Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House
1 year ago

Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House

NPR  

Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and his allies are preparing for an aggressive expansion of his powers should he take back the White House. Breaking through bureaucracy During their last go in the White House, say former Trump officials like Russ Vought, who served as Trump's budget director at the White House, career staff members often blocked or slow-walked even the smallest efforts to make policy changes. "I can't tell you how many times I would get the question, 'Well, that's not allowed,'" remembered Vought, who is now president of the think tank Center for Renewing America. Paul Dans, a former Trump administration official, is director of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, a conservative think tank organizing dozens of partners who have joined the effort to build this government in waiting.

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Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'
3 days, 1 hour ago

Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'

Raw Story  

A Biden administration move that would complicate Donald Trump's agenda on issues involving transgender athletes and student debt cancellation is drawing fresh scrutiny from incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Joe Biden is pulling back on efforts he’s undertaken to provide protections for transgender student-athletes and to erase student loan debt for more than 38 million Americans, The …

The Trump and Biden teams insist they’re working hand in glove on foreign crises
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1 week, 5 days ago

The Trump and Biden teams insist they’re working hand in glove on foreign crises

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump doesn’t think much of Joe Biden’s foreign policy record. But amid the hectoring of Biden, Trump team officials acknowledge that the Biden White House has worked diligently to keep Trump’s circle apprised and help ensure there is a smooth handoff on national security matters. “We are one team with the United States in this transition.” While …

Trump team agrees to work with Biden team on world crises
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump team agrees to work with Biden team on world crises

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. But a funny thing happened on Trump’s way back to the White House: The Trump national security team has come to understand that it has no choice but to work with the Biden team as conflicts in Gaza, Syria …

'Severe disadvantage': Trump transition running 'nearly a month behind' other presidencies
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Severe disadvantage': Trump transition running 'nearly a month behind' other presidencies

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to hit the ground running from the moment he is inaugurated, planning to rapidly confirm his Cabinet and start implementing his agenda at light speed. Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein recently reported that the president-elect has been dragging his feet on the presidential transition process, putting him "nearly a month behind" previous administrations in coordinating …

Trump expected to name Project 2025 architect Russ Vought to head White House budget office
1 month ago

Trump expected to name Project 2025 architect Russ Vought to head White House budget office

Salon  

After a year of claiming he had nothing to do with Project 2025, President-elect Donald Trump is appointing one of its chief architects to lead the Office of Management and Budget, multiple outlets reported. Russ Vought, who previously occupied the role for two years in Trump's first term, will return with wide-ranging powers to shape Trump's budget and examine the …

Trump’s top team sets stage for White House power grab
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s top team sets stage for White House power grab

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—In naming a set of unconventional nominees to run federal departments, Donald Trump this week also took steps to push for a broader goal: realigning the balance of power among Washington’s major institutions so that more authority flows from the White House. “Clearly, he wants power for the purpose of overthrowing the established practices of government," said former Sen. John …

Biden’s White House stares down a Trump takeover
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden’s White House stares down a Trump takeover

Politico  

The final flurry of work has provided a renewed sense of purpose within a White House unmoored by Donald Trump’s pending return to power, according to interviews with more than a half-dozen administration officials and outside advisers. “The bottom line,” said Ivo Daalder, a foreign policy expert close to senior Biden officials, “is there just isn’t anything Biden can do …

Can Biden decide how Trump governs on his return to White House? Democrats want him to
1 month, 1 week ago

Can Biden decide how Trump governs on his return to White House? Democrats want him to

Firstpost  

From judicial appointments to funding for projects to amending contracts so that employees have greater protection against Trump’s policies– Democrats want Biden to give it his all to limit the damage Trump can do Joe Biden salutes while boarding Air Force One as he departs for Wilmington, on November 11, and Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Duluth, Georgia, …

From national security to policy issues: Here’s what Donald Trump and Joe Biden discuss in their meeting?
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1 month, 1 week ago

From national security to policy issues: Here’s what Donald Trump and Joe Biden discuss in their meeting?

Live Mint  

The United States will see an orderly and peaceful transition of power, the White House said following a two-hour long meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden on Wednesday. While speaking to reporters, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Biden met with President-elect Trump for approximately two hours in the Oval Office. She further …

Biden and Trump meet in Oval office, pledge smooth transition of power
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden and Trump meet in Oval office, pledge smooth transition of power

Firstpost  

President Biden and President-elect Trump met in the Oval Office on Wednesday, pledging a smooth transition of power as Trump prepares to retake the White House in January President Joe Biden on Wednesday met President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval office and told him that he looks forward to a “smooth transition” in January, adding he will “make sure” his …

Loyalty is common thread as Trump fills foreign policy, immigration jobs
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1 month, 1 week ago

Loyalty is common thread as Trump fills foreign policy, immigration jobs

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his cabinet and White House staff with loyalists with deep congressional experience who back his agenda on immigration and foreign policy—mostly shunning establishment Republicans whom he blames for thwarting his first-term goals. He wants ‘yes men’ and ‘yes women,’" said John Bolton, who was national security adviser during Trump’s first term but is now one …

'Consequences are severe': Trump ignoring this federal law makes America more 'vulnerable'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Consequences are severe': Trump ignoring this federal law makes America more 'vulnerable'

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump is so far not abiding by a federal law on presidential transitions, and his noncompliance is kneecapping his own incoming administration. Additionally, neither Trump nor his team can get security clearances from President Joe Biden's administration needed to have national security briefings and access classified national intelligence. Rep. Jamie Raskin pointed out that Trump's transition team failed …

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election

CNN  

CNN — On the day President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, he convened his senior team at the White House, asking for a plan to “run through the tape” in his final six months in office, implementing key laws and cementing foreign policy, chief of staff Jeff Zients told political appointees on a call this summer. Here’s …

Biden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden will meet with congressional leaders and Democratic governors, sit for a network TV interview and hold a press conference in the coming days, a blitz designed to push back against growing pressure for the 81-year-old president to step aside in the 2024 race after his disastrous performance in last …

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former national security adviser John Bolton has declared him “unfit to be president.” And former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to endorse him, citing “profound differences.” As Donald Trump seeks the presidency for a third time, he is being vigorously opposed by a vocal …

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
10 months ago

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. For now, the White House has been hammering congressional Republicans for refusing to act on border legislation that the GOP demanded, but …

Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, from promising to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally to abolishing government agencies and firing tens of thousands of workers and replacing them with loyalists. All of that is happening with far less fanfare than plans by …

Ex-Trump White House aide reveals he would back Biden in a 2020 rematch
11 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Trump White House aide reveals he would back Biden in a 2020 rematch

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s former White House communications director, admitted he …

Trump team already has 1,000-page manifesto outlining what to do if he wins White House: report
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump team already has 1,000-page manifesto outlining what to do if he wins White House: report

Raw Story  

If former President Donald Trump retakes the White House in 2024, he will already have a policy team ready to go with extensive plans for remaking the federal government in his image. That's because the far-right Heritage Foundation has already recruited a number of former Trump administration staffers to lay out a blueprint for the next Republican administration, reported Bloomberg …

How Trump administration officials are preparing for a second White House term
1 year, 3 months ago

How Trump administration officials are preparing for a second White House term

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We need to flood the zone with conservatives,” …

White House moves to sharper, populist message to keep Democrats together in make-or-break agenda moment
3 years, 3 months ago

White House moves to sharper, populist message to keep Democrats together in make-or-break agenda moment

CNN  

CNN — As the President Joe Biden enters a make-or-break moment for his legislative agenda, the White House has moved toward a clear message for the Democrats it can’t afford to lose: This is a simple choice. It’s also become a focal point of a behind-the-scenes push with congressional Democrats and key allies outside of government, driven by messaging and …

Bidens bring an unexpected piece of furniture to White House
3 years, 10 months ago

Bidens bring an unexpected piece of furniture to White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There’s a crib in President Joe Biden’s White House. The baby bed’s addition came to light during a People magazine interview in which the president said the Senate must put former President Donald Trump on trial since the House had impeached him over last month’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead. “Otherwise it makes …

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — When President Joe Biden walked into the White House on Wednesday holding hands with his wife, it all seemed so normal – or at least as normal as a pandemic presidency can be. That doesn’t include Biden’s top staffers such as chief of staff Ron Klain and press secretary Jen Psaki, who were in the building on …

White House Asks Staff To Transition With ‘Professionalism' Despite Trump's Lies: Report
4 years ago

White House Asks Staff To Transition With ‘Professionalism' Despite Trump's Lies: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The White House reportedly asked staff to prioritize “preparations for a smooth transition” on Thursday and to remain professional ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next month, despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 race and spread lies about his election loss. Staff throughout the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence’s …

Trump bows to reality as Biden shapes historically diverse Cabinet
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump bows to reality as Biden shapes historically diverse Cabinet

LA Times  

The Trump administration yielded to the reality Monday that the presidential election will not be overturned, finally authorizing the start of formal transition proceedings as President-elect Joe Biden moved to make good his vow to appoint a historically diverse Cabinet. Soon after Michigan certified its vote for Biden, a major blow to Trump’s efforts to contest the vote, the General …

Biden’s incoming chief of staff says Trump ‘failing to follow the law’ by not letting transition begin
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s incoming chief of staff says Trump ‘failing to follow the law’ by not letting transition begin

CNN  

Washington CNN — Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Thursday that President Donald Trump and General Services Administrator Emily Murphy are failing to follow the law by refusing to allow the official transition process to move forward. “What the President’s doing, with his administrator of general services, is failing to do their job, failing to follow the …

Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning
4 years, 1 month ago

Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here’s what’s happening Tuesday in Election 2020 TODAY’S TOP STORIES: …

U.S. Presidential Elections | Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition
4 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Presidential Elections | Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

The Hindu  

The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud. Mr. Trump remained out of sight at the White House, with conversations ongoing about how the defeated president would …

US President-elect Joe Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration
4 years, 1 month ago

US President-elect Joe Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration

India TV News  

President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration. “People want the country to move forward,” said Kate Bedingfield, Biden deputy campaign manager, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press, and see Biden and Vice President-elect …

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