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• Trump picks Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland

  23-12-2024 01:45 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump announced on Sunday he is tapping Callista Gingrich to serve as his ambassador to Switzerland.Gingrich, married to former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), was Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican during his first term in the White House.“I am pleased to announce Callista L. Gingrich will be our next United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served, with distinction, as my Ambassador to the Holy See,&rdquo
  
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• Jeffries on Johnson's future as speaker: 'There will be no Democrats available to save him'

  23-12-2024 05:06 via thehill.com
  
  House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Democrats will not save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he fails to get enough support from his own party to retain his gavel.Jeffries pointed to the collapse of the bipartisan government funding agreement as a key reason Johnson would not get support from Democrats, when his speakership comes up for a vote again at the start of January.Asked in an interview on “Inside with Jen Psaki” whether Jeffries thinks Johnson
  
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• Jeffries says Dems must stay 'stay calm through all of the turbulence' amid narrow margin

  23-12-2024 04:15 via thehill.com
  
  House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday it’s important for his party to remain calm and be physically present at the start of the next Congress, pointing to the historically slim margin between the two parties in the lower chamber.“It's important for us to stay calm, stay present at all times, because the margin is going to be extremely narrow during the first days of the new administration,” Jeffries said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside w
  
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• Trump says Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller, will join DOGE

  23-12-2024 02:11 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump said Sunday that Katie Miller, who served in Trump’s previous administration, will join the inaugural "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), a new advisory board headed by Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk that aims to slash excessive government spending and regulations.Miller is also married to incoming deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, a longtime ally and backer of Trump’s.“Katie Miller will soon be joining DOGE! She has been a loyal supporter of
  
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• Live updates: President of Panama responds to Trump's Canal comments, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown

  23-12-2024 01:57 via thehill.com
  
  A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, spoke a packed "America Fest" hosted b
  
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• President of Panama fires back at Trump: Canal 'belongs to Panama'

  23-12-2024 01:25 via thehill.com
  
  Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back on Sunday after President-elect Trump suggested the Panama Canal return to U.S. control.“As President, I want to express clearly that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent zone belongs to Panama, and will continue to do so,” Mulino said in video statement, according to an English translation. “The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable.”“The Canal is not under dir
  
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• Rep. Kay Granger says she's had 'unforeseen health challenges,' but not in memory care

  23-12-2024 00:21 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) says she’s had “unforeseen health challenges,” with her office denying that she’s in memory care.“I am deeply grateful for the outpouring of care and concern over the past several days,” Granger said in an emailed statement to The Hill on Sunday.“As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year,” she added. “However, since early Sep
  
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• Manchin says he believes some Inflation Reduction Act portions ‘almost’ have to stay under Trump

  22-12-2024 23:45 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes some Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) portions “almost” have to stay during President-elect Trump’s next administration.“There are things in there, tax credits for nuclear, biofuels. Do you think parts … you think parts of this will survive?” CBS News’s Margaret Brennan asked Manchin on “Face the Nation.”“I think it almost has to,” Manchin replied.The
  
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• How China could boost Trump’s interest in Africa

  22-12-2024 23:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden made what may be his diplomatic curtain call this month with a long-promised trip to Africa, becoming the first president to visit Angola and first since Barack Obama to visit the continent — with President-elect Trump in between. It’s unclear whether Trump will pay more attention to Africa this time around, but the stakes of global influence in Africa are rising as the continent becomes an increasingly important part of China’s geopolitical arsenal. T
  
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• Fetterman: Kash Patel said he wouldn't go after Trump's enemies

  22-12-2024 22:33 via thehill.com
  
  Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, told Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in their meeting that he would not target President-elect Trump’s enemies if confirmed to the post by the Senate, according to the Pennsylvania senator.In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," Fetterman told Jonathan Karl that, in his meeting with Patel this week, Patel said to him that he does not plan to target Trump's enemies — despite past remarks Patel has made to the contrary.Fett
  
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• House Republican dubs Elon Musk ‘our prime minister’

  22-12-2024 21:24 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister.Gonzales joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about the “confusing” dynamic between President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Musk.“It’s kind of interesting. We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker,&rdqu
  
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• Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ claims

  22-12-2024 20:55 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump on Sunday rejected the recent dubbing of tech billionaire Elon Musk as “President Musk” by Democrats.“No, he’s not gonna be president, that I can tell ya,” Trump said at conservative group Turning USA’s “America Fest” in Phoenix, Ariz. “And I’m safe, you know why? He can’t be, he wasn’t born in this country.”Democratic leaders have recently implied that the tech billionaire is the “real lead
  
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• Live updates: Trump fumes over Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown

  22-12-2024 19:40 via thehill.com
  
  A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, spoke a packed "America Fest" hosted b
  
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• Live updates: Trump fumes at Panama Canal, lawmakers weigh averted shutdown

  22-12-2024 19:40 via thehill.com
  
  A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, spoke a packed "America Fest" hosted b
  
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• Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control

  22-12-2024 19:35 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump on Sunday again took on the matter of the Panama Canal, suggesting to a conference of his supporters that it be returned to U.S. control in a remarkable suggestion to push a sovereign country to cede territory.Trump vowed swift action over the matter after he takes office in less than one month.“It was given to Panama and to the people of Panama, but it has provisions, you gotta treat us fairly and they haven't treated us fairly,” Trump said at Turning Point's "
  
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• Incoming Trump press secretary says day one executive order may tackle Title 42

  22-12-2024 18:38 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s day one executive orders may tackle Title 42.Leavitt joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where she outlined what can be expected from Trump’s first day in office next month.“He will use the power of his pen to deliver on many of the promises he made to the American people on the campaign trail to secure our southern border, to fast-track permits for fracking, for drill
  
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• Incoming Trump press secretary says Day 1 executive order may tackle Title 42

  22-12-2024 18:38 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s Day 1 executive orders may tackle Title 42.Leavitt joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where she outlined what can be expected from Trump’s first day in office next month.“He will use the power of his pen to deliver on many of the promises he made to the American people on the campaign trail to secure our southern border, to fast-track permits for fracking, for drillin
  
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• Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump touts election victory at Turning Point

  22-12-2024 18:30 via thehill.com
  
  A host of lawmakers took to the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown within minutes of the deadline.Ultimately, a shutdown was averted. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. President-elect Trump, meanwhile, is speaking at "America Fest" hosted b
  
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• Chris Christie predicts Elon Musk's influence over Trump will end

  22-12-2024 17:34 via thehill.com
  
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted in a Sunday interview that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Trump will end.“When does this end?” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Christie on “This Week” of Musk’s influence on Trump.“It ends when Trump believes that something has gone wrong, and he needs someone to blame and Musk becomes the person to blame. And no one knows how long that will take,” Christie respon
  
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• Fetterman doesn't rule out supporting Hegseth, Patel as nominees

  22-12-2024 16:56 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense Secretary and head of the FBI, as nominees for their roles in an interview that aired Sunday.“You met with Pete Hegseth,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl said in the “This Week” interview, with Fetterman responding that he “did.”“You think he's qualified to be defense secretary? Karl asked Fetterman.“Well, I think we're going to l
  
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• GOP lawmaker says Johnson made spending fight ‘way too complicated’

  22-12-2024 16:51 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made the government funding spending battle “way too complicated.”“I think he made it way too complicated,” McClintock said Sunday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”The California Republican argued Johnson likes to have people “beat him up from time to time” but doesn’t think it is necessary under a second White House term under President-elect Trump.Johnson was fo
  
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• Incoming GOP senator says he would disagree with Trump on spending 'from time to time'

  22-12-2024 16:05 via thehill.com
  
  Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview on Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending from “time to time.”“I want him to be wildly successful. I'm going to be wind at his back on things like inflation. I want him to bring peace around the world,” Curtis said on ABC News’s “This Week” to the outlet’s Jonathan Karl.“I want to deal with the border situation, and, and, and I'm really there for him. I want to
  
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• Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump to speak at Turning Point

  22-12-2024 15:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden signed legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) future at the helm of the House is increasingly uncertain after these chaotic spending negotiations thrust divisions in the GOP into focus.
  Meanwhile, Congress, late on Friday, passed a big Social Security bill, which further divided
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future

  22-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.The 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D-Va.) victory sparked new anger in liberals pushing for a generational change in leadership, and some are wondering how Ocasio-Cortez will play her cards next.The “squad” member’s House defeat shows the delicate nature of post-November politics. Her centrist
  
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• House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats

  22-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped torpedo earlier this week.  After the tech billionaire called for the backers of that bipartisan bill to be voted out in two years, some GOP members dismissed Musk’s tirade as simply part of the “game” of Washington politics.  But even those who seem unfazed by threats suggest some colleagues could have good reason to
  
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• Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US

  22-12-2024 02:48 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will
  
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• Houston Rockets owner tapped as Trump's Italy ambassador

  22-12-2024 00:26 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tilman Fertitta, owner of the NBA Houston Rockets team will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy. “Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our Country’s premier entertainment and real estate companies, employing approximately 50,000 Americans,” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and in over 15 countries under his company restaurant
  
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• Trump backs MAGA loyalist Joe Gruters for RNC treasurer

  22-12-2024 00:10 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump weighed in on the Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership roles ahead of internal elections, and Florida lawmaker Joe Gruters earned his support in the form of a Truth Social post. “I am hearing that America First Patriot Joe Gruters, from the Great State of Florida, is considering running for Treasurer of the Republican National Committee,” Trump wrote in a Saturday post. “An early and loyal supporter of MAGA, Joe was on the ‘T
  
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• House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump

  21-12-2024 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  The drag-out fight over government spending has highlighted how House Republicans — for all the ideological divisions between their clashing in-house factions — are governed by the underlying effort to appease an audience of one: President-elect Trump.Trump’s 11th-hour decision to jump into the funding fight — with a big push from billionaire Elon Musk — impelled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to trash the deal he’d initially cut with Democrats, forced GOP leade
  
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• 'The Apprentice' creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy

  21-12-2024 22:58 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump announced that Mark Burnett will serve as the special envoy to the United Kingdom in his next administration in a Saturday post on Truth Social.“With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” Trump told his followers.Burnett, 64, was born in the UK and created NBC’s “The Apprentice," which Trump served as the host of for 10 seaso
  
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