Trump Names William McGinley to Serve as White House Counsel

President-Elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint William Joseph McGinley to provide legal advice as White House Counsel. President-Elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint William Joseph McGinley to provide legal advice as White House Counsel. “Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while

Republicans Will Have a House Majority. But With Vacancies Looming, How Big Will It Be?

Trump’s appointments of Stefanik, Waltz could leave the GOP with exactly 218 seats Mike Johnson (R., La.)(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The GOP’s House majority is all but confirmed. The size of that majority, however, remains to be seen—and President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap two House Republicans for his cabinet means it could shrink to as

Things to Know About the 2 Billionaires Leading Trump’s Transition, Hiring Efforts

It is still being determined if McMahon and Lutnick would serve in the incoming administration. President-elect Donald Trump has moved to confirm key members of his cabinet with a flurry of announcements in the past few days. Behind the scenes, two influential figures who lead Trump’s transition team are shaping the choices for the top

Trump Names Steven Witkoff as Special Envoy to the Middle East

Witkoff, who runs a commercial real estate firm in New York City, has no foreign policy background. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 12 that Steven Witkoff will be his special envoy to the Middle East. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has

Why Many Working Class Voters Shifted Rightward This Election

‘We are witnessing the emergence of a new politics of class,’ said Brookings Institution senior fellow William Galston. President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election in part because working-class voters continued their migration toward the America First populism that Trump has advocated for the past three election cycles. One indicator of that shift is the

Pentagon leaker sentenced to 15 years in prison for violating Espionage Act

Boston — Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who admitted he illegally posted sensitive military information to online chat rooms in what prosecutors called one of the “most prolific” and “rare” government leak operations, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Boston federal judge on Tuesday.  Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts native, pleaded