Senate GOP 'sees no path' for Matt Gaetz confirmation

Senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio joins Way Too Early to discuss Jon Thune's new role as GOP Senate leader and his challenge in balancing traditional conservatism with Trump's agenda. Desiderio notes that Thune faces tensions over Trump's controversial cabinet picks, such as Matt Gaetz for attorney general, with many Senate Republicans actively pushing Trump to reconsider the nomination.

Democratic strategist David Axelrod argued President-elect Trump's second administration has a "wholly different feel" from his first team. "Say what you will about the direction he wants to take the country but this is a wholly different feel from 2016. Trump is stocking his admin with seasoned loyalists who will not guide, but rather BE...

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 ...

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine's NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability.

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

Top figures in the MAGA world spent Wednesday complaining that their pick for Senate Majority Leader, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, didn't clear the first round of voting. Those upset took to social media and their podcasts to whine and even threaten to oust Sen. John Thune (R-SD)—who was voted into Senate leadership via secret ballot—if he doesn't fall in line with all of Donald Trump's requests. "If he does not support President Trump in these next 30 to 45 days to fill President Trump's cabinet, w

The move comes after Musk became one of Trump's staunchest supporters, and biggest financial backers, during the last stage of his presidential campaign

Joe Biden offered a bizarre response to an Israeli journalist who asked him if he thought he could make a deal to free the hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas before he leaves office in January. "Do you think you can keep from getting hit in the head by that camera behind you?" the president told Neria Kraus, a correspondent for Israel's Channel 13 News, apparently referring to the equipment of the crew recording the meeting. He immediately launched into a different topic after the

Israel suffered one of the deadliest days of its ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday when six of its soldiers were killed in combat near the border.Their deaths mean 47 Israeli troops have been killed in combat with Hezbollah since September 30, when Israel sent ground forces into Lebanon.

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...

The last time Donald Trump was in the Oval Office, he scrawled out a two-page letter to Joe Biden in his distinctive jagged penmanship, slipped it into the drawer of the Resolute Desk and — notwithstanding the note's surprisingly gracious tone — walked away from the building defeated and bitter.

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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

A state agency has told Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard her temporary choice for police chief is "not authorized to exercise law enforcement authority" and urged her to remove him from public service. Tiffany Henyard, at a Nov. 6 Village Board meeting, named Ronnie Burge Sr. to a temporary 30-day posting as chief, after trustees voted against the appointment. A Nov. 8 letter from the Illinois Law ...

Ron DeSantis will have a chance to put another stamp on state politics with a big appointment if Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state. But one major question hangs over that opportunity: How badly does Donald Trump want his daughter-in-law, Lara, to become a U.S. senator?

UPDATED, with Gaetz resigning his congressional seat: Donald Trump has nominated Rep.. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to serve as attorney general, a surprise pick that will please the president-elect's MAGA allies but may prove to be a flashpoint in the confirmation process. There already are doubts that Gaetz will have the Senate votes, even with the ...