Key senators to watch in the Trump Cabinet nominee fights
Fifty senators are needed to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top administration jobs. Here’s who could surprise with a vote against — or for — his nominees.
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Analysis | What does the Trump presidency mean for the Ukraine-Russia war?
What will Donald Trump’s re-election mean for U.S. policy on Ukraine’s war against Russia? NBC10 Boston political commentator Sue O’Connell breaks down why some Ukrainians are hopeful. Plus, why there’s less resistance to Trump in 2024 compared to 2016, and, back in Massachusetts, has the Healey administration fixed the MBT... -
Dave Weldon, Trump's CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda
Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.
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Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she's transgender
A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she’s transgender.
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Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
President-elect Donald Trump faced four felony charges in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
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Boston property tax bill moves to state Senate
The Massachusetts House on Monday approved the City of Boston’s request to temporarily reconfigure the way it splits property taxes between commercial and residential taxpayers. Norwell Rep. David DeCoste slowed the bill’s advancement on Thursday and Friday but was not in the House chamber when Democrats put the bill up for a vote at th... -
Congress will have a record-setting number of Black members in its ranks next year
The Congressional Black Caucus’s 62 Democratic members plans to act as a counterweight to the incoming Trump administration, says Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York.
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Matt Gaetz is now giving pep talks and holiday wishes on Cameo
After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz appears to be trying out a new career option: creating personalized videos for his fans on Cameo.
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@Issue: Massachusetts votes to audit legislature
We speak with Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio about what comes next after people in the Bay State voted for the state legislature to be audited.
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General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Senate aide told NBC News.
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What to know about Scott Turner, Trump's pick for housing secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
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Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
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Trump nominates Marty Makary, a critic of some COVID-19 health measures, to lead the FDA
Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have declared the U.S. health system “broken” and in need of a shakeup.
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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek.
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Trump picks Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
The Oregon House member who narrowly lost her reelection bid earlier this month received strong backing from union members in her district.
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Will Trump's more controversial cabinet picks be confirmed?
With Pam Bondi replacing Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, political analyst Sue O’Connell believes she is more likely to make it through the Senate confirmation process. But what about Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
