‘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
The administrator committed to requesting an independent investigation. An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigation found “no evidence” that a directive to hurricane relief workers to avoid the homes of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters came from senior agency officials, according to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The statement follows backlash over the revelation that a
The incoming commerce secretary will be integral to the president-elect’s tariff plans. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 16 nominated billionaire Howard Lutnick as the commerce secretary in his incoming administration. Trump said in a statement that Lutnick would “lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States
The Commanders celebrated the development. WASHINGTON—A Senate committee advanced a bill on Nov. 19 to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia, setting up the possibility of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to move back to the nation’s capital from Maryland. The vote in the Senate