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If Steel wins, that number would be 151, the same number of women serving in Congress on Election Day, and the first stall in progress since 2016, when President-elect Donald Trump won his first term. Both scenarios mean the number of women in the next Congress will also fall short of the current record of 152 women, following Texas Democratic Rep. Erica Lee Carter’s special election win this month. Senate Republican women will also meet their current record, with nine in the chamber. The number of House Republican women will decrease because of some losses and retirements, falling from 34 in the current Congress to 31 or 32, depending on Steel and Miller-Meeks’ races. After Trump’s first election in 2016, Democrats did see a surge in women running for Congress in 2018, and a wave of Republican women stepped up to run two years later in 2020.

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By the end of the day, Trump had announced a new pick for attorney general: Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida. One by one, the senator wanted to know who had told Gaetz “yes” they were with him. After being asked for comment for CNN’s story, Gaetz announced his withdrawal as Trump’s nominee for attorney general. “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. Some lawmakers have already asked the parliamentarian to weigh in and clear up the confusion, one source told CNN.

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☆ Opinion | Release the House Ethics Report on Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Update: These letters were published online before Matt Gaetz said he was withdrawing from consideration as attorney general. To the Editor:Re “House Republicans Block Release of Ethics Report on Gaetz” (news article, Nov. 21):Let’s just call it what it is — a Republican cover-up. The witness testimony and evidence produced by the House Ethics Committee at taxpayer expense must be presented to the U.S. Senate so the senators can carry out their constitutional responsibilities in a fair and complete way. And should the House cover-up succeed, voters must hold their representatives accountable. Richard DickinsonRichmond Hill, Ga.To the Editor:If the roles were reversed and a Democrat selected for a cabinet position had an ethics report that the Democrats moved to block, Republicans would mount an attack, leak the report anyway and say, “The American people deserve to know!”

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☆ Trump’s turn to bask in Musk’s reflected glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX visionary, has spent the last two weeks basking in Trump’s reflected glory at Mar-a-Lago. He’s around so much it’s almost like he’s family, and he even made it into a photo of Trump’s extended clan. Trump’s growing cultural cloutTrump’s visit to Musk’s launchpad was also the latest occasion since the election when he has inserted himself into high-profile photo-ops. The hit perhaps reflects Trump’s starry-eyed infatuation with Musk’s amazing array of spaceships and limitless ambition. With Musk, Trump might get more than he bargained for.

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WASHINGTON — The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, is set to face questions from House lawmakers on Tuesday about the federal government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton that caused catastrophic damage in the Southeast. “And FEMA leadership didn’t take action against this supervisor until the press exposed this discrimination," his remarks say. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against Criswell and Washington last week over the incident. More than 220 people died from Hurricane Helene in late September, which hit Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. At least 17 people died during Hurricane Milton, which hit Florida hard in early October.

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And Gaetz himself has been making calls to GOP senators and visiting his own loyalists in the House GOP. The pressure is all building ahead of a planned Wednesday meeting of the House ethics panel, which is expected to discuss the fate of the report. But privately, Republicans on the panel are signaling that they could bury the report as Gaetz and Trump are making direct appeals. In a call last week to GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, Gaetz urged him “to give him a shot,” Hawley told CNN. Meanwhile, nearly 100 House Democrats are calling on the House Ethics Committee to “immediately” release the report.

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☆ Photos show Donald Trump and Elon Musk's post-election bromance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementIn the two weeks since the election, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been pretty much inseparable. The Tesla CEO is set to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency in Trump's second term. It's been two weeks since President-elect Donald Trump won another four years in the White House. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been by his side for much of that time. Here's a look at Trump and Musk's whirlwind post-election partnership in photos, from boxing matches to golf games, with an eye on governing in between.

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☆ Here's why Trump's tax plans could be 'complicated' in 2025, policy experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13, 2024. Congressional lawmakers will soon debate expiring tax breaks and new promises from President-elect Donald Trump. With a majority in the House of Representatives and Senate, Republican lawmakers can pass sweeping tax legislation through "reconciliation," which bypasses the Senate filibuster. But choosing priorities could be difficult, particularly amid the federal budget deficit, policy experts said Tuesday at a Brookings Institution event in Washington. Legislators will be "representing their districts, not their party," Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said Tuesday in a panel discussion at the Brookings event.

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☆ What awaits the GOP's narrow House majority: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar examines how House Republicans are growing increasingly aligned with Donald Trump. “One of the main takeaways from this cycle is that the Democratic Party has a lot of work to do on how we’re reaching voters,” Democratic strategist Christina Freundlich said. It’s one more thing a narrow House Republican majority will have to work through early next year. The remaining House Republicans are going to have to summon a different level of unity than they have managed recently to move the party’s legislative agenda. Martin O’Malley, a onetime presidential candidate, announced he’d enter the race for Democratic Party chair, but many more names are already circulating.

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WASHINGTON — Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, and Speaker Mike Johnson says House Republicans will probably push the fight into early 2025 rather than reach a full-year funding deal this year. And then then we should be actually working on the next year’s appropriations.”But even if they push the fight to early 2025, Republicans won’t have full control over spending decisions. Government funding legislation is subject to the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, which top Republicans have promised to preserve. That means they’ll have to reach a deal with Democrats, who currently control the Senate and want to pass full-year funding this year, not in 2025. “The bottom line is we’ve got to control spending and not allow there to be a runaway spending bill in December,” he said.

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☆ Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled until further notice oral arguments on an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the criminal election interference prosecution against them. The Georgia Court of Appeals acted on its own in canceling the arguments scheduled for Dec. 5. Trump and other defendants had appealed that ruling, and the Court of Appeals in June halted proceedings in the case pending the outcome of that effort. Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend proceedings in that case, citing Trump's election victory. That federal appeals court granted Smith's request.

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☆ Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to serve as the next energy secretary of the United States. Wright serves on the board of Oklo , a nuclear power startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that is developing micro reactors. Wright will also serve on Trump's Council of National Energy, the president-elect said Saturday. "There is no climate crisis and we're not in the midst of an energy transition either," Wright said in a video posted on his LinkedIn page last year. "There is no such thing as clean energy or dirty energy," Wright said.

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☆ Trump picks oil industry CEO Chris Wright as Energy secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm based in Denver. He has stood out among oil and gas executives for his freewheeling style, and describes himself as a tech nerd. The secretary also oversees the aging U.S. nuclear weapons complex, nuclear energy waste disposal, and 17 national labs. If confirmed by the Senate, Wright will replace Jennifer Granholm, a supporter of electric vehicles, emerging energy sources like geothermal power and a backer of carbon-free wind, solar and nuclear energy.

Persons: Donald Trump, Chris Wright, Wright, we're, Biden, Trump, Jennifer Granholm Organizations: Republicans, Hyatt, Department of Energy, Liberty Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Office, Senate, Democrats Locations: Washington , DC, Denver, Soviet, U.S, United States

☆ The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than ever: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar examines how House Republicans are growing increasingly aligned with Donald Trump. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker looks back at how Trump's Cabinet announcements from right yers ago compare to now. The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than everBy Ben KamisarPresident-elect Donald Trump and the GOP believe Americans delivered them a mandate last week when they handed the party unified control of Washington. Newly elected Senate GOP leader John Thune certainly isn’t a Trump antagonist, but he’s a descendent of the institutional Republican Party. It’s a dynamic worth keeping tabs on, especially as Senate Republicans begin the process of vetting Trump’s Cabinet picks.

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WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden relinquishes power in January, some parts of his legacy will be secure, while others may be undone by President-elect Donald Trump and a new Republican-controlled Congress. The pieces of Biden’s legacy go into four buckets. But it will be difficult for Trump to undo bipartisan legislation, such as measures about infrastructure and preventing gun violence, and the judges Biden appointed can’t be unseated. Biden’s immigration orders are ripe for Trump to target after he ran on a platform of mass deportations and clamping down on border security. Bipartisan Biden-era bills (largely safe)The parts of Biden’s legacy that will be relatively safe are the bipartisan laws he passed, which are subject to filibusters and therefore give Democrats the power to protect them.

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☆ Elon Musk's xAI raising up to $6 billion to purchase 100,000 Nvidia chips for Memphis data center
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, according to CNBC's David Faber. The money will be used to acquire 100,000 Nvidia chips, per sources familiar with the situation. Musk's AI startup, which he announced in July 2023, seeks to "understand the true nature of the universe," according to its website. Last November, X.AI released a chatbot called Grok, which the company said was modeled after "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, CNBC's David Faber, Faber, Tesla, X.AI, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, Google's Bard, Claude chatbot, Trump, Biden's Organizations: Republicans, Hyatt, Elon, Memphis, Google's Locations: Washington , DC

☆ It’s not just Democrats. Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ella Nilsen | Renée Rigdon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden’s climate law is on the chopping block as Republicans prepare to have full control in Washington. But it’s not just Democrats gearing up to protect the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy policies. In other words, if Republicans successfully repeal Biden’s climate and clean energy law, their districts stand to lose the most. Conservative groups and companies who are using the clean energy tax credits are already starting to lobby lawmakers to save them. “To demonstrate that these tax credits are really a net profit for the economy, that really is the name of the game.”

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WASHINGTON — A triumphant President-elect Donald Trump huddled with House Republicans before their leadership elections Wednesday and threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson, a key ally, as the GOP prepares for unified control of government next year. Trump, the 45th and future 47th president, got multiple standing ovations from rank-and-file Republicans at the meeting. After the event with Republicans, Trump headed to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said Trump's meeting with Republicans was less about specific policy proposals and more of a "rah-rah address." Even before Trump's endorsement, Republicans were expected to nominate Johnson to continue as speaker in the 119th Congress.

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Trump’s transition team includes close to 100 people, with some working at Mar-a-Lago and others at the campaign office in Palm Beach and in Washington. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesInside Trump’s transitionTrump’s transition effort had begun with relatively orthodox choices — including Wiles, who led Trump’s campaign, as chief of staff. Much like his defense secretary pick, Trump had also grown frustrated with his options for attorney general. The role of attorney general has long been viewed by Trump as one of, if not the, most important positions he would fill. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to properly reflect the process by which Donald Trump considered candidates for attorney general.

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☆ Matt Gaetz's most controversial moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He has also been the subject of multiple House Ethics Committee probes. Related Video House of Representatives tumbles into chaos as fight for new speaker eruptsHere are some of the most controversial moments of Gaetz's career so far:He invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union. AdvertisementDemocrats urged the House Ethics Committee to investigate the matter. Advertisement"I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker," McCarthy said in April 2024. House Ethics Committee probes GatezThe House Ethics Committee opened its probe into Gaetz in 2021.

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☆ At Tesla, some are celebrating stock gains — others worry Elon will lose focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla employees are contending with a CEO whose list of commitments grows by the day. Most celebrated the company's surging stock price — it's up nearly 33% year to date — as Tesla stock makes up a significant share of most workers' compensation. Musk's growing list of commitmentsIn the runup to the election, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw his money and influence behind Donald Trump. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 — Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) November 6, 2024Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk's brother and a Tesla board member, also appeared to celebrate the win. "On one hand, you want to celebrate the fact that the stock is up an insane amount," the employee said.

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☆ These Trump loyalists flocked to the courtroom for his criminal trial this year. Now, they've been named in his new administration.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Various GOP figures showed up at the courtroom to support Donald Trump during his trial earlier this year. Four of the loyalists who rallied behind Trump during the trial have already been tapped for roles in his incoming administration. The Trump allies who supported him in court and have now been named to his administration are:JD Vance attended Trump's hush-money trial. Vivek Ramaswamy called Trump's hush-money trial "a politicized persecution" when he showed up at the courthouse. The congressman supported Trump in court during the hush-money trial on May 16.

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☆ Trump's transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. Representatives with the Trump transition and Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The alliance last month in an Oct. 15 letter urged Congress to retain the EV tax credits, calling them "critical to cementing the U.S. as a global leader in the future of automotive technology and manufacturing." Trump's energy transition team views the consumer EV credit as an easy target, believing that eliminating it would get broad consensus in a Republican-controlled Congress as part of a larger tax-reform bill.

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☆ Elon Musk is a showman, not an accountant
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The merch will be 🔥🔥🔥”If you need more evidence of how silly this whole thing is, note (as many commentators did online) that the efficiency department is being overseen by two people. On the campaign trail last month, Musk was asked how much he thought he could cut from the nation’s $6.5 trillion budget. Musk would be lucky to find $200 billion in the federal budget, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday. Even Trump joked to House Republicans on Wednesday that he can’t get rid of Musk, a source in the room told CNN. And that means Musk himself, as Tesla’s largest individual shareholder, is $55 billion richer today than he was a week ago.

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☆ These Trump loyalists named to roles in the new administration once flocked to a courtroom for his criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Four of the Trump loyalists who rallied behind him during the trial have already been tapped for roles in the president-elect's incoming administration. AdvertisementThose Trump allies include:JD Vance attended Trump's hush-money trial. AdvertisementGaetz was among an entourage of rank-and-file House Republicans who showed up at Trump's hush-money trial in support of the then-presidential hopeful. AdvertisementVivek Ramaswamy called Trump's hush-money trial "a politicized persecution" when he showed up at the courthouse. The congressman supported Trump in court during the hush-money trial on May 16.

Persons: Donald Trump, JD Vance, Matt Gaetz, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Waltz, Trump, —, Mark Peterson, Vance Ohio Sen, Vance, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Trump's, Victor J, Matt Gaetz Trump, Gaetz, Curtis Means, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, Michael M, Mike Waltz Trump, Waltz Organizations: Service, Trump, Florida, Vivek, GOP, Department of Government, NY Locations: Manhattan, Washington

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