Trump appoints Dr. Oz to key HHS position in new administration
President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday that Dr. Mehmet Oz will be his nominee for Administrator to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Race to take over DNC has begun after devastating 2024 losses
Two candidates have officially launched their campaign to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, kicking off the race to determine who will lead the party’s recovery after widespread losses in 2024. Martin O’Malley, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Governor, became the first notable figure to jump into the race
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,
Trump will nominate transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump announced his pick Tuesday in a social media post. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s
Dems sue PA election board over uncounted provisional ballots amid Senate recount in Casey loss
The lawsuit by the DSCC centers on dozens of provisional ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that lacked a 'secrecy envelope'
Biden Interior Dept puts together handbook to apply ‘indigenous knowledge’ into agency practices
Officials at the Department of the Interior are pushing to finalize a new "implementation handbook" to guide agency decision makers on how to "apply indigenous knowledge" in their day-to-day work.
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