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Wisconsin Democratic chief Ben Wikler announces bid for DNC chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrat Ben Wikler said on Sunday he is joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee, a role that will take on heightened importance as the party looks ...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump picks Massad Boulos to serve as adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern affairs
By Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Mi...
Dec 06, 2024
RFK Jr. to meet Romanian presidential frontrunner in Bucharest next week, local TV says
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. health department, will be in Romania next week to meet Calin Georgescu, the surprise far-right winn...
Dec 06, 2024
Musk calls for abolishing consumer finance watchdog targeted by Republicans
(Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday called for the elimination of a federal regulatory agency charged with prote...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump picks retired Lt. General Kellogg for Ukraine envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would appoint Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general, as his special envoy for the Ukraine-Russia conflict. (Reporting by I...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump cabinet picks targeted with bomb threats, 'swatting', spokesperson says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several of Donald Trump's cabinet and administration picks were targeted in recent hours with actions including bomb threats and "swatting," a spokesperson for the U.S.-president...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump's budget plans push US government lawyers to private sector
By David Thomas (Reuters) - Rank-and-file attorneys in the federal government fear major budget cuts when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office and are hunting for private-sector jobs in unusual...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump's only Manhattan electoral win is this block on the Lower East Side
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump lost to Kamala Harris in every voting precinct in Manhattan - except one. The single exception was in Two Bridges at the end of the historic Lower ...
Dec 06, 2024
Factbox-How the Trump transition ethics pledge differs from recent norms
By Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team signed an agreement on Tuesday with President Joe Biden's administration to coordinate with federal agencies and shar...
Dec 06, 2024
Trump team signs memorandum of understanding on transition with Biden White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House on preparations for Trump to take office on Jan. 20, Trump's in...
Dec 06, 2024
