Education secretary pick Linda McMahon named in WWE child sex abuse lawsuit

A lawsuit filed in October accused former WWE CEO Linda McMahon, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, of turning a blind eye to child sexual abuse by a former ringside announcer at the wrestling company. The suit claims McMahon, her husband Vince and others at the WWE were aware of misconduct by Melvin Phillips

Mika Brzezinski Expresses Surprise Over Backlash to Trump Meeting

The ‘Morning Joe’ host attributed the criticism to fears about the incoming Trump administration. Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was not expecting the blowback she received after she and her co-host husband, Joe Scarborough, met with President-elect Donald Trump last week. “I’ve been surprised at the backlash. And the way I look at it

California Can’t Afford Newsom’s ‘$100 Million’ Trump Resistance Lawsuits, Budget Watchdog Warns

‘There is really no capacity for new commitments,’ California budget analyst says California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) / Reuters California’s budget watchdog is warning state leaders they don’t have extra money to spend as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) prepares an “emergency” legislative session to approve more funding for lawsuits combating the incoming Trump administration. A

Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Trump AG Consideration: What Happens Next?

‘It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition,’ Gaetz says. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) could potentially return to Congress after withdrawing as a candidate for attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration. Gaetz, 42, resigned from his position in Congress on Nov.