Written by Former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler expected to be tapped as agriculture secretary Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler, the former Georgia Republican senator, the position of agriculture secretary, CNN and The Hill report. According to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the outlet, Trump is set to meet with Loeffler at […]
Trump announces Pam Bondi as his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general Trump has announced his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general: the former Florida attorney general and one of Trump’s defence lawyers. In a statement on Truth Social, he said: I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the […]
National Education Association says nominating McMahon as education secretary shows Trump ‘could not care less about our students’ futures’ The president of the National Education Association (NEA) said that the president-elect’s decision to name Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration, shows “that he could not care less about our […]
Military officials discussing how to respond to illegal orders under Trump – report Officials at the Pentagon are having informal discussions about what to do if Donald Trump were to give an illegal order, such as deploying the military domestically, CNN reports. They are also preparing for the possibility that he may change rules to […]
US President-elect Donald Trump may use legislation aimed at closing Hong Kong’s three trade offices in the country as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing in the hopes of achieving his foreign policy goals, political watchers have said. In response to inquiries from the Post about the former president’s political comeback and the implications […]
Trump has won the election – so what happens next? After Donald Trump’s US election victory, here’s what will happen next: US president, Joe Biden, spoke to Trump on Wednesday and invited him to the White House. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump “looks forward to the meeting, which will take place shortly, and […]
American voters woke up on Wednesday to a second Donald Trump presidency after he was declared the winner in one of the greatest comebacks in history. His victory is among the most unconventional, consequential and divisive US elections, which has given the Republican president-elect a mandate to shape the country’s post-second world war consensus on […]
Donald Trump elected president of the United States Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, the Associated Press reports, with voters overlooking his divisive speeches, felony conviction and three separate criminal indictments to send the Republican former president back to the White House. The AP says he has reached the 270-electoral college vote threshold […]
Republicans win majority in the Senate The GOP has retaken the majority in the Senate, the Associated Press reports, after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia, and fending off challenges to their candidates in Texas and Nebraska. Republicans will control Congress’s upper chamber for the first time in four years. Should Donald Trump […]