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Oversight panel presses FEMA administrator on hurricane relief discrimination allegations
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee grilled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday over a since-fired FEMA employee's directive that staff ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Fetterman opens door to supporting ex-rival Oz as CMS administrator
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) opened the door on Tuesday to supporting ex-rival Mehmet Oz as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. “If Dr. Oz is about protecting and ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
House Republicans grill FEMA administrator over alleged political bias
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, after being asked to launch an inspector general investigation, said she had formally requested additional assistance on Tuesday.Top stories - ABC News - November 20 -
Trump joins Musk for rocket launch as he continues staffing up administration
President-elect Donald Trump continued announcing picks for Cabinet positions and administrative roles, including tapping banking CEO Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department. Trump also ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Trump nominates ‘Dr Oz’ as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator
TV personality’s medical advice has proven so controversial a 2014 study declared half of it ‘baseless or wrong’. Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, best known globally as Dr Oz, to serve as the ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
6 Ways the New Trump Administration Could Impact Your Business
What Trump’s past and future policies could mean for your small business.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
Biden Agrees to Supply Ukraine With Anti-Personnel Mines
The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Biden administration allowing Ukraine to use anti-personnel mines: Austin
The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use anti-personnel land mines to mitigate Russia’s battlefield progress, undoing a policy the president had previously set at the beginning of his ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Robert Lighthizer Is One Person Trump Needs in His Administration
Robert Lighthizer has championed plans to revive American industry and transform the global economy.Top stories - The New York Times - November 20 -
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past
Four men chosen by President-elect Donald Trump for top positions have been accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Biden administration offers alternatives for Colorado River’s long-term operations
Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration date for the current rules approaches. ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Project 2025 seeps into Trump administration despite attempts to distance himself
Several Project 2025 authors and contributors are not just connected to President-elect Donald Trump, but also nominated for roles in his administration.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
TSA administrator says he'd like to stay on under Trump
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief David Pekoske said earlier this week that he would like to continue serving under President-elect Trump. CBS’s Tony Dokoupil asked Pekoske if he ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Donalds ‘not surprised’ Trump hasn’t named him for position in new administration
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said he is “not surprised” President-elect Trump has not named him for a position in his new administration. Donalds joined CNN’s “Laura Coates Live” on Wednesday ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Texas to build new border wall section on land offered to Trump administration
The land offer highlights the divide between states and local governments on supporting or resisting Trump's mass deportation plans.Politics - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Biden administration adding dozens of Chinese firms to forced-labor blacklist
The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese companies to its forced labor blacklist Friday in its latest effort to combat the exploitation of China's ethnic Uyghur population. The ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Warren: Trump risks national security by not cooperating with Biden administration on transition
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is warning that President-elect Trump is putting national security at risk by refusing to sign memoranda of understanding with the Biden White House and federal ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Gallagher not interested in serving as SEC chair in second Trump administration
Dan Gallagher, chief legal officer at the financial services firm Robinhood, said Friday that he is not interested in chairing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration
The terrorist group has been looking to be active this holiday season, with online chatter about attacks increasing. Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to make nominations to key posts in his incoming administration. On Friday, Trump made choices for treasury secretary, CDC director, FDA commissioner and ...Politics - CBS News - 3 days ago -
TikTok CEO Seeks Musk's Counsel on Incoming Trump Administration
The popular video app and Chinese parent ByteDance view the rival social-media owner as a conduit to the president-elect.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
President-elect Trump makes 10 new high-profile administration picks
President-elect Trump has made a total of 10 new high-profile administration picks since Friday. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports on what they could mean for the economy and public health.Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Hulk Hogan suggests Trump may nominate him for position in administration
Hulk Hogan suggested that President-elect Trump might give him a role in his upcoming administration during an interview with Fox News's Brian Kilmeade on Saturday. Hogan during the interview ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters
Trump allies and other Republicans have provided a preview of what could happen to protests, protestors, and aligned groups once the new administration beginsTop stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Turning Israel’s military achievements into the next administration's diplomatic victories
Israel has dismantled Hamas' military infrastructure and weakened Hezbollah, but the U.S. must provide support to Israel to achieve victory in the region by imposing maximum sanctions on Iran and ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump team working 'hand in glove' with Biden administration on national security: Waltz
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s choice for national security adviser in his next administration, said Sunday that the Trump transition team is working “hand in glove” with the ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
President-elect Trump makes more top administration picks
With fewer than three weeks since the election, President-elect Donald Trump has now chosen all of his Cabinet secretaries. He recently announced his pick for Treasury secretary as hedge fund ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Mike Waltz to resign from House day of inauguration to join Trump administration
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) will resign from the House on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Trump takes office, to become the national security adviser for Trump's second term, a source familiar with ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
What Trump’s ‘shocking’ Cabinet picks reveal about his next administration
Donald Trump’s appointments are emblematic of his presidency: unpredictable, polarizing and steeped in his outsider ethos.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Florida's takeover of the GOP is about to transform Washington
POLITICO reporters discuss what Florida’s takeover of the Republican Party means in a second Trump administration.Politics - Politico - Yesterday -
Biden administration preliminarily OKs $6.6B loan to EV maker Rivian
The Biden administration has preliminarily said it would give a $6.6 billion loan to electric vehicle maker Rivian for a plant in Georgia. The administration said the loan would support the ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
Rivian to use Biden administration loan to boost competitiveness of its EVs
Rivian said it will use a $6.6 billion government loan to “aggressively” scale manufacturing of its R2, which is coming in 2026.Business - MarketWatch - 21 hours ago -
Biden administration finalizes nearly $8B in CHIPS funding for Intel
Intel will receive about $7.86 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to build new semiconductor manufacturing facilities across four states under its finalized agreement with the Biden ...Politics - The Hill - 20 hours ago -
Lawmakers call for progress on marijuana law before end of Biden administration
Progressive lawmakers are calling on President Biden to take additional steps on federal marijuana law before his term comes to an end in January. In a letter sent to Biden and Vice President ...Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago