Donald Trump’s early administration picks have been characteristically controversial, but none has inspired as much shock, consternation, and flat-out outrage as his nomination of Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general. Gaetz has been the subject of sexual misconduct allegations for years, and amid growing public pressure the House Ethics …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is banning Congress’ first-ever transgender lawmaker — and all transgender women —from using women’s restrooms on Capitol grounds. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for …
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Had Donald Trump lost the 2024 election, several Republicans close to him, GOP lawmakers, and conservative megadonors would have been quick to blame his top billionaire surrogate: Elon Musk. In fact, in the weeks leading up to Election Day, a number of these sources — including one senior Trump campaign …
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Donald Trump has sworn he will exact retribution on his political rivals and critics — and that includes members of the press. The president-elect is already demanding that Republicans in Congress kill bipartisan legislation that would protect American journalists from surveillance by the federal government, and help shield the confidential …
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During a prayer call hosted Tuesday by the Republican National Committee and co-chair Lara Trump, Pete Hegseth declared that “the battle is just beginning,” amid revelations of a 2017 sexual assault allegation. Following president-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement that he had chosenthe Fox Newshostto serve as his secretary of defense, public …
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The first time American audiences met Sean Duffy, he was a twenty-something year old in the Nineties, grinning for The Real World Boston trailer and exuding bad “vibes” after inquiring about a hot tub. The reality television cast member later went on to serve in the House in 2011, representing …
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a bill on Monday that would prohibit transgender members of Congress and other government employees from using Capitol Hill facilities that match their gender identity. The resolution arrives just over a week after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.)became the first openly transgender person to be elected …
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As pressure mounts for the House Ethics Committee to release their report into allegations former Rep.Matt Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, new claims surfaced on Monday that Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee paid two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex. During …
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SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — It’s been two weeks since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, in part on a pledge to aggressively purge the small city of Springfield, Ohio, of its large Haitian immigrant population. To the president-elect, it doesn’t matter that the Haitian workers and families are there legally; …
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President-elect Donald Trump is looking to grant massive tax breaks to America’s wealthiest individuals and corporations, beginning with an extension and expansion of his 2017 tax cuts, which primarily benefited the rich. In order to offset the loss of tax revenue, Trump’s economic advisers are considering a plan that would …
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