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Ohio Democrat Beats Trump's Pick, Extends House Record

Marcy Kaptur will be serving her 22nd term

(Newser) - Ohio Democratic US Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term on Wednesday, defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Trump. Her victory in northwest Ohio over state Rep. Derek Merrin allows Kaptur to continue her streak as the longest-serving woman in House history, the AP reports. The final results were...

Delta CEO Says Trump's Return Is a Welcome One

Administration could bring 'breath of fresh air' after government 'overreach,' says Ed Bastian

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' CEO is optimistic about a second Trump administration, whose approach to regulation could be a "breath of fresh air." Ed Bastian on Wednesday characterized the last four years as being marked by a "level of [government] overreach," CNBC reports. The airline industry has...

Trump Picks His NATO Ambassador
Trump Names
His NATO
Ambassador
Nov 20, 2024 10:25 AM CST

Trump Names His NATO Ambassador

Calls his former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker 'a strong warrior and loyal Patriot'

(Newser) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as US ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about. In a statement, Trump said Whitaker was "a strong warrior and loyal Patriot" who "will ensure the...

Walmart CFO: We'll Likely Hike Prices if Trump Brings in Tariffs

And that's not the only company warning it may pass costs of Trump's import plan onto consumers

(Newser) - Walmart had a better-than-expected third quarter, but consumers might not reap the benefits of that for long if President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs on imports come to pass. Trump said during his campaign that he plans on imposing a 10% to 20% tariff on imports in general, with fees as...

Trump's Education Secretary Pick: 'Billionaire Pro Wrestling Mogul'

President-elect announces he will nominate Linda McMahon

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet announcement: Linda McMahon for secretary of education. McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, founded World Wrestling Entertainment; the AP refers to her as a "billionaire professional wrestling mogul." Linda McMahon has served as a board member of Sacred Heart University and also briefly...

Eye on Disenchanted Voters, Cruise Line Offers 4-Year Trip

Villa Vie Residences rolls out 1- to 4-year cruises at a starting cost of $40K a year

(Newser) - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free—of politics, perhaps. That's not the marketing slogan for one cruise line's new shtick, but it might as well be. As the Guardian reports, Villa Vie Residences is offering up a conveniently timed postelection cruise...

Trump Announces His FCC Pick
Trump Picks
Brendan Carr
to Lead FCC
Nov 18, 2024 12:00 AM CST

Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead FCC

Carr 'will end the regulatory onslaught,' Trump says

(Newser) - As expected , President-elect Trump on Sunday night announced Brendan Carr as his pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Carr is a conservative commissioner originally appointed to the FCC by Trump in 2017, Politico reports, and unanimously confirmed to a new five-year term last year after President Biden re-nominated...

Star of the New Snow White Criticized Over Trump Posts
Disney Star
Apologizes
Over Trump
Post
UPDATED
Nov 15, 2024 1:18 PM CST

Disney Star Apologizes Over Trump Post

Rachel Zegler says she let her 'emotions get the best of me'

(Newser) - Disney star Rachel Zegler has publicly apologized for her post slamming Donald Trump and his supporters after the election. The Snow White actress wrote on Instagram that she let her "emotions get the best of me," per the Hollywood Reporter . "Hatred and anger have caused us to...

McCarthy: 'Everybody Knows' Gaetz Won't Be Confirmed

Former House speaker calls it a 'good deflection' by Donald Trump

(Newser) - President-elect Trump stunned DC on Wednesday with his pick of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. But former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted Thursday that his bitter political rival would never actually become AG. "Gaetz won't get confirmed, everybody knows that," McCarthy tells Bloomberg . McCarthy called the...

Kennedy: Trump's Diet Is 'Really, Like, Bad'

'The food that goes onto that airplane is, like, just poison'

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his independent presidential bid to become a Donald Trump supporter—but he's not a supporter of the president-elect's diet. In a post-election interview with podcaster Joe Polish, Kennedy said the food on Trump's campaign plane was like "poison," the New ...

Trump in Oval Office Return: 'It Is a Nice World Today'

He meets with President Biden, as per tradition

(Newser) - Donald Trump's official return to the Oval Office won't happen until January, but the president-elect made a temporary return on Wednesday. President Biden invited the 47th US president to meet with him in a ceremonial tradition that's seen as part of a smooth and peaceful transfer of...

Report: Jack Smith Will Beat Trump to the Punch

Special counsel plans to resign before president-elect can fire him, per NYT

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't have the opportunity to fire Jack Smith within "two seconds" of taking office because the special counsel will be exiting on his own. According to the New York Times ' sources, Smith, who pursued two federal prosecutions of Trump, plans to resign along with other...

Defense World Reels, and More Reactions to Trump Nominees

One defense lobbyist said of defense secretary pick, 'who the f--- is this guy?'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump wasted no time announcing his nominees for a number of appointments in his Cabinet (see roundups here and here , or learn what Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be doing here )—so, of course, now analysis and reactions are rolling in. A few takeaways:
  • The biggest reaction
...

WSJ Editorial Warns Trump About Overreach on Border

Public is with him, unless he goes too far, the editors write

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is all in favor of President-elect Trump cracking down on illegal immigration. But a new editorial warns him against going too far. Trump promised on the campaign trial to implement the biggest deportation plan in US history, and "how it...

Picks Reported for Secretary of State, Homeland Security

Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem poised to assume key positions; Trump names Waltz for NSA

(Newser) - The Trump administration picks keep trickling in, and unconfirmed reports zero in on two big ones Tuesday morning:
  • Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state.
  • South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security.

NY Judge Delays Ruling on Scrapping Trump's Conviction

Juan Merchan kicks can down the road to Nov. 19 in hush money case

(Newser) - A judge on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Trump's conviction in his hush money case as his lawyers argued that his election last week warrants dismissing the case altogether so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan Merchan had been set to rule...

Trump Has Phone Call With Putin
Kremlin Says Trump
Call to Putin 'Pure Fiction'
UPDATED
Nov 11, 2024 7:30 PM CST

Kremlin Says Trump Call to Putin 'Pure Fiction'

'There was no conversation,' and there are 'no concrete plans' for one, Kremlin spokesman claims

(Newser) - The Kremlin has firmly denied reports that President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin last week and urged the Russian leader not to escalate the war in Ukraine. "This is completely untrue, it is pure fiction," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, per the BBC . "This is...

Trump Names His EPA Pick
Trump Names His EPA Pick
Nov 11, 2024 5:53 PM CST

Trump Names His EPA Pick

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin plans to 'pursue energy dominance'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump named another member of his team Monday, announcing that former Rep. Lee Zeldin is his choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator. If he is confirmed, Zeldin will lead efforts to roll back climate regulations and other Biden administration policies, reports Politico . During his campaign, Trump promised to "...

3 Challengers to Lead Senate Embrace a Trump Demand

Scott, Cornyn, Thune accept president-elect's call for recess confirmations

(Newser) - President-elect Trump laid down a challenge, and the top three candidates to lead the Senate next year accepted. In a Truth Social post, Trump said any GOP senator vying for the position must agree to recess appointments—a tool to get Trump's appointees in place quickly when the full...

Here's Trump's 'Day 1' Agenda
Here's Trump's 'Day 1' Agenda
Nov 11, 2024 4:27 AM CST

Here's Trump's 'Day 1' Agenda

What the president-elect has promised to do right away, and what he can do right away

(Newser) - Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator—"except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House, the AP reports. Here's a look at what Trump has said he will...

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