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Lara Trump says she would ‘love’ to be a Senator in response to speculation she could replace Marco Rubio in Florida
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Lara Trump says she would ‘love’ to be a Senator in response to speculation she could replace Marco Rubio in Florida

By Geoff Earle | Daily Mail Donald Trump daughter-in-law Lara Trump says she would 'love' to serve in the Senate after her name got floated for the powerful appointment to succeed Marco Rubio, who is Trump's choice to be the next secretary of state. 'This is my home state now and has been for three years,' she told Fox News host Sean Hannity, a friend and advisor to the president-elect, during an appearance on his prime time show.  Donald Trump made his daughter-in-law co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and she crowed about the GOP's performance during a cycle when the party captured the White House and the Senate, while holding a narrow House majority. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY MAIL
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Rand Paul to target ‘COVID cover-up’ as head of Senate Homeland Security committee
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Rand Paul to target ‘COVID cover-up’ as head of Senate Homeland Security committee

By Rikki Schlott | New York Post Sen. Rand Paul will take over the chairmanship of the upper chamber’s Homeland Security Committee starting in January after two years as the panel’s top Republican — and he’s told The Post he wants to uncover the truth about the COVID-19 pandemic. “I chose to chair this committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role,” Paul (R-Ky.) said in an exclusive interview Wednesday. “This committee’s mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself.” “I think we’re on the cusp of, really, the beginning of uncovering what happened with COVID,” the 61-year-old added. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST...
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Trump plans to shift school funding control to local communities, has yet to pick DOE secretary
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Trump plans to shift school funding control to local communities, has yet to pick DOE secretary

By Jamie Joseph  | Fox News President-Elect Donald Trump has proposed a dramatic shakeup in American education: "disbanding" or drastically reducing the power of the Department of Education (DOE), a move that would shift control and funding of public schools back to local communities. While Trump's specific plan and choice of secretary have yet to be announced, Neal McCluskey, the director for educational freedom at libertarian think tank Cato Institute, said there's a high likelihood Trump's agenda of shuttering the DOE could be carried out through "block granting." "Block granting is a little easier for people to understand, because it takes money and it doesn't just suddenly go away from states and districts, it keeps it," McCluskey told Fox News Digital in an in...
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Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
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Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda

By Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels | The Hill President-elect Trump is assembling his Cabinet and senior staff for his second term in the White House before taking office in January. Trump must nominate leaders for 15 government agencies and other top administration jobs that require Senate confirmation, along with appointing senior staff. Here’s a look at who has been tapped to serve so far.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Trump tabs Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence: ‘Fearless spirit’
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Trump tabs Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence: ‘Fearless spirit’

By Andrea Margolis  | Fox News President-elect Trump announced on Wednesday that he is appointing Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence in his new Cabinet. In a statement, Trump said that the former congresswoman "has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans." Gabbard served as a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021 before becoming an Independent and then recently joined the GOP. "As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties - She is now a proud Republican!" Trump's statement added. "I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength...
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Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General
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Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

By Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to become the next attorney general, a surprise choice. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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Trump names Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his pick for Secretary of State
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Trump names Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his pick for Secretary of State

By Reagan Reese | Daily Caller President-elect Donald Trump named Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his pick for secretary of state in a Wednesday statement. After reports that Rubio would be getting the nod from Trump, the former president made it official. He wrote that the Florida senator is an “Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies and a fearless Warrior.” Rubio was in the running to be Trump’s vice president before hitting the campaign trail as a surrogate for the now president-elect. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER
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Republican John Thune elected Senate majority leader, edging Sen. Cornyn for the post
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Republican John Thune elected Senate majority leader, edging Sen. Cornyn for the post

By Alexander Bolton | The Hill Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years. Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and largely managed operation of the Senate floor since McConnell suffered a concussion from a fall in 2023. Thune beat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) by a vote of 25 to 24, according to two sources familiar. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Biden hosts Trump at White House in first sign of transition after election win
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Biden hosts Trump at White House in first sign of transition after election win

By Elaine Mallon | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump will visit President Joe Biden at the White House at 11 a.m. Following Trump’s victory, Biden called him and said he would work to ensure a smooth transition of power. Trump did not invite Biden to the White House after he won the 2020 presidential election. READ THE FULL STORY THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and director of intelligence, chosen as Trump’s pick to lead CIA
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John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and director of intelligence, chosen as Trump’s pick to lead CIA

By Rebecca Beitsch | The Hill President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate John Ratcliffe, his former head of national intelligence, to lead the CIA. Ratcliffe, a former Texas representative, was critical of investigations into Trump while in Congress and later served as a member of his impeachment team during Democrats’ first effort to boot Trump from office. A statement from Trump praises Ratcliffe for “exposing fake Russian collusion to be a Clinton campaign operation,” being a critic of a national security program that greenlights foreign surveillance and for criticizing those who first called into question the legitimacy of a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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