Why Trump and Elon Musk want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump shake hands
President-elect Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk want the second Trump administration to press its power to install their allies in power.

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Trump's early Cabinet picks show how much he values loyalty in his second term

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Donald Trump looks at reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office
President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House on Wednesday, he's already making it clear how different his second administration will be.

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Meet John Thune, the man who Republicans just chose to replace Mitch McConnell

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Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.

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Elon Musk and MAGA's next big fight: Who replaces Mitch McConnell?

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Elon Musk and Sen. Rick Scott
Elon Musk and a variety of MAGA-aligned figures are loudly backing Florida Sen. Rick Scott to be the next Senate Majority Leader.

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The vulnerable GOP congressman convinced that economic interest voters will save him from the Trump and abortion backlash

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Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona
In Scottsdale, Rep. David Schweikert hopes an old-school GOP approach can help him hold onto a House seat that's increasingly turning blue.

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Democratic senators are crushing their GOP opponents in the money race. They're still likely to lose their majority.

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Sen. Jon Tester
Sen. Jon Tester more than tripled his GOP opponent's most recent fundraising haul. Polling still shows him losing.

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House Republican posts joke about write-in ballot listing Ron DeSantis for president — and himself for VP

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Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky posted a photo of his ballot on social media on Tuesday. "I do NOT recommend this," he wrote.

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FEMA was strapped for cash even before America's hurricane double whammy

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Debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina piled up in local waterways after Hurricane Helene on September 28.
Debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina piled up in local waterways after Hurricane Helene struck the region on September 28.

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Trump attacks Harris' economic plans, says she 'wants to feed people governmentally'

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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
Trump also said that the US has "got a lot of bad genes in our country right now."

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Melania Trump teases split with the GOP on abortion

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Former First Lady Melania Trump
"There is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right," Melania Trump says in a new video promoting her memoir.

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