Trump’s popular vote numbers drop as he confirms plans to use military for mass deportations: Live update

Donald Trump disparaged him as “Little Marco” and a “choke artist”, only to nominate him for US secretary of state. The incoming president even described Marco Rubio as “a strong supporter of our nation, a true friend to our allies and a fearless warrior who will not back down from the enemy”.

Rubio’s appointment as the world’s most powerful diplomat is likely to reshape American foreign policy toward allies and rivals alike—and addressing China’s economic, diplomatic and military rise continues to be one of his top priorities.

CBS’s 60 minutes has triggered a right-wing backlash over the violent takedown of Donald Trump’s cabinet choices.

“Some of the nominees seem to have no compelling qualifications other than loyalty to Trump,” Pelley said.

Gaetz, 42, is known as a MAGA firebrand on Capitol Hill who was instrumental in ousting former House speaker Kevin McCarthy.

He is also known to be the subject of a Justice Department sex-trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee investigation. He has never been criminally charged and denies the charges.

Some, it seems, see him as the head of the DOJ — and, as it turns out, that includes Gaetz’s own father.

Joe Sommerlad have a story.

Donald Trump has chosen the former Wisconsin congressman and fellow reality TV star Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation.

The president-elect said in a post on Truth Social earlier in the day that Duffy is an “outstanding and well-liked public servant” who is “admired in the hallways” for his work with Democrats on developing US infrastructure.

“They will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness, and Beauty as they rebuild America’s highways, tunnels, bridges, and airports,” Trump said.

“They will make our skies safe again by eliminating DEI for pilots and air traffic controllers…

Like Trump, Duffy actually got his start in TV, appearing on the MTV series The Real World and Road Rules in the late Nineties before winning office as a prosecutor in Ashland County, Wisconsin in 2002.

Check out the Trump 2.0 staff tracker here — now featuring Duffy, too.

The Biden administration granted Kyiv’s request to use ATACMS missiles outside its own borders marking a change in attitude in the president’s final days in office, before President-elect Donald Trump – who has indicated he will limit US support for Ukraine – returns to the White House in January.

The second in command of the country’s military could be a Fox News pundit who wants to launch a “frontal assault” on top brass, kick women out of combat, and implement Donald Trump’s agenda for the world’s third-largest fighting force. .

The president-elect has nominated Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, overseeing an estimated $850 billion budget and roughly 3 million service members and personnel serving in the nation’s oldest agency at a time when the U.S. is engaged in an increasingly global conflict. . tension.

In October, Kennedy appeared on Fox News Gutfeld! Talk show, where he asked about the study suggesting that Ozempic can show promising conditions including drug abuse, sleep apnea, and cognitive decline.

Josh Marcus report what he has said.

Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with US-made long-range missiles was an “escalation” of the conflict, Moscow said on Monday as it warned the use of such weapons would prompt a “real” response.

The Kremlin reacted angrily after the US president eased restrictions on the targets Kyiv could hit using the American-made Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS.

Alastair Jamieson report.

James Liddell explain how.