Scoop: Trump personally squeezes senators on Matt Gaetz … - “He clearly wants Matt Gaetz,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who received a call from Trump. … - “One thing about Donald Trump, people should never confuse his support for one of his nominees as a tactical or strategic tool for somebody else,” Cramer said.

‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say  —  New York CNN —  “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced Monday, in dramatic fashion, that they went to Mar-a-Lago last week for a fence-mending meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.

Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a bill to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.  —  The resolution, which would prohibit members, officers and employees …

For Minority Working-Class Voters, Dismay in Democrats Led to Distrust  —  In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy.  —  The working-class voters Vice …

Lawyer tells ABC News his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex  —  Trump has tapped Gaetz, a former congressman, to be the new attorney general.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024 …

Trump nominates former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary.  —  After appearing on several reality TV shows, on which he met his wife, Duffy served as a district attorney in Wisconsin from 2002 to 2010.

Dan Osborn Wants to Help the Working Class Run for Office  —  Mr. Osborn, the industrial mechanic who turned a long-shot Senate bid in red Nebraska into an unexpectedly tight race, is starting a PAC aimed at recruiting more blue-collar candidates like himself.

Pennsylvania Dem Gov. Josh Shapiro sides with state supreme court ruling not to count certain mail-in ballots  —  The ruling is a victory for GOP officials in an effort to keep the party's narrow Senate victory  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro …

Republicans slow down Senate floor to delay Biden judicial picks  —  Senate Republicans moved to slow down the pace of judicial nomination confirmations in the waning days of Joe Biden's presidency on Monday evening, forcing the chamber into hours of routine votes.  What happened?

RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat  —  Dems like Jared Polis shouldn't pretend pretend otherwise.  —  ∙ Paid … Donald Trump, in his vacuous orange wisdom, has nominated vaccine denier, crank, and champion of disease Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Trump Reminds Everyone: He Wants US Soldiers in US Streets  —  At 4:03 a.m. ET, the President-elect was online.  He was thinking about “military assets” and mass deportations.  —  Tom Fitton, the right-wing activist and Judicial Watch leader, had written a post on the incoming President's …

Ken Martin, a Minnesotan With Deep Democratic Ties, Joins the D.N.C. Race  —  The chairman of Minnesota Democrats, he has longstanding connections to many of the Democratic National Committee members who will choose their next leader.  —  The race for chair of the Democratic National Committee …

The first task for Musk's Department of Government Efficiency  —  President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head the Department of Government Efficency.  Despite the name, it is not a government department.  In fact, it is not part of the government at all.

Corporate America Touts Funding Employee ‘Abortion Travel’ But Is Largely Silent On Child Care Benefits, Report Finds  —  Many Fortune 100 companies offer paid “abortion travel” benefits but do not openly share childcare benefits, a report released Tuesday found.

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy  —  Cheyenne, Wyoming AP —  A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.

‘Ready for prime time’: Trump trots out once-scorned economic plans  —  The new world of policy debate reflects Trump's towering influence over a GOP that he has transformed, boosting ideas once considered quixotic or ill-advised in Washington.  —  Donald Trump has been president before …

How UnitedHealth's Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans' Treatment at Risk  —  America's Mental Barrier: How Insurers Interfere With Mental Health Care  — An Insurer Sanctioned: Three states found United's algorithmic system to limit mental health coverage illegal …