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Trump’s family circle has a different look as he returns to the White House

January 18, 2025 family, Different, circle, trumps, House, look, White, Returns0 comment

When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, his family circle will look a little different than it did when he first arrived eight years ago. The Washington Times stories: White House

How Does the U.S. Cabinet Work? What To Expect From Trump’s Cabinet Picks

January 18, 2025 work, Expect, Cabinet, Picks, trumps, U.S., from0 comment

Trump has quickly chosen the people he wants to govern beside him with his Cabinet picks. Some patterns have emerged in those picks. One is that many of his picks have Ivy League backgrounds. Another is that many of them have openly denied the results of the 2020 election. While Trump’s picks may seem unconventional and scary, why do they matter? Here’s what the Cabinet does and why it matters in your daily life. What Does the U.S. Cabinet Do? The Cabinet is made up of 15 leaders of…

Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda

January 6, 2025 News, agenda, Legislative, trumps0 comment

The success of President-Elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda will depend on whether Republicans can close ranks in Congress. They nearly failed on their very first vote. Mike Johnson won reelection as House speaker by the narrowest of margins this afternoon, and only after two Republican holdouts changed their votes at the last minute. Johnson won on the first ballot with exactly the 218 votes he needed to secure the required majority. The effort he expended to keep the speaker’s gavel portends a tough slog for Trump, who endorsed Johnson’s bid.…

New Year’s Day terror attacks add urgency to Trump’s plans to reprioritize national security

January 2, 2025 terror, trumps, reprioritize, security, National, attacks, Urgency, plans, Years0 comment

President-elect Donald Trump has long warned that the Biden administration was not fortifying the country against Islamic terrorism on U.S. soil and, for his supporters, Sunday’s attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas hammered the point home. The Washington Times stories: White House

Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support

January 2, 2025 despite, Mike, trumps, Johnson's, could, House, support, struggle, Speaker, remain0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes and House Republicans weigh whether to reelect him to the post. The challenge, as always, is that Johnson will need almost every Republican vote to win. Johnson has a singular asset in his favor: President-elect Donald Trump endorsed him for speaker in a social media post at the start of…

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

December 21, 2024 shutdown, trumps, after, averted, Congress, Deadline, debt, Demands, just, government, Limit, Rejects0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Trump doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal…