moderator Kristen Welker that former President John F. Kennedy previously appointed his brother
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe Biden is still in office. “No,” Sanders said, when asked by
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