On Thursday evening, President-elect Donald Trump once again took to Truth Social to announce a hire for his incoming administration: David O. Sacks, he wrote, would fill the newly created role of “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” and work to make the U.S. “the clear global leader in both …
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He’s pushed Donald Trump’s talking points, defended him against Hitler comparisons, and even met up with Trump briefly at ringside at an ultimate fighting brawl. Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams sure seems to be looking to get on friendly footing with the president-elect; many observers believe it’s part …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Donald Trump and his team have spent much of this year’s presidential transition gratuitously laughing at their vanquished Democratic foes, as the president-elect prepares to begin implementing his openly authoritarian platform next month. At Harvard University’s Campaign Managers Conference, a tradition in which top campaign aides review …
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In the final 11 days of the 2024 election, a new conservative Super PAC launched a $20 million campaign to boost Donald Trump and aggressively troll liberals. The group, called RBG PAC, ran ads claiming that Trump would not support a federal abortion ban — and that he actually has …
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In an election cycle where billionaires flooded the race with hundreds of millions in cash to support their preferred candidates, apparently no one spent more than Elon Musk, who donated a grand total of $239 million to America PAC, a Super PAC he initially formed to support Donald Trump. Musk …
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Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense is hanging on by a thread as hardline MAGA Republican senators wage a public pressure campaign against their colleagues to secure the embattled former Fox News host’s confirmation. On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump stepped into the fray himself. “Pete Hegseth is doing …
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Donald Trump has already lost a Cabinet pick and is reconsidering a second, but they say bad news comes in threes, and Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard may be the next uphill confirmation battle for the incoming president. Gabbard — a former Democratic representative from Hawaii who turned …
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Pete Hegseth’s nomination to head the Department of Defense is in dire straits. On top of allegations of sexual assault, the former Fox News hosts confirmation prospects are being derailed by reports of alcohol abuse that affected his workplace conduct across large swaths of his career. Records obtained by multiple …
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over Tennessee’s ban on teenagers’ access to hormone treatments and puberty blockers supporting their transition. In April of last year, the Justice Department sued Tennessee, arguing that SB1 — a law banning access to hormone therapy for adolescents in the state — …
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Pete Hegseth is attempting to defend himself against a slew of misconduct allegations that threaten his nomination as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense — with some help from his mom. Penelope Hegseth appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday to defend her son’s nomination and counteract the damage done by …
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