Reporter’s Notebook: The hitchhiker’s guide to recess appointments
As Congress enters recess, the president's ability to appoint ambassadors and other positions in the government has a long history.
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Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump’s planned appointments
Washington — Republicans have celebrated holding onto their narrow majority in the House, adding to their flip of the Senate and the White House for a trifecta in Washington next year. But President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow
Why is Trump threatening a 100% tariff on the BRICS nations?
President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 30 threatened to slap a 100% tariff on a group of nine nations — the so-called BRICS — if they try to replace the U.S. dollar with another currency. The BRICS countries include Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Trump said he’ll
Bluesky says X’s “partisan microphone” are driving users to it
It’s unusual for a new social media service to get a foothold in a marketplace entrenched by the likes of X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok which, dominate people’s phones. But Bluesky, a nearly 2-year-old app, is now grabbing attention amid a recent surge of new users, which the company says is likely due to
‘ALL HELL TO PAY’: Trump Warns Hamas To Return All Hostages by Inauguration Day or Get ‘Hit Harder Than Anybody Has Been Hit’
‘Everybody is talking about the hostages … but it’s all talk, and no action,’ president-elect writes in Truth Social post Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump has a message for Hamas and its benefactors in Tehran: Release the hostages before Inauguration Day, or else. In a Monday afternoon Truth Social post, Trump said
Trump promises ‘hell to pay’ in Middle East if hostages are not released before he takes office
President-elect Trump took a hard stance Monday on the release of hostages being held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for more than one year.
Trump Vows There’ll Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Oct. 7 Hostages Not Freed by Time of His Inauguration
Around 100 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip after being taken from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. President-elect Donald Trump threatened severe consequences if hostages held in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, are not released by the time he takes office on Jan. 20 next year. “Everybody is talking about