Former Obama advisers Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett admitted Tuesday on their podcast that a large portion of the culture seems to appreciate President-elect Donald Trump’s style, stating that the Democratic Party needs to “figure out” how to bring “fun” into their politics. Since Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote against … Read more
For a good part of this past spring, Donald Trump spent his days in a drab Manhattan courtroom, reliving some of the more sordid aspects of his 2016 campaign. The past and future president watched as leading personalities from that micro-era—Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Hope Hicks–testified while he looked on wordlessly, flanked by a new … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is nominating the billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s initial term from 2017 to 2019 and twice ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the … Read more
Service Canada has been holding off on mailing out 85,000 passports due to the labour dispute at Canada Post. Employment and Social Development Canada said that “in anticipation of a potential labour disruption,” Service Canada stopped mailing passport packages on Nov. 8 — a week before Canada Post workers walked off the job. Canada Post … Read more
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) thundered against the cabinet picks made so far by President-elect Donald Trump, who has nominated some controversial appointees. Leading the way is Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, who is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2017 when he was about 35. The House Ethics Committee was scheduled to … Read more
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump made the announcement Tuesday on … Read more
The iPhone 17 Air is the iPhone 17 model I will buy next year, assuming it’s real. I’ve said this many times: I’ve reached that point in my life as a longtime iPhone user where I want a phone with a larger screen, but I don’t like the bulk of Apple’s current Plus and Pro … Read more
Washington — The House Ethics Committee is set to meet Wednesday as it faces increasing pressure to release a potentially damaging report detailing its investigation into allegations former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, two sources told CBS News. The movements of the Ethics panel have been under heightened … Read more
Denver City Council members cut down on how many rezoning hearings they will have to preside over and brought the city into compliance — mostly — with a new state law on Monday when they voted to allow accessory dwelling units in residential neighborhoods citywide. The housing units, often referred to as ADUs, are smaller, … Read more
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin suggested Monday that MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are not true journalists after their recent visit with President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Trump granted Scarborough and Brzezinski’s request to privately meet with him at Mar-a-Lago Friday to express concerns about the upcoming administration and policy issues, the “Morning … Read more
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