By Liz Goodwin, Dylan Wells, Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]
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Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader
By Liz Goodwin, Dylan Wells, Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]
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Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?
By Leo Sands, Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trump’s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become America’s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]
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Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?
By Leo Sands, Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trump’s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become America’s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]
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Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.
Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]
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Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.
Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]
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Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
By John Hudson, Dan Lamothe, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]
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Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
By John Hudson, Dan Lamothe, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]
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Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
By Washington Post staff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The decision lines up another staunch ally of Israel for Trump’s incoming administration, after he announced Monday he would appoint Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) to be U.S. […]
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Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
By Washington Post staff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The decision lines up another staunch ally of Israel for Trump’s incoming administration, after he announced Monday he would appoint Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) to be U.S. […]