How Gaetz as attorney general would impact Justice Department

The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds. On Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor requested a 300,000-euro ($316,860) fine, five years in prison and an ineligibility sentence against Marine Le Pen, with provisional execution. If the court finds her guilty of the charges with this provisional execution, Le Pen will not be able to run in elections even if she appeals the judgment.

Elon Musk joined Trump on Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republicans—and the president-elect used the opportunity to ridicule the richest man in the world.

The MSNBC anchor mocks Musk's joint press release and suggests the X owner won't last 18 months The post Elon Musk Suffers ‘Humiliating Demotion’ With Trump’s DOGE Appointment, Lawrence O’Donnell Says: ‘Going to Fail Miserably’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Justine Bateman feels like she can breathe again after the presidential election. She's not alone – though many disagree.

It’s unlikely that Trump can turn the country into a dictatorship with a few strokes of a pen. The courts are working in America, the sprawling federal bureaucracy is formidable and presidents do not control the individual states.

"Latino male Trump voter told CNN mass deportation won't extend to law-abiding workers. 'That wouldn’t be fair. They need to make sure that they don’t throw away, they don’t kick out, they don’t deport people that are family oriented.'"

The former national security adviser warned that this single trait "won't serve the country well."

This is a national security disaster.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pleaded with fellow Republicans to back Donald Trump’s choice as attorney general, Matt Gaetz, after initially sounding skeptical about the bombshell pick. Appearing on Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday, Graham said: “To every Republican, give Matt a chance.” His remark came amid a growing rebellion from GOP ranks over the surprise decision. Several Republican senators openly showed their disdain, saying it wasn’t a “serious” appointment.

Within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth as his selection for Secretary of Defense, current and former senior military commanders began messaging and calling me with their reactions. “Ridiculous,” said one. “An effing (euphemism inserted) nightmare,” said another. To be clear, these were not partisans, but senior commanders who have served under both Presidents Trump and Joe Biden.

Donald Trump selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to identify areas for government-spending cuts. The US spends the most on Social Security.

Here are some of the most outrageous things Pete Hegseth has said.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — President-elect Trump’s nominees for director of national intelligence and attorney general, respectively — should not appear for their Senate confirmation hearings until they are investigated by the FBI. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,”…

Naughty List While Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump are apparently closer than ever, the famously mercurial Trump seems to be growing weary of Musk's clinginess. "Elon won’t go home. I can’t get rid of him," Trump teased at a Capitol Hill meeting on Wednesday, as reported by The Hill. "Until I don’t like him." […]

Key Trump allies are warning Republican senators to fall in line—or else.

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President-elect joked on Wednesday that ‘Elon won’t go home’ and that he ‘can’t get rid of him’

Jesse Watters Primetime host boasted of his ties to some of those headed for the most powerful jobs in government

Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, affirmed President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense on Wednesday. “Pete served 20 years. He was awarded the Bronze Star twice in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s somebody that I got to know when he was running Concerned…

Putin is already messing with his head.

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine’s NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability.

"He will not have a huge economy if I have anything to say about it."

Here's what to know about Trump's youngest son Barron, who has reportedly been a key player in helping his dad secure a second presidential bid.

Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The retired jet is now a museum exhibit.

Rep. Matt Gaetz is resigning from Congress, effective immediately, just hours after President-elect Donald Trump named the Republican firebrand as his selection for attorney general. House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed the news to reporters Wednesday night, saying that he hopes to have a replacement for his seat by Jan. 3. “He issued his resignation letter effective immediately,” Johnson said. “That caught us by surprise a little bit.”

The CNN host's words of disbelief may haunt you if the Florida extremist is confirmed as the attorney general.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was fact-checked on Wednesday after claiming fewer migrants came into the U.S. under President Biden than under President-elect Trump.

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be “easily confirmed.” “I dare any Republican senator to vote against him,” Chaffetz told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham. “That is not in their best interest.” “And we need to get…

We're past the bad place.

The House passed House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, on Tuesday, Nov. 12. H.R. 82 aims to eliminate two provisions in the United States, including the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Alyssa Farah Griffin says she urged Gaetz not to present Trump with the "printed out conspiracy theories" about Joe Scarborough.

Here's what to know about Trump's eldest grandchild Kai, who made her political debut earlier this year at the Republican National Convention.

The move comes after Musk became one of Trump's staunchest supporters, and biggest financial backers, during the last stage of his presidential campaign

Chuck Schumer still has a way to rein in Donald Trump.

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson said she was “stunned” Tuesday by Donald Trump’s intention to nominate Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense. “From silly diner interviews on Weekend Fox and Friends to Secretary of Defense?“ Carlson wrote on X. ”I never thought I’d say I’m stunned about any pick after the election but nominating Pete Hegseth for this incredibly important role? Yes he’s a veteran … and?" Others with ties to Fox were “stunned” as well, but in a more posi

Gaetz is a Trump defender who has faced investigations over his own personal conduct.

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I’m a proud, first-generation, college-educated and gay Mexican American with undocumented family in the United States, including a mother who was previously deported to Mexico, and I experienced homelessness as a child. I am everything Democrats claim to support, right? Wrong. Democrats have accepted a progressive platform, ignoring decades worth of change and focusing on erroneous issues. ...

The 2024 election results suggest that the Trump majority may soon have cause for second thoughts, as the proposed tax cuts and tariffs could lead to increased inflation and worker shortages, leading to higher interest rates and a more expensive labor force.

Relax, worried liberals. I figured it out.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped firebrand former congressman Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general without telling his incoming chief of staff. Trump was advised to make the shock decision by his longtime advisor Boris Epshteyn, who was indicted earlier this year in Arizona for his alleged participation in a fake electors scheme, according to a report in Politico. Epshteyn and Gaetz were part of a MAGA entourage on Trump’s plane yesterday flying to Washington, D.C. along with the president-e

McCaskill said Thursday that 11 senators could stand in Gaetz's way of being appointed as Trump's attorney general.

Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary. On a podcast last week, Hegseth said he didn't want US intervention forcing Putin's hand.

People face financial ruin from frivolous prosecution. To combat this, President Biden should preemptively pardon those who might be on a Trump enemies list.

"If anybody is surprised, then I say you haven't been paying attention," the Texas lawmaker said.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joked Thursday about President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as co-leads of his new government efficiency panel. “The Office of Government Efficiency is off to a great start with split leadership: two people to do the work of one person,” Warren wrote in a post on the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named incendiary Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz to be his nominee for attorney general, selecting an ally who has faced Justice Department scrutiny to run the agency. "Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department," Trump said in a statement announcing the selection, which would be subject to confirmation by the Republican-majority Senate. The choice of a 42-year-old congressman who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government was the latest in a wave of Trump nominations of candidates with scant experience.

Looks like Donald Trump won’t have to fire Jack Smith after all.

A former Clinton administration official said Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence is "really concerning."

Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump share an antipathy for a Justice Department they say has been hopelessly politicized.