After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he was selecting Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, as his replacement. “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United
Washington — Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who is set to become the first transgender member of Congress, characterized a GOP effort to restrict bathroom use as an attempt “to get headlines.” “Everything was fine until some members of the small Republican conference majority decided to get headlines and to manufacture a crisis,” McBride told
Washington — Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, met with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday as new details emerged about an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2017. Hegseth was accompanied in his meetings by Vice President-elect JD Vance, an Ohio senator, as they seek to
Former Ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to give high-profile posts in his administration to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, both candidates whose prospective nominations have received some pushback about their backgrounds. On Kennedy’s selection to lead the Health and Human Services
Recount begins in Senate race as Dave McCormick leads Bob Casey by about 16,000 votes Recount begins in Senate race as Dave McCormick leads Bob Casey by about 16,000 votes 02:03 Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday conceded in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania to Republican challenger Dave McCormick. In an email from his
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
Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks. Now, bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 and investors do not appear to be fazed by gravity or any cautionary tales of