The 76-year-old, who has donated tens of millions of dollars to Donald Trump’s campaigns over the years, co-chairs the transition team.
The Senate ultimately voted down the measure, brought by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic allies, to block the sale of some U.S.-made weapons to Israel.
The House Ethics Committee declined to release its report on sexual misconduct allegations against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.
The rule change is announced about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender individual elected to Congress.
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Donald Trump has announced the choices for his administration after saying he had “no idea” who was involved with the policy blueprint coordinated by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
The last-minute inclusions strip the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of significant authority before the GOP loses its supermajority.
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Views of Trump’s administration picks are mixed, but many Americans simply have no opinion.
Whitaker has little to no experience in security or foreign policy, both of which are central to the NATO role.