Tag: Donald Trump
Judge Tanya Chutkan Presides Over Jan. 6 Case Amid Pardon Speculation
Judge Tanya Chutkan spent Tuesday afternoon sparring with a Jan. 6 defendant accused of firing a gun in the air at the Capitol. | John Minchillo/AP
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Trump Nominates Longtime Ally Tom Barrack as Ambassador to Turkey
During the first Trump administration, Tom Barrack was heavily scrutinized for his connections to undemocratic regimes in the Middle East and foreign [...]
Trump Pledges to End Birthright Citizenship, Faces Legal Hurdles
Birthright citizenship gives U.S. citizenship to anyone born on the country’s soil and is built into law through the Constitution. President-elect Do [...]
Pete Marocco Joins Trump Transition Amid Jan. 6 Controversy
Pete Marocco drew internal fire when he worked in numerous agencies in the Trump administration. | Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images
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Trump’s Grassroots Pressure Secures Momentum for Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense, visits with various senators in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, on D [...]
Mark Paoletta Joins Trump Administration’s Effort to Streamline Government
Attorney Mark Paoletta and his client, Ginni Thomas, walk into an interview with the House Jan. 6 select committee on Sept. 29, 2022. | J. Scott Appl [...]
Harmeet Dhillon Tapped for Key Civil Rights Role in Trump Administration
Harmeet Dhillon speaks on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Government Shutdown Looms: Can Speaker Johnson Avoid a Crisis?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill on Dec. 4. | Franci [...]
Trump’s Ambassador Picks Signal Key Foreign Policy Priorities
President-elect Donald Trump (pictured) meets with Prince William at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Paris. | Getty Images/Oleg Nikishin
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Trump Defends Tariffs: “The Most Beautiful Word”
Tariffs are paid by the American companies that import products, not the countries that export them. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
Trump on Tariffs: A [...]