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Today in History: December 1, Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat

Dec. 01, 2024 00:07 AM EST

Today is Sunday, Dec. 1, the 336th day of 2024. There are 30 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident...

Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests

Nov. 21, 2024 11:13 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. It’s a world she knows well. During Trump’s first presidency, she lobbied for many of...

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

Nov. 13, 2024 15:32 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. ...

Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day

Nov. 13, 2024 12:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year and Republicans take...

A guide to key figures in Donald Trump's orbit

Nov. 11, 2024 13:00 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy allies. The Republican president-elect has barely begun naming key figures in his administration, but he has kept a rotation of associates...

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

Nov. 10, 2024 19:07 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas...

A guide to key figures in Donald Trump's orbit

Nov. 08, 2024 14:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy allies. The Republican president-elect has barely begun naming key figures in his administration, but he has kept a rotation of associates...

Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff?

Nov. 07, 2024 21:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — With her selection as President-elect Donald Trump 's incoming White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president's closest adviser and...

Florida environmental protection head quits 2 months after backlash of plan to develop state parks

Nov. 07, 2024 18:23 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The head of Florida’s environmental protection agency is stepping down two months after a controversial proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks was abandoned after sparking rare bipartisan opposition. Shawn Hamilton...

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

Nov. 06, 2024 15:19 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. A unified Republican grip on...