WASHINGTON—Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees will start making the rounds on the Senate side this week, his transition team announced on Nov. 19. Nominees who have confirmed visits to senators’ offices include House GOP Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth.
The outcomes in Alaska, California, Iowa, and Ohio will define the voting cushion that Republicans will have for the next two years. Although two weeks have passed since election night, several races for the U.S. House of Representatives have yet to be called. Republicans are expected to maintain a majority in the House, but the
This was SpaceX’s sixth Starship launch from the expanding Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. President-elect Donald Trump attended the latest launch of Elon Musk’s Starship on Nov. 19 in South Texas. Reports and speculations emerged earlier about Trump’s attendance. According to The Associated Press, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville
‘Republican Senators need to Show Up and Hold the Line,’ the president-elect wrote. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Republicans to halt President Joe Biden’s final judicial nominees before Inauguration Day next year. “The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door,” Trump wrote
Martin Gruenberg, an advocate of strict capital requirements and scrutiny of bank mergers, will retire in January. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg has announced his retirement effective Jan. 19, 2025, one day before President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn into office. “It has been the greatest honor of my career
CMS handles matters related to Medicare and Medicaid. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he will nominate famed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS handles matters related to those entitlement programs. In a statement, Trump cited Oz’s work as a physician and
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