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Senate Democrat: Trump wants to 'subjugate' GOP senators with Gaetz appointment
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) suggested President-elect Trump appointing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the head of the Justice Department (DOJ) is somewhat of a power play against ...Politics - The Hill - November 21 -
House Passes Antiterror Financing Bill as Democrats Warn Trump Could Abuse It
Most Democrats opposed the measure, reversing their previous positions as they warned that President-elect Donald J. Trump could use it to punish nonprofit groups he saw as political antagonists.Top stories - The New York Times - November 21 -
Buttigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’
The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.”Top stories - The New York Times - November 21 -
How Democrats can counter Trump's dangerous revenge tour
Donald Trump has been making controversial nominations for his second term, including Matt Gaetz for Attorney General and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services. Democrats ...Politics - The Hill - November 22 -
Democrats flee X for Bluesky amid Musk-Trump alliance
Bluesky, an alternative social media platform to X, has experienced a large surge in users as Democrats, including a number of prominent figures on the left, announce their departure from the ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Democrats are more pessimistic about future after Trump victory: Survey
Democrats are more pessimistic about the future of their party after President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris earlier this month, a new survey shows. The data, released Friday by ...Politics - The Hill - 6 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 - 6 days ago -
Democrats search for answers as blue Philadelphia turns towards Trump
Trump grew his support in nearly all of Philadelphia’s wards – what went wrong for Harris in a key Democratic city?. When Kamala Harris stopped at the west Philadelphia barber shop Philly Cuts just ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Republicans lash out at Democrats' claims Trump intel pick Gabbard is 'compromised'
She had secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Democratic senator: No reason to doubt Trump is serious about tariffs
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday he is taking seriously President-elect Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs against a trio of countries shortly after he is inaugurated in January, despite ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
How a Democrat's postelection chat with a Trump supporter provided invaluable insights
A doctor in Ohio found solace in an unexpected inconvenience when his car broke down, and he was able to have a meaningful conversation with a local tow truck driver who had voted for Donald Trump, ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump posts parody video crashing Democrats' Thanksgiving meal
President-elect Trump posted a Thanksgiving-themed video jabbing President Biden and other Democrats on Thursday, portraying himself crashing a holiday meal and dancing. “If this turkey tastes half ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Democrats sound alarm on West Bank under Trump administration
House Democrats are sounding early alarms that a second Trump administration will lead to a vast erosion of Palestinian rights and undermine efforts to bring peace to the volatile Middle East. The ...Politics - The Hill - 22 hours ago -
How Donald Trump came back from the political abyss
North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher explores a disgraced White House exit and a comeback for the ages.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
5 key factors that could send Donald Trump back to the White House
From the ground game to Nikki Haley voters, there are several variables that could pave former President Donald Trump's return to the White House next week.Top stories - NBC News - November 2 -
Trump wins Georgia, flipping back a key battleground state
NBC News projects Donald Trump will carry Georgia’s 16 electoral votes, four years after Joe Biden painted the state blue for the first time in years.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Europe takes a deep breath as Trump beats a path back to power
Also in this newsletter: Germany arrests AfD member and others over alleged Nazi-inspired plotWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
10 Takeaways From Trump’s Win on Election Night 2024
America’s democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right. Kamala Harris and Democrats were dealt stunning defeats across the country.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
High inflation — the killer of governments — doomed Harris and put Trump back in power
High inflation is often a destroyer of political parties in power, and it claimed another victim in Vice President Kamala Harris.Business - MarketWatch - November 6 -
Trump expected to roll back environmental protections, boost oil and gas
Former President Trump’s electoral victory will likely mean a significant shift in U.S. energy and environmental policy. His return to the White House next year is expected to lead to a rollback of ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is ready to ‘push back’ on a second Trump administration
Voters in Delaware elected the country’s first out transgender member of Congress on Tuesday, with NBC News projecting a win for state Sen.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
DJT stock jumps as former president Trump wins election, then pulls back
Trump Media & Technology rose Wednesday morning after its majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump, declared victory.Business - MarketWatch - November 6 -
Trump is back: how a written-off felon returned to rule America
A twice-impeached convicted criminal defied assassins and the political odds — and will soon be back in the White HouseWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
Trump Set to Drastically Roll Back Climate Change Initiatives
Under a new Trump administration, many climate change measures may be on the chopping block.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
Netanyahu Wanted Trump Back. But the Middle East Has Changed Since 2016.
The region looks different than when Donald Trump first took office, and so does Trump’s inner circle.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7 -
Bill Gates congratulates Trump after reported $50M donation backing Harris
Billionaire Bill Gates, who reportedly gave $50 million to a PAC backing Vice President Harris in this year’s election, congratulated President-elect Trump on Thursday afternoon following his ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Tesla hits $1tn market value after Musk-backed Trump win
Car company’s valuation saw sharp rally on growing bets CEO would reap the benefits of his support for president-elect. Tesla’s market value breached the $1tn mark in a sharp rally on Friday, on ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Don’t fall into ‘populist trap’ of backing Trump, Badenoch warned
Tory leader advised by senior members not to align herself closely to the president-elect’s success. Kemi Badenoch is being urged not to “fall into a populist trap” by pulling the Conservative ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Hume: 'Trump world' pressure to back Scott in leadership race 'likely to backfire'
Brit Hume, chief political analyst at Fox News, suggested Monday that the push from President-elect Trump's allies to elevate Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) into GOP leadership may not go the way they ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Trump rewards lawmakers who backed him during impeachment
The House Republicans who took a leading role defending President-elect Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 are reaping the benefits. Of the eight GOP lawmakers who were part of ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
RWE scales back €55bn renewables bet after Trump win
German power producer was already under pressure from shareholders to lift returnsWorld - Financial Times - November 13 -
Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader
Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Biden tells Trump "welcome back" during Oval Office meeting
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both promised a "smooth" transition.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Rick Scott backs Lara Trump for Rubio's Senate seat
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is publicly backing President-elect Trump’s daughter-in-law, Republican Nation Committee co-chair Lara Trump, to replace Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Musk backs Lutnick over Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk threw his support behind Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, over Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, as Treasury secretary in the next ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
‘A change from the status quo’: the voters who backed Trump and AOC
Americans who elected a leftist Democrat and a Republican president say the pair share an anti-establishment spirit. Politics makes for strange bedfellows. US political minds will be reminding ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Palestinians' hopes and fears as Trump heads back to the White House
Gazans say they'd welcome Trump making good on his vow to end the war, but not "at the expense of the Palestinian people."Top stories - CBS News - November 18