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Senate Republicans won the first round of their fight for power with Trump, as the president-elect’s attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. Gaetz posted on X, “It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is

The House Ethics Committee did not agree to release the Matt Gaetz ethics report, so House Democrats are preparing to force a vote on its release. Melanie Zandona of CNN reported:Dem Rep. Casten will offer a privileged resolution forcing a vote to require the House Ethics Committee to release

The decision to spin off MSNBC as part of a new company will result in the loss of NBC News as a partner, potentially a new network name, and maybe even new owners plus a different direction. Variety reported: The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name

Nearly 100 House Democrats have written to the Ethics Committee to urge them to release their report about Trump Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz. In the letter, the Democrats wrote: Dear Chairman Guest and Ranking Member Wild, We are writing today to request that you immediately release the Ethics Committee’s report into allegations of serious

Trump’s announcement that he has picked Dr. Oz to run Medicaid and Medicare came with a paragraph that suggested cutting the programs. Trump announced: Here is the important part of the announcement, “He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to Trump’s cabinet nominations by pointing out that America deserves better. Transcript via Meet The Press: KRISTEN WELKER: All right, let me ask you about another pick, President-elect Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, of course, your former colleague in the House. Here’s what Democratic

Joe Biden became the first American president in history to visit the Amazon rainforest. Some quotes from Biden via The White House Pool Report: “I’m proud to be here. The first sitting US president to visit the Amazon.” “The most powerful solutions to fight climate change is all around

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pointed to Elon Musk’s activities in Pennsylvania as moving the needle for Trump in the state. Transcript via CNN: TAPPER: Just before the election, you predicted on this show that the results would be close, but that Kamala Harris and the Democrats would ultimately carry Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump has been saying for a year that he will allow Netanyahu to do whatever he wants, some American Muslim leaders supported Trump anyway and are now realizing that Trump isn’t going to help in Gaza. These quotes from Muslim leaders who supported Trump from Reuters are telling:“Trump won because of us and we’re

Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to run Health and Human Services has resulted in CDC employees resigning in droves. E.J. Dickson initially wrote in The Cut:As the secretary of Health and Human Services, not only could Kennedy have ultimate authority to undermine the role of regulatory agencies in keeping

Trump and the Republicans are racing the clock because recent history shows that they won’t have total control of the White House and Congress for long. Since the 1990s when one party controls both Congress and the White House, their total control of the government usually doesn’t last for long. The New York Times reported

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has told the House Ethics Committee to preserve their report on Trump attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. Via The Washington Post:Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the House Ethics Committee to preserve its report and

Economists are warning that Trump’s mass deportation plan will kill American jobs and raise prices. The New York Times reported: There are logistical, legal, diplomatic and — even though Mr. Trump has said there is “no price tag” he wouldn’t direct the government to pay — fiscal obstacles to expelling millions of people who would

Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be Attorney General may be doomed to fail before it is even official. Trump posted on Truth Social: It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. Matt is a deeply

It will take months for Republicans to fill the House seats that will be left open by Trump choosing some GOP House members for his administration, which will make Speaker Mike Johnson’s majority even smaller. Politico reported: GOP leadership will likely already have a tough time navigating a slim

Republicans may end up with majorities in Congress, but Donald Trump will not have an easy path to funding his priorities due to Democrats in Congress. The Washington Post reported:Even if Republicans control both houses of Congress, Democrats could still play a large role in funding legislation at the