Trump to pick Linda McMahon to head Department of Education, sources say

Trump makes some Cabinet and senior staff picks Trump’s Cabinet and senior staff positions picks shake up Washington 03:36 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during

As Biden nears Trump’s number of judicial confirmations, GOP may slow the process

Washington — As Senate Democrats work to push through President Biden’s remaining nominees to the nation’s courts before he leaves office and control of the upper chamber flips, they are bumping up against efforts by their Republican colleagues to slow down the pace of confirmations, amid President-elect Donald Trump’s urging that his party “hold the

Here’s what Trump’s FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote in Project 2025

Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week 03:10 President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will oversee the agency that regulates U.S. internet access and communications networks such as TV and radio. Carr believes it’s an institution ripe for change,  according

Trump Attends Starship Launch With Musk

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

Trump Calls on GOP Senators to Halt Biden’s Judicial Nominees

‘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

Senate Democrats Launch Eleventh-Hour Campaign To Kneecap Jewish State

In the Biden-Harris administration’s eleventh hour, Senate Democrats are launching a campaign against the Jewish state aimed at drumming up support for blocking arms sales to Israel. Led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), the congressional offensive consists of three Senate disapproval resolutions that call for an immediate pause in American arms sales to Israel

FDIC Chair to Step Down, Clearing the Way for Change Under Trump

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