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Trump, Republicans

The megadonors who fueled Trump and the Republican Party and what they may want in the next 4 years

Who are the high rollers who bankrolled Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election, and what do they want in return for their generosity?

U.S. News & World Report · 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

The Financial Times · 14h

Donald Trump secures control of Congress as Republicans win House majority

Republicans have won a majority in the House of Representatives, giving Donald Trump’s party full control of both chambers of the US Congress and wide latitude to push a radical agenda through the legislature.

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.

Trump, Senate

Los Angeles 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?

USA Today on MSN · 3h

Trump tests GOP-led Senate with controversial cabinet nominees

Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, both of whom are outside of the traditional mold for appointees to their respective positions.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Factbox-Trump Turns to Congress for Cabinet Picks, Whittling Away at Slim Margins

President-elect Donald Trump has so far picked five Republican members of the U.S. Congress to join his administration, at least temporarily whittling away at the narrow majorities his party will hold in the Senate and House of Representatives.

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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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 ...

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RFK Jr. named as Trump’s health secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been angling for a role in the Trump administration since he endorsed the president-elect in August ...

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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 ...

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