Outspoken Advocate for Free Markets Heads to Brussels as US Ambassador to EU

Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on Nov. 19, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images At a White House ceremony on Aug. 20, Andrew Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, was sworn in by President Donald Trump as

Democrats Push Back on Texas Redistricting Map, Back California Ballot Measure

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier gestures from the Texas House floor in the state Capitol in Austin on Aug. 19, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Texas Legislature is moving ahead with a congressional redistricting map that would give Republicans additional seats, while Democrats in California are putting a competing proposal before voters this fall. The