Trump will take ‘nonstop’ action in first 100 days in office, top adviser says – live

Trump team signs agreement on background checks for nominees The Trump transition team said it has entered a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Justice. “This is the next step in the ongoing preparation of senior administration officials …

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Canada leaders agree to unite against Trump tariff threat amid reports of retaliatory measures

Canada’s federal government and the premiers of the 10 provinces have agreed to work together against a threat by US president-elect Donald Trump to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports, with one official saying the country was already examining possible …

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Pete Hegseth to visit Capitol as details from 2017 sexual assault report emerge – live

Trump announces Pam Bondi as his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general Trump has announced his choice to replace Matt Gaetz as attorney general: the former Florida attorney general and one of Trump’s defence lawyers. In a statement …

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Mike Johnson reportedly opposes releasing results of Matt Gaetz misconduct investigation – live

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes releasing ethics report on Gaetz – report Politico reports that the Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, said he is against the ethics committee releasing its report into drug use and sexual misconduct …

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Calls grow for release of ethics report into Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct claims – US politics live

Picking RFK Jr as health secretary is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group Maya Yang Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who …

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