Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director, incoming Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday in the clearest indication yet that the new administration is looking to replace current director
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary. The nomination would put Lutnick in charge of a sprawling
Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans carried out a succession plan Tuesday that they agreed upon a year ago, choosing the chamber’s rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after his 10 years as
House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol
A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a
Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in Great Falls being sent mailed ballots completed by voters in places such
Trump picks Dr. Oz to serve as CMS administrator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has chosen Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
Americans want Trump to focus on inflation in his first 100 days, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans see inflation as the leading issue President-elect Donald Trump should tackle during his first 100 days in office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos published on Tuesday. Some 35% of respondents in the
California man sentenced for acting as an illegal agent of China, DOJ says
(Reuters) – A California man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for acting as an illegal agent of China and bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
Judge dismisses a lawsuit over South Dakota abortion-rights measure that voters rejected
A South Dakota judge dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that voters rejected this month. In an order dated Friday, Circuit Court Judge John Pekas granted Life Defense
