How far the state’s election interference case gets remains to be seen, but the president-elect almost certainly will not face trial during his term.
The president-elect's former attorney gave his reaction to the New York hush money case delay announced Tuesday.
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik has been tapped to be Trump's U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik joined Congress as a moderate Republican but became one of Trump's key defenders after his first impeachment and after his 2020 election loss. She joined House leadership in 2021 as chair of the House Republican Conference.
Many people already started making plans to emigrate while facing the possibility of Trump taking back the White House.
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, has reportedly been asked to be Trump’s national security adviser. He is considered a hawk on China and urged the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Department of Education provides about 10% of K-12 funding, enforces civil rights laws and runs the $1.6 trillion student loan program.
Donald Trump is quickly building his administration for his second term. Several top jobs have been filled so far.
In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the blue areas across the country where Donald Trump expanded his coalition. Plus, senior national politics reporter Matt Dixon explores the domino effect in Florida of Trump's expected nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio to be secretary of state.
Trump announced former House Representative Lee Zeldin of New York as his nomination for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday. Zeldin served as New York’s 1st Congressional District from 20215 until 2023. He lost his race for governor against Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.
It’s a dramatically different approach from when Trump beat Hillary Clinton eight years ago and his transition played out in public.