Trump says he is nominating former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he is nominating former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary.
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The president said he "learned something" from the president-elect.
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Xi’s RSVP is a snub to Trump, but the inauguration invite is still a big deal
Imagine the scene, at noon, on January 20, on the west front of the US Capitol.
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Authoritarianism Expert Flags Chilling Thing That’s ‘Happening Now’ With Donald Trump
Ruth Ben-Ghiat talked about the "personalist rule" and its worrying effects.
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Kari Lake's New Trump-Announced Gig Has Critics Fuming
Social media users slammed the role as "shameful."
- France 24
Russia threatens to retaliate after Ukrainian ATACMS strike in Rostov
Moscow on Wednesday accused Kyiv of firing US-supplied ATACAMS missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region and threatened to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's "destructive" approach made peace impossible. Russia on Wednesday vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region.President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch a hypersonic ballistic missi
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Critics Slam Time's 'Person Of The Year' Award For Donald Trump
Commenters also damningly recalled a brutal previous recipient of the title.
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Russia tells citizens to avoid travel to the West - and responds to Donald Trump's call for Ukraine ceasefire
Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are "teetering on the verge of rupture".
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GOP Never Trumper Mocks Kevin McCarthy's Trump Support To His Face
“Donald Trump lied about an election being stolen and ... you’re the one who went down and resurrected him,” Sarah Longwell told the former House speaker.
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Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
Trump and his billionaire allies are out of touch with a crisis facing more than 600,000 Americans, advocates tell Alex Woodward
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Elon Musk Gloats as Trump Announces Billionaires Will Be Exempt From Normal Environmental Rules
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is dancing with joy now that his new father figure has promised him that he will no longer have to abide by pesky environmental rules. On Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that the government would be for sale after all, promising that any company investing $1 billion in the US government would "receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals." "GET READY TO ROCK!!!" Trump ex
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Time Undercuts Trump Interview With 2,300-Word Fact Check
Time magazine contested Donald Trump’s claims about undocumented immigrants, a link between vaccines and autism, and gender-transition regret in a sprawling fact-check published alongside its Person of the Year interview. The president-elect was awarded the magazine’s Person of the Year title—which has gone to influential figures as disparate as Taylor Swift and Joseph Stalin—for the second time, having also won it in 2016. Trump proudly attended the award ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange
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Syria – live: Over 1 million Syrians newly displaced as US man Travis Timmerman rescued from Assad prison
American Travis Timmerman was found by Syrian rebels, as Israel continues its bombardment around much of the country
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Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al Assad.
- The Hill
Opinion - Democrats should stop saving the Republicans from themselves
If Republicans want to drive the government into a shutdown or default — or refuse to fund disaster aid — let them.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Has Invited China’s Xi Jinping to Inauguration: Report
President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration in January, multiple sources told CBS News on Wednesday. The president-elect reportedly sent the invite to the leader of China, a nation he has threatened with tariffs for months, shortly after his electoral victory in November, the sources told the network. It is unclear if the Chinese government has accepted the invite, and the Chinese Embassy has not commented on the invitation. A Chinese head of stat
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Trump Calls Resignation of FBI Director A 'Great Day For America'
Christopher Wray is resigning before Donald Trump has a chance to fire him.
- The Hill
US warns experimental Russian missile may be used against Ukraine soon
Russia could soon launch another attack against Ukraine using an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), according to a U.S. official. The official said that Russia could fire its Oreshnik IRBM at Ukraine “in the coming days” in an attempt to intimidate Ukraine and its supporters. “We assess that the Oreshnik is not a game-changer on…
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Donald Trump Offers Vague Answer On Melania's White House Plans
The president-elect also praised his wife's role in the 2024 campaign during an interview with Time magazine.
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Fox News host floats idea Trump could expand America through a land purchase
The suggestions comes as Donald Trump has been trolling Canada about becoming a U.S. state
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Makes Phone Calls To Push Key Appointment For Family Member
It's Donald Trump who makes the decision, but RFK Jr. is actively promoting a family member for another post.