By Lauren Kaori Gurley, Ian Duncan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump offered his support to dock workers Thursday as a mid-January strike deadline looms that threatens to bring commercial shipping on the East and Gulf Coasts to a halt days before he takes office. In a post on his social media platform Truth […]
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Trump sides with dockworkers preparing to strike over automation
By Lauren Kaori Gurley, Ian Duncan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump offered his support to dock workers Thursday as a mid-January strike deadline looms that threatens to bring commercial shipping on the East and Gulf Coasts to a halt days before he takes office. In a post on his social media platform Truth […]
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Senate Democrats drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges
By Tobi Raji, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Democrats have reached a deal with their Republican counterparts to confirm a dozen judges nominated by President Joe Biden while pulling four of his nominees from consideration, the latest step in a battle over who controls the nation’s federal courthouses on the eve of a second […]
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Senate Democrats drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges
By Tobi Raji, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Democrats have reached a deal with their Republican counterparts to confirm a dozen judges nominated by President Joe Biden while pulling four of his nominees from consideration, the latest step in a battle over who controls the nation’s federal courthouses on the eve of a second […]
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Trump announces Kari Lake as his choice for director of Voice of America
By Andrew Jeong · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that Kari Lake, a fierce loyalist and election denier, is his choice for the next director of Voice of America, a federally funded broadcaster with a global audience. Announcing his decision on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump cited Lake’s […]
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Trump announces Kari Lake as his choice for director of Voice of America
By Andrew Jeong · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that Kari Lake, a fierce loyalist and election denier, is his choice for the next director of Voice of America, a federally funded broadcaster with a global audience. Announcing his decision on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump cited Lake’s […]
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Is this publisher/DJ the most powerful man in Trump’s transition?
By Ben Terris, Marianne LeVine · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Maybe the most powerful man you’ve never heard of is a cherubic 38-year-old immigrant from the small Mediterranean archipelago of Malta whose job right now is to conduct the installation of thousands of Donald Trump’s political appointees, as part of the MAGA-fication of the U.S. government. […]
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Is this publisher/DJ the most powerful man in Trump’s transition?
By Ben Terris, Marianne LeVine · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Maybe the most powerful man you’ve never heard of is a cherubic 38-year-old immigrant from the small Mediterranean archipelago of Malta whose job right now is to conduct the installation of thousands of Donald Trump’s political appointees, as part of the MAGA-fication of the U.S. government. […]
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House Democrats plan early for expanded 2026 map with recruiting push
By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats launched a new effort Wednesday to recruit challengers for Republican districts in Arizona, Michigan, California and Virginia that were not contested this year, as a first step to taking back control of the House after falling just three seats short. “The way we are looking […]
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House Democrats plan early for expanded 2026 map with recruiting push
By Michael Scherer, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats launched a new effort Wednesday to recruit challengers for Republican districts in Arizona, Michigan, California and Virginia that were not contested this year, as a first step to taking back control of the House after falling just three seats short. “The way we are looking […]