Shellshocked Dems return to Capitol to reckon with drubbing
House Democrats returned to the Capitol on Tuesday, dejected and licking their wounds after an election drubbing a week earlier that will put Donald Trump back in the White House and Republicans in control of all the levers of power in Washington next year. W…
Trump draft executive order would set up board to oust generals en masse: Report
The transition team for President-elect Trump is working on an executive order that would speed up the firing of top military brass if signed, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The draft executive order would set up a “warrior board” of retired genera…
Elon Musk, Ramaswamy land Trump admin roles
President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government Trump announced Tuesday that Musk and Ramaswamy would lead his “Department …
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army National Guard and did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, earning two Br…
Huckabee Sanders says she does not plan on joining Trump administration
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced she would not be joining President-elect Trump for a second term in the White House on Tuesday. “I’ve already announced my bid for reelection & I look forward to serving in this position for the next six year…
Oprah says she didn’t take ‘personal fee’ for Harris event
Oprah Winfrey says she didn’t take a “personal fee” for the campaign event she did with Vice President Harris before last week’s election. Winfrey was responding to a rumor that she was paid $1 million by the Harris campaign for a star-studded event in Septem…
Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections
Hard-line conservatives are plotting to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the gavel during Wednesday’s internal House GOP elections, four sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The sources — who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss…
Why DDHQ hasn’t called the Pennsylvania Senate race
The Pennsylvania Senate race remains the last major contest of the 2024 cycle that Decision Desk HQ has not called. Three-term incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D) currently trails Republican David McCormick by about 35,000 votes, or 0.5 percent of the vote, just wit…
Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
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,…
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk
Historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman is blaming disinformation and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for his incorrect prediction that Vice President Harris would win the presidency. “Number one, disinformation. We’ve always had disinformation, but…
