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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education secretary
Linda McMahon founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince. She has twice ran for U.S. Senate. Here’s more to know.
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Trump plans to ‘close' the Department of Education. What does this mean?
Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.
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‘We will show them': Healey doubles down on state's commitment to offshore wind
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey doubled down Tuesday on the state’s commitment to offshore wind amidst signals that the federal government could soon turn far more antagonistic to the growing sector, telling a union hall audience that the partnership of organized labor and the clean energy industry gives the state “a special sauce” that positions it to continue its energy...
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5 things to know about Sean Duffy
The former congressman appeared on MTV’s “The Real World” reality show.
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5 things to know about Howard Lutnick
The billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald was born in Long Island, New York.
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Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he has chosen a key transition adviser and billionaire financial services executive, Howard Lutnick, to lead the Commerce Department.
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Will Trump hush money case get tossed? Prosecutors OK stay of sentencing
Donald Trump’s sentencing is in limbo with his hush money case in New York possibly set to be tossed.
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How Mass. leaders are responding to Trump's mass deportation promises
Elected officials in Massachusetts are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants by declaring a national emergency and using military assets. Trump campaigned on a promise of the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, and he says he intends to deliver on it. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who declared a state of...
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Local leaders raise concerns about Trump's deportation plans
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
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Trump's incoming White House spokeswoman is remembered fondly in her native NH
New Hampshire’s Karoline Leavitt is going from a small town streets to Pennsylvania Avenue, set to become the youngest ever White House press secretary
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Will we learn about the House Ethics Committee's investigation into Matt Gaetz?
Political analyst Sue O’Connell believes if the House’s report on Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz is not released officially, it will likely be leaked.
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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
Three other criminal cases against Donald Trump have been put in limbo on the heels of the Republican’s election as president.
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NH native Karoline Leavitt tapped as Trump's White House press secretary
President-elect Trump’s selection of Karoline Leavitt as his White House press secretary, the youngest ever, has raised the New Hampshire native’s star — we went to her alma mater, St. Anselm College, to learn more about her....
...Plus, analysis from Sue O’Connell on how Leavitt will prepare for the transition from the campaign trail to a White House...
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President-elect Trump attends SpaceX ‘Starship' launch in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
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What are recess appointments and why is Trump considering using them?
A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
The House speaker Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
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Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event after naming energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.
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Whoopi Goldberg asked to apologize for saying NYC bakery denied order over politics
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.
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Trump picks NH native Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, to serve as his White House press secretary. Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the position in 1969 in Richard Nixon’s administration. “Karoline…