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2 months ago | 
dailyherald.com | Natalie Allison |Dan Diamond
President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks Tuesday in the Oval Office at the White House. AP Federal and nonprofit employees across Washington are reeling, some preparing to be jobless as President Donald Trump takes an ax to their agencies. Government aid workers abroad have had to foot the bill to relocate their families back home, their programs and livelihoods suddenly cut short. Food is at risk of spoiling as it sits waiting to be distributed in relief projects that may not continue.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Cadelago |Natalie Allison
SACRAMENTO, California — The relationship between Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom was always embittered. But the fires tearing through Los Angeles — the kind of natural disaster that in the past brought some degree of cooperation between political rivals — have accelerated the feud between the incoming president and the ambitious California Democrat.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Meridith McGraw |Natalie Allison
Donald Trump's transition team entered a critical week of nomination meetings on Capitol Hill with a new head of steam, emboldened by a swarm of grassroots support and a pressure campaign that has revived Pete Hegseth's hopes for Defense secretary and given them confidence about other controversial nominees, too. In recent days, allies of Trump adopted an approach that is not novel for the president-elect and his followers: Make life extremely uncomfortable for anyone who dares to oppose him.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Meridith McGraw |Natalie Allison |Mia McCarthy |Ursula Perano
Donald Trump chose Matt Gaetz for attorney general mid-flight eight days ago because he wanted to shock a Washington institution — the DOJ — into submission. The political rollercoaster that ensued ended with a thud Thursday as it became clear another institution — the U.S. Senate — wasn’t on board.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
msn.com | Meridith McGraw |Natalie Allison
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Meridith McGraw |Natalie Allison
Donald Trump’s staff have privately grumbled about the new house guest at Mar-a-Lago who won’t seem to leave, while the company in question, Elon Musk, continues to step out ahead of Trump on matters of both policy and personnel. But even as some Trump allies are stunned the new friendship has continued — and even as Musk’s influence proves to have real limitations — the incoming president still can’t seem to get enough of it.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Betsy Swan |Natalie Allison |Bianca Quilantan |Lawrence Ukenye |Ari Hawkins
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate his transition co-chair Linda McMahon for Education secretary, according to a person familiar with the transition discussions. McMahon, 76, gained prominence as a powerful force in making World Wrestling Entertainment a multibillion-dollar enterprise before she led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. She remained an important player in the president-elect’s orbit after he left the White House in 2021.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Natalie Allison |Ally Mutnick |Adam Wren
Donald Trump’s team — convinced that the Senate GOP campaign arm and its top allied super PAC are hiring “Never Trumpers” for key roles — is preparing to launch its own super PAC to compete in the next round of Senate races in 2026, according to two close allies of the president-elect.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Meridith McGraw |Natalie Allison
Over the weekend, Donald Trump zipped around his West Palm Beach club on a golf cart with Elon Musk, stopping to introduce him to club members. The president-elect took Musk to the gift shop at Mar-a-Lago to look at hats, and the men dined alfresco with Melania Trump, as club members applauded and craned their necks for a glimpse of Trump with the world’s richest man.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Megan Messerly |Natalie Allison |Meridith McGraw |Hailey Fuchs
Susie Wiles is about to be the most powerful woman in Washington. But many people in this town are just learning who she is. A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles rose from Donald Trump’s 2016 Florida campaign director to senior adviser to his 2024 bid. She’s credited with running a disciplined, professionalized campaign operation that helped Trump secure a sweeping Electoral College victory and probably a popular vote win as well. Wiles’ selection is unsurprising.
