Republican candidate Nick Begich defeated incumbent Democratic rival Rep. Mary Peltola in Alaska’s U.S. House race on Wednesday, providing Republicans with a small victory as they seek to bolster their narrow House majority. The Associated Press called the race in favor of Begich shortly after 9 p.m. ET, with 99 percent of the votes counted. […]
Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said on Tuesday that the agency will end its promotion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) next year. Carr outlined some of the targets that the agency will address under his watch in a series of statements on X. He wants […]
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Scott Atlas, senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and former adviser of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, speaks with NTD about what changes we can expect.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reduce the U.S. reliance on Chinese-made products and scale back renewable energy investments. One product set to be impacted by both of these measures is Chinese-made solar panels—a product, like many made in China, that is often dependent on slave labor. NTD spoke to Bret Manley, executive director of […]
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) to be the ambassador to Canada. “In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put America first,” Trump said in a statement announcing the nomination on Wednesday night, with all caps. “He did an outstanding job […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy co-authored a Nov. 20 op-ed article on the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they will lead in the second Trump administration starting next year. The article appeared in the Wall Street Journal and outlined their ambitious goals for DOGE, which include rolling […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance moves have taken social media and the sports world by storm, with U.S. athletes and UK teams performing it on sports fields. The dance gained attention during Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, when he energized supporters by pumping his fists and swaying to the song “Y.M.C.A.” by the Village People. Trump […]
The House Ethics Committee will not release a report on its findings on a probe on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for now after no consensus was reached. “There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), chairman of the committee, told reporters after the panel met to […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys argued on Nov. 19 that New York Justice Juan Merchan should dismiss the ongoing case against their client, arguing that doing so was required by federal law and the U.S. Constitution. “Immediate dismissal of this case is mandated by the federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests […]
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. ambassador to NATO. In a statement released on social media, the president-elect said Whitaker was selected because he is a “strong warrior and loyal patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended.” […]
Vice President-elect JD Vance said in a now-deleted post on social media platform X that he and President-elect Donald Trump were interviewing candidates for a new FBI director. The post, quoted by several media outlets and widely shared across social media in the form of screenshots, appears to primarily react to the Senate’s Nov. 19 […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, Brendan Carr, was an author of the FCC Chapter of Project 2025. He wrote that the FCC should rein in Big Tech by reforming section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and making them contribute quarterly to the FCC.
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing with the selection of his next Cabinet’s key positions. NTD examined one of his most recent picks, namely that of Chris Wright, the CEO of a Denver-based fracking company, who’s been tapped to head the Energy Department. To find out more, NTD spoke to Nick Loris, the vice president of […]
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office soon, what approach to U.S.–China relations can Americans expect? Rebecca Grant is the vice president of the Lexington Institute and a national security analyst. She breaks down the leverage that the United States has over China and some policies it can implement to advance America’s agenda.
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would declare a national emergency in order to enact mass deportations of illegal immigrants in the United States. NTD spoke with Cameron Hamilton, Republican political strategist and former division director at the Department of Homeland Security, who said that the process will be complex and multi-faceted.
President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that he will institute a border-related disaster declaration and use the U.S. military to carry out the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. For analysis of how such a military deployment might work in practice, NTD spoke with Eric Lionheart, a former combat controller for the U.S. military’s Special Forces.
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that he has selected Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of the Department of Education, a department he has pledged to abolish. The position requires Senate confirmation. McMahon, 76, currently co-chairs Trump’s transition team. McMahon previously held the role of administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) during […]
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Texas on Tuesday to join Elon Musk to watch SpaceX’s sixth launch of its Starship super-heavy reusable rocket program. “Good luck to Elon Musk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, while en route to Texas. The roughly 400-foot-tall rocket system, designed […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he will nominate famed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS handles matters related to those entitlement programs. In a statement, Trump cited Oz’s work as a physician and heart surgeon and other talents. He also noted […]
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said on Monday that she would work with President-elect Donald Trump on border-related issues such as stopping the illegal importation of fentanyl, although she signaled she would resist policies such as mass deportation of illegal immigrants. Throughout the 2024 campaign, Trump has vowed to mobilize the state to deport illegal immigrants […]
