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Trump plans to ‘close' the Department of Education. What does this mean?
Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.
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5 things to know about Sean Duffy
The former congressman appeared on MTV’s “The Real World” reality show.
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5 things to know about Howard Lutnick
The billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald was born in Long Island, New York.
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Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he has chosen a key transition adviser and billionaire financial services executive, Howard Lutnick, to lead the Commerce Department.
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Will Trump hush money case get tossed? Prosecutors OK stay of sentencing
Donald Trump’s sentencing is in limbo with his hush money case in New York possibly set to be tossed.
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Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
Donald Trump’s first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the nation’s capital. Now with Trump set to return to power, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress and the momentum of a sweeping electoral win, local officials in Washington are trying to sound conciliatory while preparing for the worst. Mayor Muriel Bowser says D.C. officials have...
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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
Three other criminal cases against Donald Trump have been put in limbo on the heels of the Republican’s election as president.
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President-elect Trump attends SpaceX ‘Starship' launch in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
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What are recess appointments and why is Trump considering using them?
A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
The House speaker Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
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Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event after naming energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.
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Whoopi Goldberg asked to apologize for saying NYC bakery denied order over politics
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.
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Iran said it won't try to kill Trump: U.S. official
Iran sent a written message via Swiss diplomats in mid-October saying that it would not seek to kill Donald Trump, a U.S. official told NBC News.
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Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters and spread conspiracy theories
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who Donald Trump wants to be the next attorney general of the United States, has spread lies about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and championed the cause of Jan. 6 defendants whose cases he would oversee if confirmed to the job.
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5 things to know about Steven Cheung
Here are five things to know about Steven Cheung.
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5 things to know about Sergio Gor
Here are five things to know about Sergio Gor, assistant to President-elect Donald Trump and Director of the Presidential Personnel Office during the Trump administration’s second term.
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Trump meets with Argentina's president and says he's a ‘MAGA person'
Donald Trump has met at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election.
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Trump to nominate his criminal defense lawyer for deputy attorney general
The president-elect said he’d chosen Todd Blanche, who represented him in his criminal trial this year, for the No. 2 job at the Justice Department.
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What are recess appointments, and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government.