Tag: Trumps
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Who is Russell Vought, Project 2025 co-author and Trump’s pick for OMB director?
President-elect Donald Trump, who repeatedly disavowed Project 2025 during his campaign, has announced he will nominate one of the plan’s co-authors, Russell Vought, to his Cabinet. Trump said Friday that he has picked Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a role that would put Vought in charge of overseeing the White House…
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Trump’s mass deportations could split 4 million mixed-status families. How one is getting ready.
Migrant families and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for millions of families to potentially be separated from each other during the mass deportations planned by President-elect Donald Trump. It is unclear how exactly the deportations will play out and how families will be impacted. But a recent study by the American Immigration Council, a pro-immigration…
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Trump’s new AG pick Pam Bondi is better than Matt Gaetz. Is that enough?
And our next contestant is: Pam Bondi. On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Florida’s former top prosecutor to serve as America’s 87th attorney general. The announcement came just hours after (the very recently retired) Rep. Matt Gaetz announced he was withdrawing as Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice just eight days after his…
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Matt Gaetz says he doesn’t plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump’s pick for attorney general
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said Friday that he doesn’t plan to rejoin Congress after he withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend…
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Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S.
The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say. During his campaign, Trump proposed blanket tariffs of 20% on all imports and tariffs of at least 60% on products…
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Trump’s return may force Europe’s hand on China and Ukraine
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Shifting tectonic plates are triggering tremors of uncertainty from Beijing to Brussels as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, and the effects could see U.S. priorities diverge from those of its closest European allies in ways unseen in decades. The incoming administration is likely to pressure European leaders to…
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Trump’s Cabinet selection is off to a rocky start: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we report on the fallout from Matt Gaetz withdrawing from consideration to be the next attorney general. Plus,…
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With Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal, Trump’s ‘retribution’ campaign hits reality of governing in Washington
Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal Thursday as a candidate for attorney general illustrates the roadblocks President-elect Donald Trump could face as he attempts to convert his campaign of “retribution” into a governing coalition capable of working within the realities of Washington. Gaetz, until recently a Florida congressman, embodies Trump’s grievance- and vendetta-driven agenda like few others can.…
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Number of women in Congress stalls for the first time since Trump’s 2016 election
Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels. The latest woman to lose her race is Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, with NBC News projecting her defeat to Republican Nick Begich in Alaska. One other female…
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House Oversight Committee says it plans to form a subcommittee for Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that Republicans plan to create a subcommittee that would work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on President-elect Donald Trump’s recently announced advisory group, the “Department of Government Efficiency.” The GOP-controlled panel said in a post on X that the subcommittee, which would be formed for the…