Jessica Rosenworcel will be replaced by Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of Big Tech. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced she will leave the agency on the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rosenworcel, a Democrat, joined the FCC in 2012. She was named permanent chair by President Joe Biden in October
Lloyd Austin made the comments after his nominated successor, Pete Hegseth, said women should not be in combat roles. Outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a Nov. 20 interview that women and racial diversity are essential to the strength and success of the U.S. armed forces. Austin made the remarks in an interview with
Three-term Democrat concedes to Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race L: Dave McCormick R: Pa. Sen. Bob Casey (Jeff Swensen; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick, cementing an election result that the Associated Press called three weeks ago but Casey refused to acknowledge. “I just called Dave
Agency offered ‘effective stress management techniques’ days after Trump’s win Antony Blinken (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a briefing after the Biden-Harris State Department hosted a series of in-house therapy sessions in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), who
Democratic operative pleaded guilty in 2013 to embezzling funds from the United Steelworkers Union Former Bernie Sanders adviser Chuck Rocha (X) Chuck Rocha, a Democratic operative and CNN contributor who was convicted of embezzling funds from a major labor union, is eying a bid to lead the Democratic National Committee. The former adviser to Bernie
The sanctions impact Russia’s largest remaining unsanctioned bank, Gazprombank, a major channel for Russian fossil fuel purchases. The United States introduced sanctions on Nov. 21 against nearly 100 Russian financial institutions and 15 individuals in hopes of further constraining Moscow’s ability to wage war in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department listed 54 Russian banks and
The ‘Morning Joe’ host attributed the criticism to fears about the incoming Trump administration. Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was not expecting the blowback she received after she and her co-host husband, Joe Scarborough, met with President-elect Donald Trump last week. “I’ve been surprised at the backlash. And the way I look at it