Trump picking Cabinet at breakneck speed compared to 2016
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President-elect Trump has made six selections to serve in his Cabinet in the week since the election, a faster pace than he set when elected to the Oval Office in 2016.
"Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White House and Pentagon. Mike served in the Army Special Forces for 27 years where he was deployed multiple times in combat for which he was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two with Valor," Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday when announcing the selection. Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
The announcement for Waltz came just a week after Election Day and well before Trump tapped former Army Gen. Mike Flynn to fill the same position after the 2016 election, having announced Flynn on Nov. 18, 10 days after the election.
Podcast host Joe Rogan revealed on Tuesday that VP Kamala Harris' campaign had put a condition on a potential interview with the podcast host about avoiding marijuana talk.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., was knocked out of the Senate leader race after the first secret ballot on Wednesday morning, during which none of the three candidates received a majority of the votes.
After receiving a majority of conference votes, the newly selected leader will assume the role in January.
Coloradoans voted to earmark $350 million toward police recruitment, training and retention in one of several law enforcement-forward ballot referendums.
President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House for the first time since being elected 47th President of the United States and since leaving his first term in 2021, thanking President Biden for the "smooth transition."
President-elect Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that the GOP could win liberal states like California and New York in the next election — and mused about running a fourth time.
A 51-year-old son of a federal judge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to secretly filming sexual encounters he had with multiple women, but might end up avoiding jail time.
Texas mom Suzanne Simpson told her banker to look "in a lake" if she went missing, court docs show. Surveillance video showed items in her husband's truck that led to his murder charge.
As Republicans gain control of the Senate majority, multiple senators are fighting for votes for Majority Leader after the 2024 election.
Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated ways to lure unsuspecting victims, and some are impersonating an email help desk or support team.
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to soon appoint a Ukrainian peace envoy to lead negotiations on ending the war with Russia, multiple sources told Fox News Digital.