Investigate FEMA supervisor, Trump’s false FEMA claims: Congressman

( NewsNation ) — Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., says there should be a thorough investigation of the FEMA supervisor in North Carolina who told workers to avoid knocking on the doors of damaged homes with "Trump" campaign signs. Cohen tells "Dan Abrams Live" that Donald Trump's accusations about FEMA staffers setting out to seize people's homes was also wrong and deserves further investigation.

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Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)—President-elect Trump's nominees for director of national intelligence (DNI) and attorney general, respectively— should not appear for their Senate confirmation hearings until they are investigated by the FBI. In an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill," Bolton said...

There might not be any love lost between Melania Trump and Jill Biden. The current first lady extended an invitation to the White House for tea on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but Melania isn't coming. Her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, is meeting with President Joe Biden, so it was an opportunity for the two women to ...

The Taliban Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the public execution of a convicted murderer in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia. Taliban officials and local residents observed the execution, which took place in a sports stadium in the regional capital Gardez. In a statement, the Supreme Court identified the convicted murderer as Ayaz Asad, a local resident of the province who had intentionally killed another Afghan using a Kalashnikov rifle. The execution was carried out after the vict

White House Down Babyish billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been growing closer recently, though the President-elect's team is reportedly weary of their relationship. "He's behaving as if he's a co-president and making sure everyone knows it," one person familiar with the matter told NBC News. Recently, Trump announced that Musk and former Republican [...]

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met in the Oval Office for nearly two hours on Wednesday, resuming a hallmark of America's peaceful transfer of power that Trump himself flouted in 2020. President Biden spoke first, calling for a "smooth transition" and telling Trump he would do "everything we can to make sure you're accommodated." "Politics is tough, and it's, in many cases, not a very nice world but it is a nice world today," Trump said.

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump's decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be "easily confirmed." "I dare any Republican senator to vote against him," Chaffetz told Fox News's Laura Ingraham. "That is not in their best interest." "And we need to get...

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson said she was "stunned" Tuesday by Donald Trump's intention to nominate Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense. "From silly diner interviews on Weekend Fox and Friends to Secretary of Defense?" Carlson wrote on X. "I never thought I'd say I'm stunned about any pick after the election but nominating Pete Hegseth for this incredibly important role? Yes he's a veteran ... and?" Others with ties to Fox were "stunned" as well, but in a more posi

Donald Trump landed in Washington Wednesday to celebrate Republicans' soon-to-be control over the White House and Congress, and visit lame-duck President Joe Biden in person. Trump and Biden were seated in chairs next to each other by a crackling fire in the Oval Office for a photo opportunity ahead of their first official transition meeting. "Politics is tough and in many cases it's not a nice world but it is a nice world today," Trump said in their roughly one-minute appearance before cameras.

Rep. Matt Gaetz is resigning from Congress, effective immediately, just hours after President-elect Donald Trump named the Republican firebrand as his selection for attorney general. House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed the news to reporters Wednesday night, saying that he hopes to have a replacement for his seat by Jan. 3. "He issued his resignation letter effective immediately," Johnson said. "That caught us by surprise a little bit."

Pollster Nate Silver said he believes there is "hidden good news" for Democrats in the 2024 election results, despite the party wondering where its messaging went so wrong. In his newsletter, Silver Bulletin, Silver broke down his thoughts on the election and the major loss for Democrats. Silver discussed the party pointing fingers about Vice...

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes President-elect Trump will move the Space Command to Alabama in his first week in office. During an interview with Mobile, Ala., radio FM Talk 106.5 that aired Monday, Rogers, who is the House Armed Services Committee chair, said he expects Trump will immediately reverse the decision made by...

Wanda Sykes said that even though she "got her hopes up," about Kamala Harris potentially winning the election, she wasn't surprised when Donald Trump won—and she revealed why on Tuesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I mean it's so many reasons why you can say it happened," Sykes said on the show, "But I think you know, a lot of us aren't, like, totally shocked" because "sometimes America is just gonna America." Even though she wasn't floored by the results, Sykes admitted she's not feeling great about

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