WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Linda McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment executive and a member of his first administration, is his choice to lead the Education Department. “Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make th...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary in his next administration. In a statement, Trump called Duffy a “tremendous and well-liked public servant,” saying he was “a respected voice and communicator” in the Republican...
Legal experts are sounding the alarm as President-elect Donald Trump considers pardoning those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. They warn that such actions could undermine the U.S. Constitution, sending a dangerous message that the president has unchecked power over criminal laws. Trump, who has yet to concede his 2020 loss, has cal...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to use the US military to carry out what he has promised to be the largest mass deportation of undocumented migrants in history. Trump shared a post from right-wing foundation Judicial Watch President John Fitton, saying, “GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @...
ISTANBUL (AA) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, acknowledged paying a woman who accused him of sexual assault, while insisting that the encounter was consensual. His attorney Timothy Parlatore confirmed the payment in a statement and said Hegseth “maintains his innocence.” The revelati...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that Chris Wright will join his administration as energy secretary and become a member of the newly-formed Council of National Energy. Wright, a prominent figure in the energy sector, has experience in the nuclear, solar, geothermal and oil and gas industries. Trump highligh...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “work very hard” to settle the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine deserves attention, but Moscow will wait for concrete proposals. “We will wait for their proposals. When we are asked about this, we always emphasize...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has named Karoline Leavitt to be his White House press secretary when he takes office in January. Trump praised Leavitt for doing a “phenomenal job” as press secretary during his presidential campaign. “Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective commu...
WASHINGTON (AA) – House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday urged the Ethics Committee not to release its investigation into former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “I’m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because that is not the way we do things in the House,” Johnson said, according to the medi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he had picked Steven Cheung to be his White House communications director. Cheung, 42, has been a top press aide for Trump over the past two years. Trump also said Sergio Gor will serve as assistant to the president and director of the Presidential Personnel Office. [&hel...
