At a recent church service, a close relative (an avid Trump supporter) mentioned to me that the president-elect needs to clean house at the U.S. Secret Service and staff it with vetted and loyal special…
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As Democrats, we are deeply disappointed in President Joe Biden’s decision to offer a full and unconditional pardon to his son Hunter, who was convicted on multiple tax and gun charges. To be clear, we…
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President Biden is returning to the White House after a history-making trip to Angola this week, as Biden became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation. But Biden, likely on his last…
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The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet Thursday after the panel failed to come to an agreement last month on whether to release its report about former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. The report could…
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Trump picks Billy Long to head IRS, Kelly Loeffler to lead SBA and Frank Bisignano to lead SSA
President-elect Trump announced Wednesday he is nominating former Missouri Rep. Billy Long to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in his new administration. In a statement released Wednesday, Trump called the former…
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President-elect Trump announced Wednesday he is nominating former Missouri Rep. Billy Long to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in his new administration. In a statement released Wednesday, Trump called the former…
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The ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus is calling on Republican leaders to reject President Biden’s $98.4 billion disaster aid request. In an official position staked out by the GOP group on Wednesday evening, lawmakers are demanding…
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Voters want more US involvement on world stage despite isolationist talk, Ronald Reagan Institute survey finds
: An overwhelming majority of Americans view foreign policy and national defense as being ‘somewhat’ or ‘extremely’ important to them, according to a new survey from the Ronald Reagan Institute that also weighed U.S. attitudes…
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Trump announces picks for Army secretary, trade adviser, hostage envoy, NASA administrator and more
President-elect Donald Trump announced several more additions to his incoming administration on Wednesday, including his choices for Army secretary, trade adviser, hostage envoy and NASA administrator. Daniel P. Driscoll of North Carolina, a U.S. Army…
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It is that in politics, people are policy. So President-elect Trump’s ‘policies’ descended on Capitol Hill this week. Thus begins the quadrennial tradition of various Cabinet nominees parading around the Senate. They’re here to meet…