President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department, the Wall Street Journal reported. Lutnick, chair and CEO of the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is currently serving as co-chair of the Trump transition team. The Jewish Republican publicly endorsed the president-elect’s proposed tariffs on U.S. imports,
House Democrats also reelected Rep. Katherine Clark as House Democratic whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Conference chairman. WASHINGTON—House Democrats reelected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their leader on Nov. 19, just weeks after falling short of reclaiming the lower congressional chamber. Jeffries, who also serves as House minority leader, said during a
‘There is now a broad, bipartisan understanding that we are dealing with an untrustworthy regime,’ an expert said. In his recent in-person meeting with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping laid out four topics that he deemed off-limits for the incoming administration, which experts say the United States is
Task force blames Secret Service for failures in Pennsylvania Trump assassination attempt Task force blames Secret Service for failures in Pennsylvania Trump assassination attempt 03:25 WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — The House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump issued subpoenas on Monday to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for
The outgoing attorney general said that the Department of Justice’s ’mission’ should be upheld. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday urged prosecutors to protect the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) “mission,” in his first remarks since President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection for attorney general under his incoming administration. Speaking at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for
The court issued the order as the commonwealth began a recount process in the race for a U.S. Senate seat. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has called on all counties to adhere to the state Supreme Court’s order that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates must not be counted. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled
‘I look forward to having conversations with the incoming president about Arizona’s needs,’ Hobbs said. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said on Monday that she would work with President-elect Donald Trump on border-related issues such as stopping the illegal importation of fentanyl, although she signaled she would resist policies such as mass deportation of illegal immigrants.