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Trump hard at work undercutting key cabinet nominee before confirmation hearing: Axios
4 days, 9 hours ago

Trump hard at work undercutting key cabinet nominee before confirmation hearing: Axios

Raw Story  

Following his expected approval by a full vote in the Senate after his confirmation hearings, Sen. Marco Rubio will step into his new role as secretary of state with less influence and diminished responsibilities compared to his predecessors. Under an Axios headline claiming, "Rubio's toughest diplomacy task may be in Trump's Washington," journalist Barak Ravid wrote, "Rubio has extensive foreign …

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Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief
1 week ago

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief

NPR  

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Senators have spent the past several weeks meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks that include some more …

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In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as Labor Secretary
1 week ago

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as Labor Secretary

NPR  

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as Labor Secretary toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America President Biden joined workers' advocates at the U.S. Labor Department this week to designate a new national monument in honor of FDR's long-serving labor secretary, Frances Perkins, who famously established the minimum wage, the 40-hour work week, a ban on …

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FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out
1 week ago

FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out

Live Mint  

As a practical matter, Christopher Wray’s resignation is not a big deal. Patel has vowed to “go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media.” He has written a book called Government Gangsters, naming Wray, Comey and other government officials as part of the so-called “deep state.” Patel has also written a series of children’s …

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McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine
1 week, 4 days ago

McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine

Salon  

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell condemned an effort from an associate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr to roll back FDA approval for the polio vaccine and warned the Cabinet nominee to "steer clear" of such initiatives. “Anyone seeking the Senate's consent to serve in the incoming administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such …

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The Presumption of Innocence Has Nothing to Do With Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation
1 week, 4 days ago

The Presumption of Innocence Has Nothing to Do With Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In a new interview with Adam Wren in Politico Playbook, Mike Davis, one of Donald Trump’s most trusted legal advisers and the man who considers himself Trump’s “Viceroy,” explained his strategy for confirming former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth …

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The silence surrounding Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 confirmation reveals Fifa’s grand plan
1 week, 5 days ago

The silence surrounding Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 confirmation reveals Fifa’s grand plan

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As late as Monday evening, members of the …

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'Swarm of MAGA attacks' making Hegseth confirmation seem more likely: report
1 week, 5 days ago

'Swarm of MAGA attacks' making Hegseth confirmation seem more likely: report

Raw Story  

The Secretary of Defense nomination of Pete Hegseth, the ex-Fox News weekend co-host under a cloud of allegations ranging from sexual assault and sexual harassment to abuse of alcohol to financial mismanagement of two charities, appears to have turned around after several media appearances, and the support from key Republican Senators, especially Joni Ernst, who is being subjected to a …

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The silence surrounding Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 confirmation reveals Fifa’s grand plan
1 week, 6 days ago

The silence surrounding Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 confirmation reveals Fifa’s grand plan

The Independent  

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Column: Trump hoped his Cabinet picks could escape serious vetting. He was so wrong
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Column: Trump hoped his Cabinet picks could escape serious vetting. He was so wrong

LA Times  

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Defense, speaks with reporters after a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill in November 2024. “When the Senate confirmation process works properly, it’s in the best interest of the president — even though presidents are usually annoyed by it,” said Gregg Nunziata, a former Senate Republican aide who handled dozens of …

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'Clearly aren’t vetting': Trump accused by GOP lawmaker of creating nomination chaos
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Clearly aren’t vetting': Trump accused by GOP lawmaker of creating nomination chaos

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump hasn't wasted any time nominating key members of his incoming administration during the lame-duck period. NBC News reported Saturday that Trump's Cabinet nomination process has been likened to the HBO series "Game of Thrones" by one unnamed member of the presidential transition. Trump's eldest son, Donald Jr., and incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles reportedly …

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Groups sound alarm over Trump plot to install nominees without Senate approval
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Groups sound alarm over Trump plot to install nominees without Senate approval

Raw Story  

Dozens of civil rights and pro-democracy organizations teamed up Wednesday to express opposition to President-elect Donald Trump's push to use recess appointments to evade the Senate confirmation process for his political nominees, many of which have glaring conflicts of interest. The 70 groups—including People For the American Way, Public Citizen, the Constitutional Accountability Center, and the NAACP—sent a letter to …

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'No rumors': Republican changes tune on Hegseth day after calling allegations 'disturbing'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'No rumors': Republican changes tune on Hegseth day after calling allegations 'disturbing'

Raw Story  

Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to sing a different tune when asked his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s troubled pick to lead the Department of Defense on Wednesday. Graham came to Pete Hegseth’s defense a day after calling allegations against the nominee “disturbing,” but stopped short of predicting he would breeze by the Senate confirmation process as questions surrounding his past …

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Trump hasn't even started yet and his new cabinet is fast collapsing. But, warns ANDREW NEIL, the biggest (and inevitable) resignations are still to come...
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump hasn't even started yet and his new cabinet is fast collapsing. But, warns ANDREW NEIL, the biggest (and inevitable) resignations are still to come...

Daily Mail  

It isn't even day one of the new administration, Donald Trump has yet to get back behind the Oval Office desk — but the revolving door is already working overtime as potential fillers of key posts file in and out with bewildering speed, their feet barely touching the ground. He quickly nominated instead Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general …

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Lindsey Graham: 'Very disturbing' reports on Pete Hegseth make confirmation 'difficult'
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Lindsey Graham: 'Very disturbing' reports on Pete Hegseth make confirmation 'difficult'

Raw Story  

Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that it would be "difficult" to confirm former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary. Graham told CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane that recent allegations about Hegseth's treatment of women and alcohol abuse would complicate his confirmation hearings. In an email released by The New York Times, Hegseth's mother called him …

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Who is Kash Patel? 10 things to know about Donald Trump’s pick to lead FBI who also supported Ram Mandir
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Who is Kash Patel? 10 things to know about Donald Trump’s pick to lead FBI who also supported Ram Mandir

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to head the FBI this week — a move that is likely to upend the country's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators”. The Indian-origin American is considered the ‘ultimate Trump loyalist’ and previously played a key role in helping Republicans discredit the Russia election interference probe. The former …

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Maharashtra CM decision made, top leadership confirmation awaited: BJP’s Danve hints at Fadnavis
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maharashtra CM decision made, top leadership confirmation awaited: BJP’s Danve hints at Fadnavis

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: BJP leader Raosaheb Danve on Sunday said the name of Maharashtra's new chief minister has been finalised and a confirmation is awaited from the senior party leadership. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra will take place on December 5 evening at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, …

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule highlights: Meeting adjourned as wait for confirmation on venues continues
3 weeks, 3 days ago

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule highlights: Meeting adjourned as wait for confirmation on venues continues

Hindustan Times  

With plenty of tension and question marks surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, originally set to be contested in Pakistan but placed under pressure by India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for matches, a firm and final answer seems to be at hand as the ICC Board convenes today, 29 November, to place a final decision on how the tournament …

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Controversial Trump loyalist Kash Patel ‘in battle’ to be No. 2 at CIA – which doesn’t require Senate confirmation
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Controversial Trump loyalist Kash Patel ‘in battle’ to be No. 2 at CIA – which doesn’t require Senate confirmation

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. President Trump is choosing brilliant people to serve on his team, and those decisions …

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Trump team looks to allay GOP concerns about RFK Jr’s past support for abortion access
4 weeks ago

Trump team looks to allay GOP concerns about RFK Jr’s past support for abortion access

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s transition team is quietly strategizing how to assuage the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party amid concerns that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments supporting abortion access could complicate his confirmation as the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “I think it’s pretty simple, and I think that would be the …

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Trump team looks to allay GOP concerns about RFK Jr’s past support for abortion access
4 weeks ago

Trump team looks to allay GOP concerns about RFK Jr’s past support for abortion access

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s transition team is quietly strategizing how to assuage the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party amid concerns that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments supporting abortion access could complicate his confirmation as the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “I think it’s pretty simple, and I think that would be the …

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After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles
1 month ago

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. Vought, the president-elect said, “knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State” — Trump’s catch-all for federal bureaucracy — and would help “restore fiscal sanity.” …

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'Won’t end well for her': 5 things that could sink Trump AG pick Bondi’s confirmation
1 month ago

'Won’t end well for her': 5 things that could sink Trump AG pick Bondi’s confirmation

Raw Story  

Pam Bondi, who is President-elect Donald Trump's new nominee for attorney general, will have an easier time than former Rep. Matt Gaetz in the confirmation process. It will be even worse for the American people.” First, Democrats may seek to drive a wedge between Bondi and Trump by pointing out the president-elect's stated plans to pardon scores of January 6 …

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Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation
1 month ago

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

Raw Story  

Now that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be receiving increased scrutiny after the "botched" selection. In a report from the Wall Street Journal, there is evidence that GOP lawmakers –– particularly those in the Senate who will have a …

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