WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is swiftly breaching the traditional boundaries of presidential power as he returns to the White House, bringing to bear a lifetime of bending the limits in courthouses, boardrooms and politics to forge an expansive view of his authority. He’s already unleashed an unprecedented wave of executive orders, daring anyone…
Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she’s “not a fan” of preemptive pardons that President Joe Biden is reportedly weighing to issue before he leaves office in January. Politico and NBC News reported last week that Biden is considering issuing preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump, including Democratic Senator-elect…
A handful of Democrats are sounding their approval of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State but others continue to doubt some cabinet picks made by President-elect Donald Trump. “I think Marco Rubio is enormously well-qualified for the job for which he’s been nominated,” Democratic Senator-elect from California Adam Schiff said on NBC’s…
Republicans look poised to win control of the U.S. Senate while Democrats could take the House as voters across the nation cast ballots Tuesday. Early results gave Republicans an edge, as West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate seat from that state, according to an Associated Press projection. The seat is held now…