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Trump to nominate RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

November 14, 2024

Why did Musk back Trump? Democratic lawmaker points to political abandonment

Rep. Ro Khanna says billionaire Elon Musk drifted away from the Democratic Party partially because he felt neglected.

November 14, 2024

Trump turns heads by nominating Gaetz for attorney general, Gabbard for top intelligence post

President-elect Donald Trump startled much of Washington Wednesday by selecting Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, putting the Florida firebrand and MAGA loyalist in line to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer, a nomination that some Republicans doubt will survive.

November 13, 2024

Trump formally announces his choice of Sen. Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he will nominate Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for Secretary of State.

November 13, 2024

Border-tough Stephen Miller joins 3 others to top Trump posts

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Stephen Miller will serve as his deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security.

November 13, 2024

Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary puts renewed focus on women in combat

President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary has rekindled a thorny debate over women's role in combat that Democrats sought to put to bed nearly a decade ago.

November 13, 2024

Day One orders will open gates to Trump vision, shake status quo

President-elect Donald Trump vowed on his first day in office to sign an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and kick-start the largest deportation effort in the nation's history.

November 12, 2024

Belly of the beast? Donald Trump returning to D.C. after frosty first term

Donald Trump says he has big plans for his once-and-future temporary home, a city that he says has deteriorated into a cesspool of crime, homelessness and corruption without him at the nation's helm.

November 11, 2024

Baldwin survives reelection fight in Wisconsin

Sen. Tammy Baldwin beat back a stiff challenge from Republican businessman Eric Hovde, letting Democrats breathe a sigh of relief in an otherwise disappointing election.

November 6, 2024

Trump seizes on ‘talk about massive cheating’ in Philadelphia, Detroit

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is sowing seeds of doubt about the election results in "Blue Wall" swing states that could make or break his chances of returning to The White House.

November 5, 2024

Republican Jim Banks wins Senate seat in Indiana

Republican Rep. Jim Banks cruised to victory in the Indiana race to replace Sen. Michael Braun, who gave up the Senate seat to run for governor.

November 5, 2024

Republican governor snubs Trump, votes for Harris in presidential election

Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont crossed party lines Tuesday to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, who went on to win the state.

November 5, 2024

Donald Trump votes in Florida, predicts a ‘very big victory’

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday he feels "very confident" about his chances of defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.

November 5, 2024

Joe Rogan endorses Trump in 2024 presidential race

After welcoming Elon Musk on as a guest, Joe Rogan, who hosts a widely popular podcast, tossed his support behind Donald Trump.

November 4, 2024

Trump says Biden-Harris administration exposed harsh reality of ‘communist philosophy’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told voters in the swing state of Pennsylvania that Vice President Kamala Harris has been a "disaster" for the nation and the "least talented person we have ever seen in government."

November 4, 2024

Harris banks on keeping alive the Democrats’ abortion winning streak

Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats are hoping they have done enough to tap into the pro-choice sentiment that has helped drive their success at the ballot box since the Supreme Court stripped away federal abortion protections.

November 4, 2024

Trump closes out campaign showcasing victims of illegal immigrants

Donald Trump turned over the microphone Monday at one of his final campaign rallies to the mother of a Maryland woman who was murdered, allegedly by an illegal immigrant.

November 4, 2024

Campaign crunch time spells star showers for Harris and rally-mania for Trump

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris barnstormed the battleground states Sunday in the final push to get supporters off the sidelines in a hard-fought race that remains a coin flip.

November 3, 2024

Wooing voters in North Carolina, Trump says he hopes to rid of Mitch McConnell soon

Donald Trump told his supporters Sunday that he is looking forward to the day that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the upper chamber.

November 3, 2024

Prized ‘blue wall’ voters give divergent reasons for Harris, Trump choice at close of tight race

Voters in the "blue wall" states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- are expected to largely determine who will be the next U.S. president, and these voters are evenly split with dramatically opposing views on the candidates and what matters in the election.

November 3, 2024