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Trump is on a calling spree urging senators to support Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump has been making calls to bolster his pick to lead the Justice Department — Matt Gaetz — who already faces skepticism from some Republican senators, according to sources ...Politics - NBC News - November 19 -
Trump, Vance phoning senators to push Gaetz as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his choice for attorney general. Trump is calling senators to push his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, even while he considers making recess ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Trump team ramps up pressure on Senate GOP to approve controversial nominees
President-elect Trump’s transition team is ratcheting up the pressure on Republican senators to embrace his controversial nominees to head the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, the ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
Morning Report — Trump lobbies GOP senators to back unusual Cabinet
In today’s issue: It helps to have experience hosting television programs, preferably with good ratings. Telegenic males with money, name recognition, interesting bios and elite degrees are prized. ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
Trump Cabinet picks hover over the search for Vance's Senate successor in Ohio
Whoever Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picks to replace JD Vance in the Senate will face a battery of Trump loyalty tests on backing embattled Cabinet picks like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and more.Top stories - NBC News - November 21 -
Trump's defense secretary pick faces new headwind, meets with senators
As Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, tried to build support among senators, he faced a newly released police report about an alleged sexual assault. Hegseth said the ...Politics - NBC News - November 22 -
GOP senators warn Trump against aggressive recess appointment move
Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so that he would be able to fill key positions in his ...Politics - The Hill - November 22 -
Gaetz failure suggests Senate Republicans may resist Trump extremes
President-elect’s strategic retreat over attorney-general nominee is sign of his political limitationsBusiness - Financial Times - November 22 -
Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with ...Politics - The Hill - November 22 -
After Gaetz, other controversial nominees test Trump's sway with Senate Republicans
After Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general, Senate Republicans are weighing Donald Trump's other controversial picks for his Cabinet.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension
House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of 2025. Sources familiar with the early ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
The senators who will determine the fate of Trump's Cabinet picks: From the Politics Desk
Meet the Republican and Democratic senators will will determine whether Trump's Cabinet picks will be confirmed next year.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Former Senate counsels: FBI vetting of Trump Cabinet picks is ‘a must’
Two former Senate counsels agreed in a New York Times op-ed published Friday that President-elect Trump's nominations for his Cabinet need to undergo FBI checks. Some advisers to the ...Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago -
Trump says 'Fox News is not our friend,' claims it's airing 'Democrat ads'
Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election. “FoxNews ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Democrats feel 2016 all over again in Harris-Trump battle
Democrats started election night feeling genuinely optimistic about Vice President Harris’s chance of becoming the nation’s first female president. But as the evening wore on and former President ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Where does the Democratic Party go after Trump elected again
Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again and Republicans are making big gains in Congress. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has more on what ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Democrats confront fact that Trump’s dark vision prevailed as result sinks in
Trump world was jubilant after his election win, while confusion and foreboding reigned on the other side of America. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Democratic voters wrestle with Harris' loss to Trump: What went wrong?
For many Democratic voters, Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump was disappointing but not surprising, they said in interviews, agreeing that their party hadn't done enough to talk ...Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Democrats sift through 'unmitigated disaster' after Trump victory: ANALYSIS
Democrats hoped that voters wanted to move on from Donald Trump. Instead, they wanted more of him.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Democrats suffer a drubbing: 10 key takeaways from Trump’s election win
Kamala Harris fell way short as Trump’s bombastic style and extreme proposals appealed to more than 70m voters. US election live: latest updates after Trump’s victory US election results 2024: ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Democrats Begin the Blame Game, and What Happens to Trump’s Legal Woes
Plus, pickleball’s Super Bowl.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
NY Democrat: Trump 'has no greater friend than the far left'
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) launched a postelection critique of progressive Democrats, claiming they helped Donald Trump win a second White House term. Torres, who overwhelmingly won his ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Where do Democrats go after Kamala Harris' election loss to Trump
The Democratic Party is taking stock of what went wrong and how they can move forward after Kamala Harris' election loss to Donald Trump. Democratic strategist Hyma Moore joined CBS News to discuss ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Jeffries congratulates Trump, says Democrats are not party of ‘election denial’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats respect the will of the voters and won’t challenge ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Trump on his big win: Democrats 'not in line' with country's thinking
President-elect Trump on Thursday linked his Election Day win to the idea that Democrats are “not in line” with the country’s thinking. "I started to see realignment could happen because the ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
2 Democrats speak out against transgender athletes after Trump win
Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports in the immediate aftermath of President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting ...Politics - The Hill - November 7