Jared Kushner, Ivanka Refused to Say Donald Trump Isn’t ‘Antisemitic’—Book
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump refused to release a statement during the 2024 presidential campaign saying President Donald Trump is not “antisemitic,” according to reporting by Michael Wolff in his new book, All or Nothing. Newsweek reached out to Kushner via his company’s website for comment on Saturday morning. Why It Matters President Trump has […]
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Donald Trump Hit With Major DEI Legal Setback
Baltimore-based U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson on Friday granted a preliminary injunction which largely blocked an executive order signed by President Donald Trump shortly after his inauguration that banned diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government. Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular […]
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To President-Elect Donald Trump: The Paris Climate Deal Is Good for Business | Opinion
As President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team prepares executive orders to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, scientists confirm that 2024 is not only the hottest year on record but the first year to exceed the Paris agreement threshold, a global pledge by 195 nations to work to keep warming under 1.5 degrees. Withdrawing from the […]
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Trump Won’t ‘Go Down Fighting’ for Matt Gaetz, Ex-Aide Says
President-elect Donald Trump will not “go down fighting” for former Congressman Matt Gaetz, his controversial pick for U.S. attorney general, according to former Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin. Gaetz, formerly the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation and federal criminal probe into allegations including sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, on November […]
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Trump Expected to Tap Project 2025 Architect for White House Budget Office
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly expected to name one of the key architects of Project 2025 to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of Wednesday afternoon, the president-elect has not formally announced Russell Vought’s nomination, but two sources close to the Trump transition team confirmed the decision with CBS News. […]
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Trump Border Czar’s New Warning to Illegal Migrants: ‘You Got a Problem’
President-elect Donald Trump‘s “border czar” Tom Homan warned that migrants in the country illegally aren’t “off the table” while discussing possible deportations and immigration plans in the coming second Trump administration. Homan, Trump’s former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a Project 2025 contributor, was announced as the next person “in […]
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Donald Trump Wouldn’t Use Special Counsel for ‘Political Vendetta’: Lawyer
Donald Trump is unlikely to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to “pursue vendettas” against political opponents according to a former U.S. attorney, who argued the incoming president is more likely to “weaponize” the Justice Department as a whole. The claim was made by Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney for the southern […]
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Trump Nominates Former Rep. Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced he is nominating former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary. Duffy is the co-host of Fox Business’ The Bottom Line and a former cast member on a season of The Real World. This is a developing story and will be updated […]
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Trump Picks FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr To Lead the Agency
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday his selection of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr to serve as the agency’s chairman, elevating a longtime ally to lead the independent regulatory agency that oversees America’s communications landscape. Carr, who currently serves as the senior Republican commissioner at the FCC, will replace current chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at […]
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Trump Demands Investigation After Top Iowa Pollster Ends Election Polling
President-elect Donald Trump is calling for an investigation into veteran Iowa pollster Ann Selzer following an announcement she was ending her operation, which comes weeks after her final poll dramatically missed the mark in predicting the presidential election outcome. Selzer, known for her decades of polling work in Iowa, released a survey three days before […]
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