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'Save face:' Internet blasts Lara Trump after her new drop-out announcement

Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was hit with a barrage of criticism on Saturday after she made an announcement about her future in politics. Trump team members openly floated the idea of Ron DeSantis appointing Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio as a Senator in Florida after Rubio was appointed to a Cabinet position in Trump's new administration. "Lara gets to say …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump, shown at his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2023, is stocking his Cabinet with Floridians. The nation under President-elect Donald Trump will look far more like Trump’s adopted home state of Florida, after he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by painting her as an out-of-touch California liberal. “These are all folks born and raised in our state and are …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump announces she won't be next Florida Senator

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, whom Trump made co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced on Saturday she is no longer in consideration for the role of Senator in Florida. Trump team members openly floated the idea of Ron DeSantis appointing Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio as a Senator in Florida. "After an incredible amount of thought, …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Buried among Florida’s manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved people, the statutes of Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations turned into modern subdivisions that bear the same name. Florida has required public schools to teach African American history for …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes

Politico

Florida’s Senate seat will be up for grabs because Sen. Marco Rubio is stepping down early next year to become Trump’s secretary of state. DeSantis said in late November that he planned to make a decision on Rubio’s replacement early next year and promised to do “extensive vetting and candidate interviews” before he made a decision. President-elect Trump said this …

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4 days, 21 hours ago

Would-be Trump assassin could be charged with attempted murder of 6-year-old girl

Raw Story

Attorney General Ashley Moody intends to bring Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in September, to trial in state court for attempted felony murder of a six-year-old girl. When you couple those terrible injuries together with his other criminal conduct, which we believe rises to the level of domestic terrorism, it turns his actions into …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

Key takeaways from Donald Trump's first post-election news conference

India Today

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a wide-ranging news conference in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines, pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida’s next senator. Here’s a look at some of what he touched on: Trump provides …

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1 week, 1 day ago

'Trump's orbit is filled with bad actors' if report is true: ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis

Raw Story

Donald Trump's former election attorney Jenna Ellis spoke out on Saturday about recent reports that Donald Trump couldn't find one person who liked Ron DeSantis for the top Pentagon post. Trump instead nominated Pete Hegseth, but New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said on Friday that Trump’s idea of naming Florida Gov. An account on X wrote, "Haberman says that …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey

NPR

Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey President-elect Donald Trump had two high-profile guests with him at the Army-Navy game yesterday: Pete Hegseth, his Secretary of Defense pick, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And that's where we begin with NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez. RASCOE: Franco, on Friday, Senator Mitch McConnell …

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1 week, 1 day ago

'Far from clear' DeSantis will give in to Trump appointment demand: NYT

Raw Story

With the appointment of Sen. Marco Rubio to be Donald Trump's secretary of state, one of the two seats representing Florida in the closely divided Senate is open and it is up to Gov. According to a report from the Washington Post, Trump has pushed DeSantis to tap Lara Trump, the incoming president's daughter-in-law, for the seat but the Florida …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Ex-White House official points to Trump's under-the-radar 'veiled threat' to GOP rivals

Raw Story

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Weekend," Julián Castro, who served in President Barack Obama's administration, claimed the press missed the one of the reasons Donald Trump's camp floated Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for embattled secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth. At his lowest point, the ex-Fox News personality Pete Hegseth appeared to be hours away from …

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1 week, 2 days ago

NY Times’ Maggie Haberman: Trump couldn't find one person who liked DeSantis for Pentagon

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump’s idea of naming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a potential backup pick to lead the Department of Defense reportedly fell apart because nobody in his inner circle got behind the idea, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said. “And what changed was a couple of things: Trump could not find a single person in his orbit – …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Matt Gaetz in talks to join Democratic megadonor’s law firm

Politico

“A lot of the things that my politics are, Matt Gaetz’s are,” said Morgan, who has given heavily to Democratic candidates but is registered in Florida as a no-party affiliated voter. | John Raoux/AP The job at Morgan & Morgan would be a high-profile landing for Gaetz, who resigned from the House after he dropped out of the process to …

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1 week, 6 days ago

DeSantis appointee says he won’t help his elected replacement take office

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A state attorney in Florida told his staff he can’t legally help his elected replacement take over his seat because Gov. An executive order issued by DeSantis in 2023 suspending then-State Attorney Monique Worrell from office is still in effect, argued state attorney Andrew Bain in a message sent to staff on Monday. Bain said in the …

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2 weeks ago

Lara Trump is stepping down as RNC co-chair. So what’s next?

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 President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump announced on Sunday evening …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Really embarrassing to be Ron DeSantis' right now as Trump dangles job: MSNBC guest

Raw Story

According to a guest on MSNBC's "The Weekend," Gov. Ron DeSantis is suffering another round of humiliation as Donald Trump's team dangles his name as a possible replacement to be secretary of defense if they can't get his embattled nominee, Pete Hegseth, across the finish line. With the former Fox News personality scrambling to round up the support of GOP …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Vance and Rubio Senate replacements could create headaches for Trump: analyst

Raw Story

Vance stepping down from his Senate seat representing Ohio to become Donald Trump's vice president, and Sen. Marco Rubio also leaving his seat to become the new secretary of state, who will replace them in the Senate could dictate how easily the president-elect can get a GOP-majority Senate with a slim margin to back his every move. And we’re already …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump defends Hegseth amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual assault, says he believes he can be confirmed

Firstpost

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News Host, Army National Guard major and combat veteran, spent much of the week on Capitol Hill trying to salvage his Cabinet nomination and privately reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead Trump’s Pentagon President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

"It's embarrassing to be him": MSNBC guest thinks kissing Trump's ring leaves DeSantis red-faced

Salon

As the chief executive of one of the largest and richest states in the U.S., Ron DeSantis certainly has power, but it's fair to say his current station as a Cabinet pick understudy isn't where the former presidential hopeful expected to end up. During a stop by MSNBC's "The Weekend," Human Rights Campaign Press Secretary Brandon Wolf laid out exactly …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense': Bush adviser says Hegseth doesn't know nomination died

Raw Story

Political pundits have already called the flatline of Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Department of Defense, but he's still lingering around Washington. "Donald Trump is exceedingly smart at politics, and Donald Trump — and it's been reported in other places — that he was taken aback because they asked him and Pete Hegseth a series of questions, and Pete …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump offers a public show of support for Hegseth and says he believes he can be confirmed

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation by the Senate is in doubt as he faces questions over allegations of excessive drinking, sexual assault and his views on women in combat. !” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

'I'm going to do something dangerous': Insider spills about Trump floating backup choice

Raw Story

A veteran Florida reporter revealed the message Donald Trump wanted to send to his embattled defense nominee Pete Hegseth by floating the name of a high-profile replacement. I'm going to do something dangerous and say some of it, the chief one among Trump's circle of advisers, who largely were cut out of this conversation that Trump had with DeSantis, was …

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'Machiavellian move': Ron DeSantis allies said to worry Trump is trying 'to kneecap him'

Raw Story

Donald Trump is reportedly considering Ron DeSantis to replace Pete Hegseth, if Hegseth drops out of the running to lead the Department of Defense, but some DeSantis allies worry that Trump is actually looking to punish the governor. "POLITICO interviewed 16 Republican lobbyists, elected officials and political consultants tied to both Trump and DeSantis about the possibility of the swap, …

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Pete Hegseth says he will 'never back down' as rumour of being swapped with Ron DeSantis floats

Firstpost

President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said that he will not withdraw from consideration amid reports that he will be replaced with Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth shared an impassioned post, saying he will not ‘back down’ amid rumours that he will be replaced by …

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'Save face:' Internet blasts Lara Trump after her new drop-out announcement

Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump announces she won't be next Florida Senator

Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach

Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes

Would-be Trump assassin could be charged with attempted murder of 6-year-old girl

Key takeaways from Donald Trump's first post-election news conference

'Trump's orbit is filled with bad actors' if report is true: ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis

Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey

'Far from clear' DeSantis will give in to Trump appointment demand: NYT

Ex-White House official points to Trump's under-the-radar 'veiled threat' to GOP rivals

NY Times’ Maggie Haberman: Trump couldn't find one person who liked DeSantis for Pentagon

Matt Gaetz in talks to join Democratic megadonor’s law firm

DeSantis appointee says he won’t help his elected replacement take office

Lara Trump is stepping down as RNC co-chair. So what’s next?

'Really embarrassing to be Ron DeSantis' right now as Trump dangles job: MSNBC guest

Vance and Rubio Senate replacements could create headaches for Trump: analyst

Trump defends Hegseth amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual assault, says he believes he can be confirmed

"It's embarrassing to be him": MSNBC guest thinks kissing Trump's ring leaves DeSantis red-faced

'Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense': Bush adviser says Hegseth doesn't know nomination died

Trump offers a public show of support for Hegseth and says he believes he can be confirmed

'I'm going to do something dangerous': Insider spills about Trump floating backup choice

'Machiavellian move': Ron DeSantis allies said to worry Trump is trying 'to kneecap him'

Pete Hegseth says he will 'never back down' as rumour of being swapped with Ron DeSantis floats