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What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new...

Kim Jong Un Calls for Mass Production of Suicide Attack Drones

Kim Jong Un Calls for Mass Production of Suicide Attack Drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the mass production of attack drones after Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying unmanned a...

As he fills his new administration, Trump values loyalty above all else

As he fills his new administration, Trump values loyalty above all else

Donald Trump spent much of his first term feeling stung and betrayed by those he’d placed in power

Gaetz, RFK Jr. to Get Vetted Amid Some GOP Skepticism, Thune Says

Gaetz, RFK Jr. to Get Vetted Amid Some GOP Skepticism, Thune Says

Incoming Senate majority leader John Thune said “all options are on the table” to clear President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees, i...

Republicans Float Lara Trump to Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat

Republicans Float Lara Trump to Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat

If Senator Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will choose his replacement. Some lawmakers are pu...

Trump Picks Doug Collins, Former Congressman and Impeachment Defender, to Lead V.A.

Trump Picks Doug Collins, Former Congressman and Impeachment Defender, to Lead V.A.

Mr. Collins, a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, became the face of the president-elect’s defense in his first impeachment in 201...

With Most Top Trump Picks Named, the Focus Shifts to Deputies

With Most Top Trump Picks Named, the Focus Shifts to Deputies

President-elect Donald Trump says his Cabinet picks are meant to shake up a broken system. Now attention is turning to the deputie...

In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes

In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes

The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that his fir...

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate

A state judge in Montana has heard arguments over policies that block transgender people from changing the sex designation on thei...

Trump names Dean John Sauer as US solicitor general

Trump names Dean John Sauer as US solicitor general

President-elect Trump announced Dean John Sauer as his pick for solicitor general of the United States.

Giuliani's lawyers after $148M defamation judgment seek to withdraw from his case

Giuliani's lawyers after $148M defamation judgment seek to withdraw from his case

Two attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a $148 million defamation judgment against him have asked a judge...

Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls

Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the left...

Trump nominates former Rep. Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs

Trump nominates former Rep. Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs

President-elect added Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, to serve as the secretary of veterans affairs, adding anoth...

Trump Picks Todd Blanche, His Defense Lawyer, to Be Deputy Attorney General

Trump Picks Todd Blanche, His Defense Lawyer, to Be Deputy Attorney General

Mr. Blanche, a former supervising federal prosecutor in Manhattan, oversaw the president-elect’s legal defense against multiple in...

Trump says he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, Air Force reservist, as veterans affairs secretary

Trump says he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, Air Force reservist, as veterans affairs secretary

Trump says he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, Air Force reservist, as veterans affairs secretary

Trump to Nominate Doug Collins as Secretary for Veterans Affairs

Trump to Nominate Doug Collins as Secretary for Veterans Affairs

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Congressman Doug Collins for US Secretary for Veterans Affairs, according to a s...

Trump names his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general

Trump names his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump named his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general.

Alarm Grows Over Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary

Alarm Grows Over Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth has criticized the Pentagon leadership for its diversity efforts and vocally supported service members accused of war...

Trump Nominates Todd Blanche for Deputy Attorney General

Trump Nominates Todd Blanche for Deputy Attorney General

President-elect Donald Trump says he has chosen Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, according to a statement.

The Investigations Into Matt Gaetz: What to Know

The Investigations Into Matt Gaetz: What to Know

Federal prosecutors scrutinized claims that Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general had sex with an underage girl, but did not ...

Biden Braces for Lots of Trump Questions From World Leaders

Biden Braces for Lots of Trump Questions From World Leaders

As US President Joe Biden arrived in Peru for back-to-back summits with some of the world’s most powerful leaders, his aides expec...

‘There Were Signs’: How the Polls Anticipated Some of Trump’s Key Gains

‘There Were Signs’: How the Polls Anticipated Some of Trump’s Key Gains

The available data confirms that Donald Trump made inroads among Hispanic, Black and big-city voters. The results mean that, to a ...

With Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’

With Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’

The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the three areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn ...

Trump Names Former S.E.C. Chief as Manhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor

Trump Names Former S.E.C. Chief as Manhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor

Jay Clayton, a former corporate lawyer, will be in a critical position for the president-elect, who has promised revenge on those ...

New Senate bipartisan border bill introduced in wake of Trump election victory

New Senate bipartisan border bill introduced in wake of Trump election victory

The Border Smuggling Crackdown Act raises federal penalties based on the number of people smuggled and severity of harm, aiming to...

Trump nominates former SEC chairman Jay Clayton as US attorney for Southern District of NY

Trump nominates former SEC chairman Jay Clayton as US attorney for Southern District of NY

President-elect Trump nominated the former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, to serve as the U...

Techies Push Other Techies to Musk to Join Trump Administration

Techies Push Other Techies to Musk to Join Trump Administration

Tech leaders are recommending their own brethren to Mr. Musk and others, as they aim to leave a Silicon Valley imprint on Donald T...

Trump Taps His Ex-SEC Chair Jay Clayton as US Attorney for Manhattan

Trump Taps His Ex-SEC Chair Jay Clayton as US Attorney for Manhattan

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jay Clayton to serve as US Attorney for Manhattan, leading the Justice Department office k...

Woman told House committee she had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17: report

Woman told House committee she had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17: report

Rep. Matt Gaetz was accused of having sex with a teenager in the House Ethics Committee's probe.

Woman told House committee Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: report

Woman told House committee Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: report

Rep. Matt Gaetz was accused of having sex with a teenager in the House Ethics Committee's probe.

'Malign influence': Top Biden official faces backlash ahead of address at forum with deep ties to CCP

'Malign influence': Top Biden official faces backlash ahead of address at forum with deep ties to CCP

The Biden administration is facing backlash after it was revealed that a top official would be participating in a forum hosted by ...

Senate Dems race to confirm Biden judges ahead of Trump's presidency

Senate Dems race to confirm Biden judges ahead of Trump's presidency

Democratic senators are fast-tracking Biden's judicial nominations before President-elect Trump takes office in January and after ...

How Trump Picked Gaetz

How Trump Picked Gaetz

President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to have gained some clarity on what he wanted in an attorney general while he was in Wash...

Trump Applies a Loyalty Test to Senate GOP With Gaetz Nomination

Trump Applies a Loyalty Test to Senate GOP With Gaetz Nomination

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior editor Joe Sobcz...

Federal court upholds Indiana ban on puberty blockers, hormones for gender-confused minors

Federal court upholds Indiana ban on puberty blockers, hormones for gender-confused minors

A U.S. appeals court upheld an Indiana law barring minors from being able to access medicines to help them transition genders.

Canada’s Infrastructure Keeps Aging as Investment Fails to Keep Up

Canada’s Infrastructure Keeps Aging as Investment Fails to Keep Up

Canada’s highways, shopping centers, schools and equipment are aging without being replaced as investment in infrastructure slows....

Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.

Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.

Whether the Senate would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has unorthodox views about medicine, is an open ques...

RFK Jr. expected to be tapped to lead Department of Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. expected to be tapped to lead Department of Health and Human Services

President-elect Trump is expected to tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according...

Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, AP sources say

Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, AP sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F

US Adds South Korea to Foreign-Exchange Monitoring Watchlist

US Adds South Korea to Foreign-Exchange Monitoring Watchlist

The US Treasury added South Korea to a “monitoring list” for foreign-exchange practices that continues to include Japan and German...

Federal court upends decades of environmental regulations

Federal court upends decades of environmental regulations

The D.C. District Court of Appeals issued a divided ruling that the White House Council on Environmental Quality does not have the...

Hochul spurs bipartisan outrage over massive toll reboot, as Dems worry Trump will block it

Hochul spurs bipartisan outrage over massive toll reboot, as Dems worry Trump will block it

Republicans issued a plea to President-elect Trump to halt New York's congestion pricing plan, as Democrats signaled they want to ...

Trump Expected to Tap RFK Jr. to Head HHS; Vaccine Stocks Fall

Trump Expected to Tap RFK Jr. to Head HHS; Vaccine Stocks Fall

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to run the Department of Health and Human Services, ac...

Trump privately backed John Thune in tight leader race: Sen Steve Daines

Trump privately backed John Thune in tight leader race: Sen Steve Daines

Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's choice not...

House committee calls on FEMA for transparency after official tells workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

House committee calls on FEMA for transparency after official tells workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is demanding that FEMA provide documentation after an employee instructed hurri...

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

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 po...

Incoming Trump admin eyes massive expansion of immigration detention: 'He will deliver'

Incoming Trump admin eyes massive expansion of immigration detention: 'He will deliver'

The incoming Trump administration will dramatically expand its ability to detain illegal immigrants as it looks to launch a histor...

JPMorgan CEO Dimon Sees Firms Pursuing More M&A Under Trump

JPMorgan CEO Dimon Sees Firms Pursuing More M&A Under Trump

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said companies will look harder at acquisitions in the wake of the Tr...

Donald Trump Jr ally Sergio Gor offered top White House personnel job: report

Donald Trump Jr ally Sergio Gor offered top White House personnel job: report

Sergio Gor, an associate of Donald Trump Jr., reportedly is President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Presidential Personnel O...

US Trade Chief Says Targeted Tariffs Needed to Avoid China Shock

US Trade Chief Says Targeted Tariffs Needed to Avoid China Shock

President Joe Biden’s trade negotiator said the use of targeted tariffs is necessary to guard against China deluging the US with i...

Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on sta...

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Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on state's abortion law, death of Amber Thurman

Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

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Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East d...

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Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East day after Biden said he wouldn’t add combat troops

After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Join...

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After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Joins Joins Irvine Police Department's Fleet, Will Be Used For Community Outreach Efforts

Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both...

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Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both sides go high and low

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