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Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self received phone calls from President-elect Donald Trump between their initial votes against Speaker Mike Johnson and their eventual flips to support him, according to two Republicans who were granted anonymity to speak candidly. But most notably, the pair and other holdouts secured general commitments from Johnson and other Republicans […]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Estonian-born lawyer Roman Pipko as his nominee for America’s next ambassador to the tiny Baltic country. The position requires Senate confirmation, and Republican control of the upper chamber should make such approval relatively easy to obtain. Still, the role could get more attention than normal because Estonia shares a border […]

Mike Johnson managed to avoid a drawn-out battle for the speakership on Friday. His headaches are just getting started. While Johnson ultimately secured enough votes to remain speaker on the first ballot — after two members switched their votes after further lobbying from Johnson and phone calls with President-elect Donald Trump — the aftermath of […]

The narrowly divided House has adopted a rules package, with a vote of 215-209, that most notably will see a significantly raised threshold for members to trigger an effort to oust the speaker. Under the section-by-section analysis of the rules, it would now take nine members of the Republican conference to trigger a motion to […]

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Donald Trump has invited former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus to join his new administration — but he doesn’t seem thrilled about it. The president-elect said Friday that he would appoint Ortagus, who was the public face of the State Department for three years in his first administration, to be deputy special presidential envoy for […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it’s not yet clear whether President-elect Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet nominees will have the necessary support for confirmation. When asked on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” whether Republican support may fall short for some of Trump’s more debated picks, Thune replied, “We don’t have, at this point, I […]

Eleven members of the House Freedom Caucus sent a letter to their GOP colleagues outlining what they want to see from Mike Johnson after he retained the speaker’s gavel Friday. The 11 members, who are on the group’s board, made clear they still have reservations about Johnson, despite ultimately supporting him after a dramatic first […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for his point man on tax at the Treasury Department is an experienced insider whose nomination signals business will have a strong ally in the administration as it pushes through major tax legislation. Ken Kies, a leading tax lobbyist who has advocated for big corporations such as Microsoft and Hess, is […]

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed Democrats for being “giddy” that American flags are set to fly at half-mast during his inauguration in honor of the late former President Jimmy Carter. Following Carter’s death last week, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that all U.S. flags be displayed at half-staff at the White House and […]

The dangers of artificial intelligence are far off. The dangers of #ActualStupidity, however, are present and immediate. The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all […]