Category: USA
Trump will appoint ‘dozens’ of judges, experts say, despite Dems ramming through nominees in lame-duck session
Fox News Experts say President-elect Donald Trump’s chances of appointing judges to the federal bench remain positive, despite Senate Democrats’ push to confirm as many of President Biden’s picks as possible. Amid their efforts to appoint Biden’s judicial picks ahead of Trump’s administration and a new Congress starting in January, both parties struck a midnight…
Read MoreTexas lawmaker proposes bill to abolish death penalty in Lone Star State: ‘I think sentiment is changing’
Fox News A Texas state lawmaker has introduced legislation to eliminate the death penalty in the state amid a high-profile death row case currently unfolding. Democrat state Rep. John Bucy III filed the bill for the upcoming legislative session. “I think I’ve been opposed to the death penalty my whole life as I’ve thought about…
Read MoreListeria Outbreak Kills One, Prompts Recall for Yu Shang Food
New York Times Officials have linked 11 listeria cases since October 2021 to items from Yu Shang Food, which is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of products. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/listeria-death-yushang-recall.html
Read MoreTrump Picks Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to Be Surgeon General
New York Times Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a medical director for a chain of urgent care clinics. Her sister served as an adviser in the first Trump administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general.html
Read MoreSebastian Gorka to Return to White House as Adviser
New York Times In a statement, Donald J. Trump lauded the firebrand conservative commentator as a “tireless advocate” for his agenda. There was no mention that Mr. Gorka had been forced out of the Trump administration in 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/sebastian-gorka-adviser.html
Read MoreTrump Picks Scott Turner, Little-Known Official From First Term, to Lead HUD
New York Times The housing agency plays a central role in addressing the growing national affordability crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/scott-turner-hud-trump.html
Read MoreTo Challenge China, India Needs to Get Out of the Way of Its Factory Owners
Wall Street Journal India has a fresh chance to become a manufacturing powerhouse with the election of Donald Trump, who has promised to levy sky-high import tariffs on Chinese goods. https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-challenge-china-india-needs-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-its-factory-owners-28cb4a6f
Read MoreFrom CDC to labor secretary: See Trump’s top picks for Cabinet roles
Fox News A clearer picture emerged of who will serve in the Cabinet of America’s 47th President, with President-elect Trump assembling more of his top cabinet picks on Friday evening. All of Trump’s Cabinet choices must be confirmed by the Senate, with the process set to begin in January. The confirmation process will be made…
Read MoreSebastian Gorka to return to the White House as an adviser.
New York Times In a statement, Donald J. Trump lauded the firebrand conservative commentator as a “tireless advocate” for his agenda. There was no mention that Mr. Gorka had been forced out of the Trump administration in 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/sebastian-gorka-to-return-to-the-white-house-as-an-adviser.html
Read MoreTrump picks Dr. Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner
Fox News President-elect Trump on Friday announced he is nominating Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. “I am very pleased to nominate Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, for FDA Commissioner,” Trump said in a statement. “FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight…
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