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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
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The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, MATTHEW DALY and COLLIN BINKLEYUpdated 4:24 AM CST, November 15, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
“Let’s make every day count,” President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation last week after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat to Trump in the presidential race.
Trump has pledged to rescind unspent funds in Biden’s landmark climate and health care law and stop clean-energy development projects.
“There’s only one administration at a time,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters at a news conference Thursday. “That’s true now, and it will also be true after January 20th. Our responsibility is to make good use of the funds that Congress has authorized for us and that we’re responsible for assigning and disbursing throughout the last three years.”
But Trump will control more than the purse strings come January. His administration also can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process. ...
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Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a mandate to govern.
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Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe | CNN Politics
Top Senate Republicans are withholding support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, while Democrats and at least one prominent GOP senator call for the release of an ethics report into the former congressman.
www.cnn.comFood prices worried most voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills
Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills.
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Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly to announce his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. See which people he has named through official statements.
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Trump goes full MAGA as he picks allies and loyalists to fill his second administration
As he aims to turn the nation's capital upside down, President-elect Trump is turning to allies and supporters of his MAGA movement and America First agenda as he quickly moves to assemble his second administration.
As Trump picks Florida men for top jobs, new political possibilities open up in the Sunshine State
As President-elect Donald Trump names his picks for his new administration from his private club in Palm Beach and prepares to return to the White House, he’s bringing the Sunshine State with him.
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Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new 'department' actually be able to do anything?
The "Department of Government Efficiency" won't be a real government agency. In fact, it won't even be part of the federal government.
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Woman testified to House Ethics Committee that Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: Sources
The woman at the center of the DOJ's probe of Matt Gaetz testified to the House Ethics Committee that he had sex with her when she was 17 years old, sources say.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
www.cbsnews.comTrump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.”
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With Trump's return, are Jan 6 Capitol rioters off the hook?
Now that Trump has won, what will happen to the Jan. 6 prosecutions?
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The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical website The Onion purchased InfoWars on Thursday, a capstone on years of litigation following InfoWars founder Alex Jones' defamation case.
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN.
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Could Biden copy Obama with December surprise at UN to punish Israel's Netanyahu?
While Israel seeks to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza and free 101 hostages, members of the United Nations Security Council seek to impose a new draft resolution against Israel.
FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."
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Trump delivers Thune his first big test as Senate GOP leader - Washington Examiner
Trump’s eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between a rock and a hard place.
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"Congressman Larson appreciates the...
Continue reading...Following the incident, Larson’s D.C. office put out a statement expressing the congressman’s gratitude to those who reached out and clarifying a possible reason for the lawmaker’s long pause.
"Congressman Larson appreciates the...
Rubiales tells court Hermoso consented to kiss
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Continue reading...Russia says US relations 'on the brink of a breakup,' won't confirm Trump-Putin talk
Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime suggested relations between Washington, D.C., and Moscow are on "the brink" of collapse this week.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov made the announcement during a Monday press conference. Ryabkov reiterated Putin's stance that there would be no peace in Ukraine unless the country dropped its ambitions to join NATO and ceded Russian-occupied regions.
"We simply imperatively need to get ... the new U.S. administration to understand and acknowledge that without resolving the problems that are the...
Continue reading...Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov made the announcement during a Monday press conference. Ryabkov reiterated Putin's stance that there would be no peace in Ukraine unless the country dropped its ambitions to join NATO and ceded Russian-occupied regions.
"We simply imperatively need to get ... the new U.S. administration to understand and acknowledge that without resolving the problems that are the...
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented a protocol allowing sentences for death row inmates to be carried out using the nitrogen hypoxia method, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday.
The new protocol will allow for death sentences to be carried out again after a 15-year pause and builds on a constitutionally approved method already in place in Alabama.
A summary of Alabama’s protocol allows for the condemned person to communicate with a spiritual adviser. It also allows for "designated victim...
Continue reading...The new protocol will allow for death sentences to be carried out again after a 15-year pause and builds on a constitutionally approved method already in place in Alabama.
A summary of Alabama’s protocol allows for the condemned person to communicate with a spiritual adviser. It also allows for "designated victim...
Murkowski and Cassidy announce they'll vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to Trump cabinet post
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Bill Cassidy, R-La., both announced that they would vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
In a party-line vote on Monday, Murkowski, Cassidy, and the other Republican senators who voted opted to move forward with the confirmation process by supporting cloture, while the members of the Senate Democratic caucus who voted opposed cloture.
"I will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence," Murkowski declared in a post on X.
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Continue reading...In a party-line vote on Monday, Murkowski, Cassidy, and the other Republican senators who voted opted to move forward with the confirmation process by supporting cloture, while the members of the Senate Democratic caucus who voted opposed cloture.
"I will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence," Murkowski declared in a post on X.
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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America' in Maps app
Google on Monday changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps.
The change comes after the Trump administration updated its "official government sources."
"We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps," the company said in a previous X post. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
Google, based in Mountain View, California, has said the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see...
Continue reading...The change comes after the Trump administration updated its "official government sources."
"We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps," the company said in a previous X post. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
Google, based in Mountain View, California, has said the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see...