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2 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Christina Prignano |Alyssa Vega
In 100 days, President Trump has moved swiftly to enact his priorities, issuing a blizzard of executive orders and taking action on so many fronts, many are finding it difficult to keep up. The Globe has been tracking the most important things he’s done so far, and we’ve collected that data and analyzed it to better understand Trump’s priorities.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
President-elect Donald Trump blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom for the massive wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area and forced tens of thousands to evacuate, saying the governor should have signed a declaration to pump more water through the state.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
Liz Cheney criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to imprison members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, condemning his statement as an “assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”“He mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the United States Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halted the official counting of electoral votes.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega |Jim Puzzanghera
“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong,” President Biden said in a statement. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Following the controversial pardon, Representative Ayanna Pressley on Monday urged Biden to grant clemency to thousands of Americans in federal prisons.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
Former representative Matt Gaetz announced Friday that he doesn’t plan to return to Congress, a day after he withdrew from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz said during a podcast interview with Charlie Kirk. “I do not intend to join the 119th Congress.”
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
Brzezinski said it was the first face-to-face meeting in seven years between Trump and the left-leaning married co-hosts, who are among the most outspoken critics of Trump on television. She said it was the first time she or Scarborough had even spoken with Trump since March 2020, aside from a personal call Scarborough made to the former president in July, the morning after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Penn.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
Make America healthy again? The photo shows Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and Donald Trump Jr. all seated around a table as they prepare to tuck into a meal of McDonald’s fries and sandwiches. Trump appears to have an orange beverage next to his phone. “The stuff that [Trump] eats is really, like, bad,” Kennedy said during the interview. “Campaign food is always bad, but the food that goes onto that airplane is like just poison.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
So can Trump carry out his promises on Day One? That may hinge not only on executive authority but on securing funding for his plans. He are some of the pledges he’s made. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. But after Trump’s win, Smith was already looking to wind the cases down, according to the Associated Press.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
Trump has announced the first official appointments of his incoming administration, including a chief of staff, a border “czar,” a deputy chief of staff for policy, and an ambassador to the United Nations. Take a look at who has been selected for Trump’s administration so far:Susie WilesJabin Botsford/The Washington PostOn Nov. 7, Trump appointed Susie Wiles, a senior adviser to his 2024 presidential campaign, as his White House chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the position.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Alyssa Vega
As ballot counting begins on Election Night, it may be hard to identify which states to pay attention to. Results will come in gradually, with some states reporting faster than others, and key swing states may determine the outcome of the closely watched presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. Each state has its own rules for how officials process and count ballots, which affects how fast results are released.
