Year: 2025
January 15, 2025
Congress
What we’re watching: Six nominees get their hearings
Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today: 🗓️ What we're watching Six of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will face Senate panels today on their path to potential...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Pam Bondi, Trump’s AG pick, says ‘partisan’ weaponization of DOJ ‘will be gone’
President elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general Pam Bondi is being questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Democrats are expected to press her on whether she will...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Noem’s financial disclosure reveals she earned $140k advance on book that detailed dog killing
Newly released financial disclosures for Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Homeland Security, reveal that she made $139,750 in an advance payment for her...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Bondi sidesteps question of whether Biden won the 2020 election
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, repeatedly declined to say Wednesday that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, saying he was “duly sworn in” but sidestepping...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Bondi vows she won’t pursue DOJ ‘enemies list’ — but defends Patel
Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi promised the Senate Judiciary Committee that she won’t use her power to pursue a so-called “enemies list,” even as she defended FBI Director nominee...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Rubio: ‘Top priority’ of State Department will be US interests
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of State, on Wednesday vowed that the “top priority” of U.S. foreign policy “will be the United...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Rubio: US diplomats should support Trump mission
Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio says he’s willing to promote career diplomats to top posts, including ambassadorships, but indicated that the candidates must be in step with the...
January 15, 2025
Congress
Trump zeroes in on Sean Plankey to lead U.S. cyber agency
The Trump transition team is honing in on Sean Plankey as its choice to be the next director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to three people...
January 15, 2025
Politics
NY, NJ Republicans pushing to double SALT deduction cap to $20K — but could go as high as $100K
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said "inflation" has so "ravaged" taxpayers since then that the SALT cap would have to "at least double." New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van...
January 15, 2025
Politics
Sen. Bernie Moreno probes $22B in Biden tax credits for luxury electric vehicles: ‘Obscene public policy’
More than 70% of EVs are now leased in America before being sold, many of which are taking advantage of a $7,500 tax credit derived from the Inflation Reduction...