The longest-serving senator in U.S. history is transitioning away from his role in GOP leadership. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will chair two key committees in the new Congress, according to his announcement on Thursday. McConnell said he will head the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Rules Committee. The longest-serving
Hayley Harrison is the incoming first lady’s first hire ahead of her return to the White House. President-elect Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, has selected her longtime aide, Hayley Harrison, as her chief of staff upon her return to the East Wing of the White House. The appointment marks the incoming first lady’s first hire
Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh emerge as top contenders, with Marc Rowan and Bill Hagerty lingering in the background. President-elect Donald Trump has yet to make his decision for Treasury secretary. Wall Street is still waiting for the official announcement as market watchers speculate who could be chosen for the high-level position. Scott Bessent, a
‘This special election will be faster than we have ever done before,’ Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd said. Voters in Florida’s First Congressional District will elect their replacement for former Rep. Matt Gaetz on April 1, 2025. Florida’s Secretary of State Cord Byrd released the multi-month schedule of events on Nov. 22, touting it
The ‘Trump–Vance transition team has not yet entered into the agreements with the White House and the General Service Administration,’ Karine Jean-Pierre says. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has not yet entered agreements with the outgoing Biden administration and a federal agency responsible for services, the White House said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
David Friedman praised Huckabee’s support for Israel as ‘absolutely rock solid.’ Praising President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Mike Huckabee as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, former envoy David Friedman called it a “great” pick. “I couldn’t be more excited about his pick. Obviously, he’s coming into a different period in the relationship than when
The move would be ‘extremely difficult to get done,’ one senator says. Multiple Republican senators said this week that it may be difficult for President-elect Donald Trump to use recess appointments to allow for his preferred Cabinet picks to be confirmed. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he does