Tag: Republicans
Trump Allies Target Senate GOP Holdouts to Push MAGA Agenda
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) speak to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 24. | J. Scot [...]
Trump Names Ronald Johnson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, spent more than 20 years at the Central Intelligence Agency before a diplomatic posting [...]
Trump Selects Jacob Helberg as Top Economic Policy Official at State Department
Jacob Helberg was a major donor to President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Jacob Helberg Nominated for Senior [...]
Wisconsin Files Additional Felony Charges Against Trump Allies in Fake Electors Scheme
Kenneth Chesebro speaks during a hearing where Chesebro accepted a plea deal from the Fulton County District Attorney at the Fulton County Courthouse [...]
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
Trump Transition Ta [...]
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 [...]