Trump Calls on GOP Senators to Halt Biden’s Judicial Nominees

‘Republican Senators need to Show Up and Hold the Line,’ the president-elect wrote. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Republicans to halt President Joe Biden’s final judicial nominees before Inauguration Day next year. “The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door,” Trump wrote

Senate Democrats Launch Eleventh-Hour Campaign To Kneecap Jewish State

In the Biden-Harris administration’s eleventh hour, Senate Democrats are launching a campaign against the Jewish state aimed at drumming up support for blocking arms sales to Israel. Led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), the congressional offensive consists of three Senate disapproval resolutions that call for an immediate pause in American arms sales to Israel

FDIC Chair to Step Down, Clearing the Way for Change Under Trump

Martin Gruenberg, an advocate of strict capital requirements and scrutiny of bank mergers, will retire in January. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg has announced his retirement effective Jan. 19, 2025, one day before President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn into office. “It has been the greatest honor of my career

Trump Selects Dr. Oz to Run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CMS handles matters related to Medicare and Medicaid. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he will nominate famed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS handles matters related to those entitlement programs. In a statement, Trump cited Oz’s work as a physician and

Prosecutors Agree To Pause Sentencing for Trump’s NY Hush Money Case

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case have agreed to delay the president-elect’s sentencing as the judge weighs whether to dismiss the case in light of his election victory. Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office agreed to postpone the Nov. 26 sentencing date for Trump to formally request a dismissal of the case,

Congress Indicates Bipartisan Support for Biden’s $100 Billion Disaster Relief Package

Leaders in both houses support the package, but key issues about the price and cost offsets are yet to be resolved. WASHINGTON—House Republican leaders on Nov. 19 indicated that they would pass a disaster relief package submitted to Congress by President Joe Biden, which would provide nearly $100 billion in assistance to areas affected by

FEMA Chief: ‘No Evidence’ Senior Officials Ordered Discrimination Against Trump Supporters

The administrator committed to requesting an independent investigation. An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigation found “no evidence” that a directive to hurricane relief workers to avoid the homes of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters came from senior agency officials, according to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The statement follows backlash over the revelation that a