POLITICS

Dem Megadonor Reid Hoffman Scrubbed From Pentagon Board Website Ahead of Trump Inauguration

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Hoffman’s board position sparked Republican outcry over his Jeffrey Epstein ties, remarks about making Trump a ‘martyr’ Reid Hoffman speaks in San Francisco, California. (Kimberly White/Getty Images for WIRED) Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman appears to have quietly left a premier Pentagon advisory board after the election of Donald Trump, raising questions about whether he quit

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Appointed to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also met with Vivek Ramaswamy and several Ohio elected officials before making the decision days before Trump’s inauguration. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice-President-elect JD Vance’s U.S. Senate seat in a Jan. 17 announcement. Vance resigned from his Senate seat earlier this month in

Senate Clears Laken Riley Act for Final Vote

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The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. The Senate on Jan. 17 ended debate on legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states to sue the federal government if

Laken Riley Act Advances to Final Vote in Senate

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The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. WASHINGTON—The Senate on Jan. 17 advanced a bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting, setting it up for a final vote. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states