President-elect Donald Trump has called on the incoming Republican leadership of the Senate to streamline provisional confirmation of Cabinet appointees as he prepares to assemble his next White House team.
Three Republicans are vying to replace incumbent Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ahead of Wednesday’s party vote. Florida Sen. Rick Scott has received support from President Trump’s MAGA campaign, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk, and Marco Rubio, all of whom are presumed to be members of President Trump’s top team. has been done.
“Republican senators seeking coveted leadership positions in the United States Senate must consent to recess appointments,” President Trump wrote on social media, temporarily halting the lengthy Senate confirmation process. He referred to controversial measures to secure ministerial appointments while avoiding them.
The president-elect also announced that he would restore hardline immigration official Tom Homan to oversee the border and deportations in the next administration, labeling Homan the “border czar.” President Trump has been meeting with potential candidates for his administration and is putting the onus on his longtime friend Howard Lutnick to hire officials who will implement his policies rather than weaken them.
Here’s what else happened Sunday.
US presidential election news and updates
President Trump spoke with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, reminding him of “Washington’s significant military presence in Europe” and advising him against escalating the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. The Post reported that the next U.S. president has expressed interest in follow-up talks regarding an “early resolution to the war in Ukraine.” President Trump also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday night and agreed to work together toward peace in Europe.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has met three times since Tuesday’s election and had “very important good conversations” with President Trump, according to Reuters. “We see eye-to-eye on the threat in all elements of Iran and the danger it poses,” Netanyahu said. In the United States, the anti-war movement Uncommitted plans to continue its activities, blaming Trump’s victory on the Democratic Party’s handling of the Middle East conflict.
Trump was declared the winner in Arizona, completing a sweep of the so-called battleground state by Republicans and adding salt to Democrats’ wounds with the announcement that the president-elect is scheduled to meet with Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday. I painted it. This is to discuss the presidential succession.
Republicans appeared to be closing in on winning a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday after Republican Eli Crane won re-election to the House seat representing Arizona’s 2nd District late Saturday.
According to Agence France-Presse, Bitcoin soared to an all-time high, topping $80,000 for the first time in history just after 7pm ET. Cryptocurrencies have continued to rise since President Trump’s victory.
Advocates have warned that President Trump’s comments about revoking broadcast licenses and jailing journalists could undermine press freedom. The president-elect’s campaign was marked by hostile rhetoric against journalists, calling for television networks to be punished and journalists and their sources to be prosecuted.
Some companies are moving factories from China to Southeast Asia in anticipation of potentially higher tariffs on China when President Trump returns to the White House, according to industrial park developers in the region. .
Bernie Sanders said he would oppose any move to urge the U.S. Supreme Court’s most senior liberal justices to resign before Biden’s term ends and replace him with a younger liberal. Sonia Sotomayor, 70, is known to have health problems, and some Democrats say Trump will nominate new justices, further strengthening the Supreme Court’s conservative leanings. I’m worried that I might get a chance.
Sanders also defended his remarks that the Democratic Party had abandoned working-class voters after Nancy Pelosi criticized his comments, telling the New York Times, “I don’t think he’s like that.” I don’t respect him for making such a statement.” The party is grappling with the fallout from its election defeat and is likely to face a brutal civil war over the best way forward.
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