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What does the disagreement surrounding the government funding bill indicate for President-elect Donald Trump’s influence in Congress with his incoming presidency? Republican strategist Nick Adams argues that the GOP needs to rally behind the Trump–Vance agenda, while Democratic strategist Josh Lafazan warns that Republicans have little room for error in their governance, with the 2026 […]

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated CatholicVote president Brian Burch to be the U.S. Ambassador to The Holy See in Rome. Describing Burch as “a devout Catholic,” Trump said, “He has received numerous awards and demonstrated exceptional leadership, helping build one of the largest Catholic advocacy groups in the Country.” “He represented me well during the […]

While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued his tour of Capitol Hill in a quest to gain backing from lawmakers, a group of Republican senators launched a new caucus to support the objectives of President-elect Donald Trump and his pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Congressional Make America Healthy Again […]

Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for director of national intelligence (DNI), picked up a key endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC). The NBPC—a labor union representing 18,000 Border Patrol agents and support personnel across the country—endorsed Gabbard in a on Dec. 17. letter addressed to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Cotton […]

A state appeals court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election case against President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants. William Jacobson, lawyer and law professor at Cornell Law School, speaks with NTD about the case.  

District Attorney Fani Willis has been disqualified from President-elect Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case. The state’s Court of Appeals wrote “that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office.” Meanwhile, the indictment in Georgia and conviction in New York still stand. NTD spoke with Zack Smith, former federal prosecutor and legal […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for “compromises” over Ukraine in possible talks with President-elect Donald Trump but said Russian forces were in a strong position. Speaking in Moscow during his annual end-of-year press conference, Putin said the military was “advancing” toward achieving its goals in Ukraine. While Putin said Russian forces were […]

A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands. Trump and his codefendants were charged in 2023 by Willis’s office for what they alleged was a scheme to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. […]

The Congress Joint Economic Committee holds a hearing on “Trade Wars & Higher Costs: The Case Against Trump’s Tariffs” at 2:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 18. Witnesses: Ed Gresser, vice president and director for trade and global markets, Progressive Policy Institute Brendan Duke, senior director for economic policy, Center for American Progress Erica York, senior […]

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 17 that he has nominated Florida-based art collector Nicole McGraw to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Croatia. “Nicole is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and World renowned art collector,” Trump wrote in a statement posted on Truth Social. McGraw opened her first art gallery in Palm Beach Gardens back […]

President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 17 that he has nominated former NFL player and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. In a statement on Truth Social, the incoming president said he believes Walker, 62, is the ideal candidate for the role because he has “spent decades […]

Though they have expressed alignment with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on issues like ending corporate capture of health agencies and removing chemicals from America’s food supply, some Republican lawmakers have expressed displeasure over the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee’s stances on abortion and vaccines. On Dec. 17, Kennedy met with multiple Republican senators […]

President-elect Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College, officially securing the presidency on Tuesday. Trump reached the milestone when electors in Texas awarded him the state’s 40 electoral votes and sealed his victory. Texas officials joined other presidential electors across the country as they convened at their respective state capitols to cast their electoral […]

A new lawsuit and an unexpected ally—NTD discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s latest updates with guests from both sides of the political aisle: Brad Bannon, Democrat strategist and president of Bannon Communications Research, and Bobby Eberle, Republican strategist and host of the “13-Minute News Hour.”

President-elect Donald Trump recently hinted that he has a relatively lenient position on Dreamers, or illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, signaling they might not be part of his planned mass deportation. Trump has said the mass deportation would start first with criminals. Mexican immigrant Roberto Lujan, who currently sells […]

President-elect Donald Trump sued The Des Moines Register and a pollster on Dec. 16 for publishing a poll ahead of the 2024 election that showed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa. The poll, conducted by the Register and a polling partner, found that 47 percent of respondents chose Harris, compared with 44 […]

President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled his pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan, alongside a slate of other diplomatic appointments. George Glass, a businessman and former investment banker who served as Ambassador to Portugal during the first Trump administration, is Trump’s choice for chief diplomat to Japan—one of the country’s most important ambassadorships. Trump made the […]