Under the Chandelier at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Makes Picks at Breakneck Speed  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is more contemptuous than ever of Washington expertise and determined to hire people based on loyalty.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump chose his attorney general almost on a whim …

Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway  —  Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.  —  As the dust settles from Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat …

Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks  —  U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.

Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’  —  Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due …

Slash First, Fix Later: How Elon Musk Cuts Costs  —  Mr. Musk dug into his companies' budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later.  Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.

The ‘team of vipers’ is back  —  Cliff Sims wrote the definitive tale of Trump administration infighting.  He's back, and fangs are out.  —  The last time Cliff Sims was this close to presidential power, he coined an indelible phrase for the cut-throat coterie around Donald Trump …

Kamala Harris's hidden barrier  —  Her rise and fall illustrates the Glass Cliff. … 🛣️  —  Black women have long had to navigate being twice as good to get half the amount of credit.  Kamala Harris's presidential run was evidence of this.

Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says  —  Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress Wednesday after Trump picked him for AG.  —  Representative from Florida Matt Gaetz speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention …

Pennsylvania Democrats openly admit to counting illegal ballots in McCormick-Casey race  —  Ongoing disputes in the Senate race between declared winner Dave McCormick (R) and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D) concern whether disqualified ballots should be counted

What to Do Before the Trump Administration Takes Office in January  —  Nearly four years after he left office amid a violent burst, Donald Trump has been reelected and will become the next president of the United States.  For many marginalized people, a second Trump administration, which begins in January, is a looming threat.

Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be youngest White House press secretary in history  —  President-elect Donald Trump has selected longtime aide and media personality Karoline Leavitt to be his White House press secretary and carry the message of his administration publicly as he returns to the Oval Office.

The boys in our liberal school are different now that Trump has won  —  Anonymous  —  Subtle high-fives were exchanged and remarks about the impending success of the next four years were whispered around  —  When we walked into school on the morning of 6 November, we exchanged quick glances …

Issue 70 - The Cryptocurrency States of America  —  Listen to a voiceover of this post, subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  As you might have already heard, Donald Trump was recently elected to be the next president of the United States.

Trump's Victory Could Mean End of Inquiry Into N.Y.P.D. Sex Crimes Unit  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that President Biden used to uproot abuse.  —  For President Biden's administration, fixing the New York Police Department's storied …

Trump Picks Man Who Helped Him Get Away With Crimes to Run the Courts  —  Donald Trump has nominated his attorney D. John Sauer, whom you may remember as the lawyer who argued that the president should be able to kill his political rivals with impunity, to be the country's next solicitor general.

FBI Statement Regarding Offensive Text Messages  —  The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to African American and Black communities around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.

Announcing social.freedom.press: Our new home on the fediverse  —  Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has launched its own dedicated Mastodon server, social.freedom.press.  This move consolidates our presence across the fediverse, uniting various existing FPF accounts under one umbrella.

Trump team weighs Pentagon pick after sexual assault allegation surfaces  —  Trump's pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said.  Hegseth's lawyer said police found no evidence of wrongdoing.