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Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad
Coca-Cola is facing backlash online over an artificial intelligence-made Christmas promotional video that users are calling “soulless” and “devoid of any actual creativity.”Top stories - NBC News - November 18 -
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Inexperience matters: The logic of Trump’s controversial nominations
Trump didn’t make these appointments by accident or whim.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Confirmation battles loom for Trump's controversial cabinet picks
With President-elect Trump filling out the final top positions in his administration, the focus now turns to the possible confirmation battles expected on Capitol Hill. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports ...Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
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Volkswagen to sell controversial factory in China’s Xinjiang
Volkswagen has faced major criticism from activists and investors over its interest in the Xinjiang factory which it first opened in 2013Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago -
Howard Lutnick Is Scouting Trump’s Nominees. Some Will Oversee His Interests.
Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team and a Wall Street financier, is leading the search for appointees while still running his businesses.Business - The New York Times - November 9 -
Senators Vying to Be G.O.P. Leader Vow to Quickly Confirm Trump Nominees
Senators Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn quickly responded to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s demand on social media, the latest example of his influence over Republican lawmakers.Top stories - The New York Times - November 11 -
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Kristi Noem Is Emerging as Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary
Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, is a loyalist who has vocally supported Donald J. Trump’s pledges regarding undocumented immigrants.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
5 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon nominee
President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump’s Nominees Pose Dilemma for Senate G.O.P., Testing Their Deference
The president-elect’s choice of combative loyalists who could have trouble being confirmed has raised constitutional questions about executive power and the Senate’s prerogatives.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
Former defense secretary addresses nominee's claim about women in combat units
Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat.Top stories - ABC News - November 15 -
What are recess appointments and can Trump confirm nominees that way?
The president-elect proposed an archaic method to install people such as RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz – here’s what to know. Several Republican senators expressed shock on Wednesday when Donald Trump ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
What to know about Trump's energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a fracking executive who has long ties to the energy industry, to lead the Department of Energy.Top stories - ABC News - November 17 -
Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left open the possibility of enabling President-elect Trump to appoint his Cabinet by recess appointment, bypassing the need for approval from the Senate. “We’ll ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Announced, See Them All Now
It's awards season again The Game Awards, an annual celebration of video games, takes place this December, and the nominees have now been announced for the 2024 showcase.. In 2023, Baldur's ...Tech - GameSpot - November 18 -
Trump Admits Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed. He’s Pushing His Nominees Anyway.
The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won’t dare to turn them all down.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
All of Trump’s nominees must face questioning in Senate confirmation hearings
For the Senate to go into recess specifically to avoid its constitutional duties would be a shameful first in American history.Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
How Trump — with or without the Senate — could install his Cabinet nominees
The move by the president to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments would create a new precedent, experts say, affecting the way presidents see presidential power going forward.Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Gaetz among least favored Trump Cabinet nominees in new survey
President-elect Trump’s attorney general nominee, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), is among the least favored of his Cabinet nominees, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
In reversals, Trump and Thune look to stop Biden's judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.Top stories - ABC News - November 19 -
Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees
President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees.Business - CNBC - November 19 -
Republicans fume as GOP absences help Democrats move judicial nominees
Senate Republicans aired frustrations Tuesday after Vice President-elect Vance and other party members skipped votes Monday, greasing the skids for Democratic-backed judicial nominees to be ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Senate set for late night as battle over judicial nominees rages on
The Senate is set for a late night on Wednesday, as Democrats attempt to shepherd through a number of judicial nominees to fill vacancies weeks before they hand over control of the upper chamber to ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Poll finds most Dems want Harris for next presidential nominee
Despite losing to President-elect Trump in the 2024 White House election, most Democrats want Vice President Harris to be the party’s 2028 presidential nominee, according to a new survey. The ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
What to know about Trump's labor secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary is being applauded by some key labor unions.Top stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Democratic Senator says she ‘absolutely’ can work with Trump Cabinet nominees
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) said she can “absolutely” work with President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees, so long as they’re willing to work with her. Duckworth joined CBS’ “Face the ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Klobuchar says Trump nominees have 'got to get their background checks together'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that President-elect Trump’s picks for his next administration have “got to get their background checks together.” Earlier in an interview, Klobuchar told ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Senate Democrats owe the nation a fight for Biden’s judicial nominees
It’s important to understand the contrast between the exceptional nominees that may be left behind and the kind of nominees we can expect to see from the incoming Trump administration.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump team reviews Boris Epshteyn ‘consulting agreements’ to push potential nominees
President-elect Trump’s transition team conducted an internal review of consulting agreements involving allegations that one of his longtime advisers was seeking payment to promote those interested ...Politics - The Hill - 20 hours ago -
Trump campaign distances itself from controversial New York rally comments
Republicans criticise racist and misogynistic remarks by speakers at Madison Square Garden on SundayBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Vance brushes off controversial Trump Madison Square Garden rally
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) brushed off the controversy following Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally during a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Monday, saying at one point “we have to stop getting ...Politics - The Hill - October 28
