Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have said they would support recess appointments. Candidates for Senate majority leader have said they will honor President-elect Donald Trump’s request to make appointments when the Senate is in recess. Ahead of the Senate leadership election on Nov. 13, Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John
The Washington Post previously reported that Trump had spoken with Putin after he won the U.S. election. The Kremlin has denied that Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump had spoken in the days following Trump’s election win, disputing reports in Western media outlets. The Washington Post first reported on Nov. 10, citing anonymous
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee called for the state’s attorney general to investigate whether FEMA discriminated against Trump-supporting Tennesseans. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in calling for an investigation into claims that some Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers were instructed to avoid the homes of Trump supporters in the aftermath of
As of Monday, about 53 percent of Californians had rejected Proposition 6. California voters rejected a proposition that would amend the state constitution to bar forced prison labor in any form. The Associated Press projects that voters in the Golden State have rejected Proposition 6, with about 72 percent of votes counted following last week’s
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions. President-elect Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be the deputy chief of policy in his upcoming administration, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance, a Republican Ohio senator, wrote a message
The American Civil Liberties Union had argued that tens of thousands of Arizona voters could be disenfranchised due to the ballot restrictions. Arizona’s Supreme Court on Nov. 10 denied an emergency request to extend the deadline for officials to fix problems with mail ballots, roughly a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) submitted
Although multiple media outlets have called the race for McCormick, Schumer said the 100,000 ballots yet to count make the race undetermined. Dave McCormick is not being allowed to attend an orientation for new U.S. senators despite news outlets calling the Pennsylvania Senate race in his favor, the top Democrat in the upper chamber says.