Rubio, a member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China since 2015, has been on Beijing’s blacklist for his human rights advocacy since 2020. President-elect Donald Trump is likely going to make Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) his secretary of state as he moves to fill the top cabinet positions of his new administration, a source familiar
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money case on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether charges against the president-elect should be dropped in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchan agreed to freeze the case until Nov. 19, giving prosecutors time to assess the “unprecedented circumstances” following
‘Criminals and gang members get no grace period,’ Tom Homan told Fox News on Monday evening. The official who will oversee border security under President-elect Donald Trump warned people who are in the United States illegally to “self-deport” because the federal government is going to make immigration enforcement a priority in the incoming administration. Over
The former White House chief of staff argued his efforts to contest the 2020 Georgia election were part of his federal job and thus the case should be moved. The Supreme Court on Nov. 12 turned away former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s request to transfer his election interference case from a
As he continues to fill out his cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, according to officials familiar with the decisions. All three
Decision Desk HQ projected that the Republicans will retain the House, while The Associated Press is yet to make a call. WASHINGTON—The House Republican Conference on Nov. 12 celebrated retaining a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2024 general elections. On Monday evening, Decision Desk HQ projected that the Republicans will retain
The Senate majority leader had not extended invitations to two candidates in close races. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has opened up this week’s Senate orientation to all new senators, his office said on Nov. 12. A spokesperson told news outlets that invitations were sent to senator-elects Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Ruben Gallego