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House Republicans are playing the Trump card in committee chair races Republican lawmakers jockeying to lead House committees in the next Congress are touting their loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump as much as their ability to advance policy priorities as they make appeals to colleagues over the next two weeks. With scores of members competing … Read more
‘Bomb cyclone’ to bring damaging weather to US Pacific states Weather Forecast: US West coast braces for once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone A storm developing off the coast of the US northwest is forecast to bring high winds, flooding and snow to over seven million residents living in states along the Pacific Ocean. It started impacting the … Read more
Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over cryptocurrency investments Getty Images Logan Paul, the massively popular social media personality, is facing fresh questions over his cryptocurrency dealings amid ongoing concerns he may have profited from misleading fans. The BBC has seen new evidence suggesting he promoted investments without revealing he had a financial interest in … Read more
Los Angeles declares itself an immigration ‘sanctuary’ Los Angeles, the second largest US city, is setting itself up for a standoff with President-elect Donald Trump over immigration. On Tuesday, its city council passed a “sanctuary city” ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities. LA’s public school system also reaffirmed itself as … Read more
Trump picks TV host Dr Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid Reuters Mehmet Oz at a rally with Donald Trump in 2022 Donald Trump has named Mehmet Oz, a doctor and former television host, to run the powerful agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. “There may be no Physician more qualified and … Read more
Republican moves to bar trans colleague from women’s bathrooms Getty Images South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced the measure on Monday A Republican congresswoman has introduced a bill to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the US Capitol, just weeks after the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker was elected to the House of Representatives. … Read more
Trump taps Dr. Oz to lead U.S. health insurance programs in next cabinet – National | Globalnews.ca U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans and selected … Read more
Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, but they expressed a willingness to wait to sentence him until he completes his upcoming presidential term. Prosecutors urged the judge who is overseeing Trump’s sentence after his guilty … Read more
Trump to name Howard Lutnick to lead Commerce Department Reuters Donald Trump is expected to name investor Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to lead the US commerce department, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. If confirmed, Lutnick would oversee a department that helps boost domestic manufacturing and US companies. It … Read more
Trump vows to use US military for mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed on his social media network that he plans to use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. On Monday, he posted “TRUE!!!” in response to a conservative commentator who wrote that Trump would declare a national … Read more