MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

  • 8
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:



1733769429297.png

AP Photo

ap.png
In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own


By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 6:52 AM CST, December 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the history of American politics, there’s no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington once they got to the White House. But Donald Trump may prove to be in a class of his own, and he appears more interested in beating the federal government into submission than recalibrating it.

In staffing his administration, Trump has shown an inclination to select people who distrust or even disdain the agencies that they’ve been chosen to lead, setting up a potential war of attrition between the incoming Republican president and American institutions.

“There’s been nothing like what Trump is suggesting to do,” said Doug Brinkley, a presidential historian. “We’re talking about dismantling the federal government.”

Trump’s approach will become even clearer this week as Kash Patel, his choice for FBI director, heads to Capitol Hill for an initial round of meetings with senators who will decide whether to confirm him to the post. A former national security official who has branded himself as an eager acolyte of Trump, Patel has talked about shutting down the agency’s headquarters, splitting up its responsibilities and targeting Trump’s perceived enemies. ...

READ THE FULL STORY - AP





















[URL...

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

Latest Political News Feed

Home invasion shooting leaves son dead, mom in critical condition; suspect at large

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
A mother is in critical condition after she was shot and her son was shot and killed in a home invasion in an upscale Philadelphia suburb, officials said.
Continue reading...

Trump says rivals should be in jail. Experts say Biden can pardon them beforehand.

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Experts President Biden has the constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to seek retribution against.
Continue reading...

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination

  • News source: Teddy Rosenbluth
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
Continue reading...

U.S. Scrambles to Navigate Perils of a New Syria

  • News source: Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Helene Cooper
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
The Biden administration is relying on Turkey to convey messages to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which toppled Bashar al-Assad but is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization.
Continue reading...

UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illicit gold trade

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Pattni has been accused of smuggling gold and exploiting natural resources in Africa for decades.
Continue reading...

Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
He tells NBC he will issue "a lot" of executive orders, including on immigration, once he takes office.
Continue reading...

Trump FBI director, defense secretary picks face pointed questions on Capitol Hill

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth and more Trump administration picks were on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers.
Continue reading...

Trump's Cabinet woes are back, earlier than ever

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
President-elect Donald Trump could break the record for most failed Cabinet nominations to start a term.
Continue reading...

Syria post-Assad power vacuum poses unexpected problems for Middle East, US

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
The stunning collapse of President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria presents "a moment of historic opportunity," President Joe Biden wrote on X on Sunday.
Continue reading...

What to know about Austin Tice, journalist held in Syria

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Washington — The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has raised hopes that more information could come to light on the whereabouts of journalist Austin Tice, who is believed to still be alive more than 12 years after his kidnapping.

After a rebel offensive brought an end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family on Sunday, President Biden expressed optimism that Tice could be returned to the U.S.

"We think we can get him back, but we have no direct evidence of that yet," Mr. Biden said at the White House Sunday. "We have to identify where...
Continue reading...

Trump Says He Would Let ‘Dreamers’ Stay. But He Once Tried to Gut the Program.

  • News source: Hamed Aleaziz
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s stance on the immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children is filled with contradictions.
Continue reading...

Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad's fall

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive.
Continue reading...

Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad's fall

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive.
Continue reading...

What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the right in the U.S.?

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 8
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump says he'll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.

In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, Trump said he's "absolutely" still planning to end birthright citizenship on Day One of his presidency. "We have to end it," Trump told host Kristen Welker. In a video post in 2023, Trump had said he'd sign an executive action to do so on the first day in office.

Birthright citizenship automatically grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil...
Continue reading...

How Old Is Too Old to Be President? Democrats Still Don’t Want to Say.

  • News source: Katie Glueck, Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
At a gathering of Democratic governors, many were reluctant to discuss the issue that sank President Biden’s campaign: age. Others are ready for a Gen X president.
Continue reading...

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Back
Top Bottom