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'Enough already': Trump Cabinet choices eat away at the House GOP's tight majority

House Republicans will have a small margin in the chamber next year. Speaker Mike Johnson has warned Trump, who is still pulling from the GOP's ranks.

The Washington Post · 1h

Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks

Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to confirm or reject executive branch nominees.

LA Times on MSN · 2h

Trump's Cabinet picks will test Senate independence

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it approve all his appointees or push back?

Matt Gaetz, donald trump

Opinion

The New Republic on MSN · 3h

How Trump Could Steamroll Congress—and His Own Party—on Matt Gaetz

As attorney general, Gaetz will be fully empowered to carry out Trump’s—and his own—incindiary mandate, litigating culture wars and carrying out personal vendettas. Republican Senator Thom Tillis put it aptly: “I’m sure it’ll make for a popcorn-eating confirmation.”

Opinion

New Republic · 1h

Matt Gaetz Hatched Last-Minute Plan To Become Trump’s Attorney General

Yahoo · 5h

Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state

President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and whom Trump has tasked with dramatically overhauling the Justice Department.

GOP, Trump

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Checks and balances? Some GOP lawmakers say just do whatever Trump wants.

Republican lawmakers increasingly say not only that Trump has a mandate, but that his mandate is all that matters.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

The Latest: Trump Returns to Washington to Meet With Biden and GOP Lawmakers

President Joe Biden will welcome President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday for an Oval Office visit that is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power — a ritual Trump hims

CBS News on MSN · 1d

The megadonors who fueled Trump and the GOP and what's behind their giving

US House, Donald Trump

RealClearPolitics · 1d

Trump Tells House Republican Meeting: "Isn't It Nice To Win?"

The Trump campaign shared the first line of Donald Trump's remarks to House Republicans this morning during a meeting on Capitol Hill.

The Washington Post · 1d

Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington

Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, won reelection Tuesday in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District. In his bid for a sixth term,

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. A House Republican victory in Arizona,

Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response.

After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and ...

2hon MSN

How Democrats can still flex power in Trump's Washington: From the Politics Desk

Republicans have won full control of Washington, but Democrats will retain two key levers of power to shape legislative ...

Who is Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard?

Tulsi Gabbard - a former Democratic congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump - is the ...

3hon MSNOpinion

Trump’s GOP Revival Isn’t Sectarian

What the expanding Republican coalition means for the pious and the ‘nones.’ ...

2hon MSN

Make America Florida? Trump taps Sunshine State politicos for top jobs

Analysts say Trump’s picks for high-profile positions like secretary of state and attorney general reflect a desire to tap ...

25mon MSN

What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in ...

4hon MSN

Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever

Gaetz “will never get confirmed,” an unnamed Republican senator told Fox News. Senator John Cornyn rolled his eyes and let ...

Democratic governor celebrates Trump’s pick of RFK Jr. — and gets slammed

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) was met with fierce backlash Thursday after he surprisingly celebrated President-elect Donald ...

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