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Kash Patel once said he would ‘come after' journalists. It now hangs over his FBI candidacy.
Trump’s pick for FBI director has vowed to “come after” the media. But he also later emphasized to NBC News that his comments only apply if people “broke the law.”
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Texas is offering land for Trump mass deportation facilities
The state’s land commissioner bought a 1,402-acre plot on the Rio Grande and has offered it to the incoming Trump administration for immigrant detention centers.
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Trump considers replacing Pete Hegseth, his embattled secretary of defense pick, with Ron DeSantis
Trump’s choice of Hegseth is now in jeopardy because of allegations of drinking and reports about his treatment of women.
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Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate
As many as six GOP senators are not currently comfortable supporting Hegseth, following allegations concerning drinking and his treatment of women, sources told NBC News.
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Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration
Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration.
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Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox News, according to 10 current and former Fox employees who spoke with NBC News.
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5 things to know about Kash Patel
Here are five things to know about former federal prosecutor Kash Patel.
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‘Wild childs': Republican senators brush aside Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations after meeting with him
Some Republican senators are brushing aside sexual assault and other allegations against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.
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Senate approves promotion for general involved in Afghanistan exit after a Republican blocked it
The Senate voted Monday to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, after it had been blocked by a Republican senator.
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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a day after Trump picks his replacement
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency as Wray’s replacement.
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DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won't last another Trump term
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the roughly 535,000 DACA recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty.
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Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East
Boulos has previously sought office in Lebanon and has long-standing ties to political figures in the country. Other Trump picks for key national security positions are staunch supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump ally.
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Trump nominates Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kashyap “Kash” Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little significant experience in federal law enforcement, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Musk, Ramaswamy to discuss DOGE with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill Dec. 5
The meeting is the latest indication that Republicans in Congress are taking Musk and Ramaswamy seriously.
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Trump cabinet picks subjected to bomb threats and swatting incidents
The recipients of the threats included Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin.
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After Gaetz, other controversial nominees test Trump's sway with Senate Republicans
President-elect Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with candidates for several top Cabinet posts. Will Senate Republicans challenge more of his picks or defer to their party’s leader?
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CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency’s next chief.
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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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How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters
Congressional Republicans and former Trump appointees have spent the last year building out their response to the movement protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, and now that Donald Trump is returning to the White House they warn that protest leaders, activists and those who help them raise money could face an onslaught of federal investigations and possible indictments.
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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.