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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
Read full article: Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his CabinetThe Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.
Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Read full article: Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inaugurationSome of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.
Trump's inauguration will be first attended by foreign leaders
Read full article: Trump's inauguration will be first attended by foreign leadersFor the first time in U.S. history, a president-elect is welcoming foreign leaders for one of the most American political traditions — the peaceful transfer of power.
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
Read full article: FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with TrumpThe Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels.
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll findsAs President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, gets set for her Senate confirmation hearings, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident the Justice Department will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term.
States are preparing to help or thwart Trump's second-term plans
Read full article: States are preparing to help or thwart Trump's second-term plansAs President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states are preparing to either aid or oppose his policies.
Here's the advice Biden's top health official has for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Read full article: Here's the advice Biden's top health official has for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Xavier Becerra's unwavering support for the Affordable Care Act helped land him the top job at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, running a $1.7 trillion agency that is responsible for nearly half of the country’s health insurance, developing vaccines and inspecting foods on supermarket shelves.
Colorado governor walks a tightrope in approaching Trump. Deportations likely to be the first test
Read full article: Colorado governor walks a tightrope in approaching Trump. Deportations likely to be the first testAs Democratic governors across the country adapt to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans, some are trying to build a friendly relationship while others are strategizing ways to resist.
Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honor
Read full article: Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honorFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state's regulatory power
Read full article: Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state's regulatory powerOhio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed part of a bill cast by state lawmakers as protecting the medical free speech of doctors and other health professionals.
West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medications
Read full article: West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medicationsWhile West Virginia's employee health insurance program covers drugs like Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, officials decided to indefinitely pause covering their use for weight loss patients because of the cost.
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
Read full article: Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in SenateThe fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions.
Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with him
Read full article: Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with himA handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
What's behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening
Read full article: What's behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screeningPresident-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.
Trump says he's a 'believer' in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeaways
Read full article: Trump says he's a 'believer' in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeawaysPresident-elect Donald Trump has held a wide-ranging news conference in which he took questions from reporters for the first time since winning the election.
Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
Read full article: Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell saysSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what's next for those who oppose Trump
Read full article: Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what's next for those who oppose TrumpIowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct.
What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks: AP-NORC pollAs several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for high-level positions in his administration face scrutiny on Capitol Hill, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that Americans have their own doubts.
Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next
Read full article: Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens nextAs Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail.
Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certain
Read full article: Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certainSenate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply uncertain time, with no real consensus on a strategy as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy
Read full article: Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and KennedyDonald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures.
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Read full article: Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of HealthPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs
Read full article: Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugsMillions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Read full article: Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese AmericansMillions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.
CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
Read full article: CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changesThe outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats.
Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second term
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second termDonald Trump Jr. has become a prominent player in his father’s political orbit and the Make America Great Again movement.
Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas and eclectic personalities
Read full article: Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas and eclectic personalitiesDonald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.
A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul
Read full article: A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaulDonald Trump's health team picks include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host.
Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary
Read full article: Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary.
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
Read full article: Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agenciesPresident-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
Chronister's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Read full article: Chronister's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nomineesLosing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time.
Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
Read full article: Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconductFormer congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general in the face of sexual misconduct allegations.
Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
Read full article: Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferredPresident-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration.
Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power
Read full article: Speaker Johnson's 'epic' weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his powerThere was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage into Saturday night’s UFC fight at Madison Square Garden.
Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump
Read full article: Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of TrumpJon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sink
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sinkU.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day as the boost that Wall Street got from last week’s victory for Donald Trump and a cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve kept fading.
Donald Trump's transition starts now. Here's how it will work
Read full article: Donald Trump's transition starts now. Here's how it will workDonald Trump’s impending return to the White House means he’ll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the one that served under President Joe Biden.
Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast
Read full article: Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcastMany of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived Friday night after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview.
In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
Read full article: In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during electionIn a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black people
Read full article: Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black peopleRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris.
Writer Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine part ways after relationship with political source revealed
Read full article: Writer Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine part ways after relationship with political source revealedNew York magazine says the publication and star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi have decided jointly to “part ways."
Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing
Read full article: Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governingIn a drab office suite just blocks from the White House, seasoned political operatives are drawing up detailed plans for a government in waiting.
New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed
Read full article: New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosedNew York magazine’s star Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after disclosing she had a personal relationship with a former reporting subject.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump
Read full article: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald TrumpDonald Trump is leaning on a pair of former Democrats whose idiosyncratic views left them ostracized from their party to help him connect with voters who feel disillusioned with politics and distrustful of politicians.
Judge disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in Georgia
Read full article: Judge disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in GeorgiaGeorgia state court judges have disqualified presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in the state.
The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears
Read full article: The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nearsThe first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin mailing them to absentee voters with the Nov. 5 contest less than two months away.
Election 2024 Latest: Harris to sit for CNN interview; Jack Smith files new indictment against Trump
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: Harris to sit for CNN interview; Jack Smith files new indictment against TrumpVice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trump’s approach.
Judge says 4 independent and third-party candidates should be kept off Georgia presidential ballots
Read full article: Judge says 4 independent and third-party candidates should be kept off Georgia presidential ballotsA judge says four independent and third-party candidates are ineligible to appear on Georgia’s presidential ballot.
Election Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have already started casting their ballots
Read full article: Election Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have already started casting their ballotsIt might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off, but it’s not.
Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he’s endorsing Trump
Read full article: Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he’s endorsing TrumpAhead of a planned speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president.
Georgia officials say Kennedy, 2 others have signatures for presidential ballot as disputes remain
Read full article: Georgia officials say Kennedy, 2 others have signatures for presidential ballot as disputes remainThree independent and third-party candidates got one step closer to appearing on Georgia’s presidential ballot on Tuesday.