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A January filing shows that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene reported a purchase in Home Depot (NYSE:HD), valued between $1,001 and $15,000. The transaction date is listed as January 27, 2025, with the report published on January 27, 2025.At present, Home Depot shares are trading down 0.97% at $420.75.Representative's Recent Trading ActivityIn the last three years, Marjorie Taylor Greene completed 163 stock transactions totaling more than $1.14 million. Costco Wholesale and Home Depot stocks were among the largest trades. Some of the most notable transactions the Rep. has executed recently include: Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE): $1,001 - $15,000 PurchaseAmazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN): $1,001 - $15,000 PurchaseApplied Mat (NASDAQ:Full story available on Benzinga.com

The far-right lawmaker inspired mockery in a pitch on X to change the map the Trump way.

Fauci says he has continued to face death threats for his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes

While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.

Elon Musk is seen on a television during a watch party for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Monday.

Trump reportedly has plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali in his first day in office — but can he?

Global leaders, current and former U.S. lawmakers, and heads of major U.S. companies descended on Washington, DC, for President-elect Trump's inaugural events over the long weekend. Why it matters: Trump takes office with Republican control of Congress, support from business and foreign leaders and what's seen as more cultural acceptance of the MAGA movement. Follow Axios' live coverage of Inauguration Day.Trump's inauguration is taking place inside the Capitol Rotunda due to weather.Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served with Trump during his first term, was also in attendance.We'll be tracking some of the notable attendees. Among them: Current and former members of CongressFormer Republican House Speakers Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Newt Gingrich (Ga.), John Boehner (Ohio) trickled into the Capitol Monday. Notably absent was former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who said she wouldn't attend the inauguration, multiple outlets reported. Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was in attendance with his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, who served during Trump's first term and quit her role after the Jan. 6 insurrection. McCarthy greets Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Gingrich (R) greets McConnell (center) and Chao (left). Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Boehner and his wife Debbie Boehner arrive to the inauguration. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR). Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesTech CEOsElon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of XSam Altman, CEO of OpenAIMark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) takes a picture with Musk. Photo: Shawn Thew/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks with boxer Jake Paul (L) and wrestler Logan Paul. Photo: Alexander Drago/AFP via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Kenny Holston via Pool/Getty ImagesForeign leadersRight-wing leaders including Argentinian President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were in attendance. Argentinian President Javier Milei (L) and Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni arrive to the inauguration. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesGo deeper: Trump readies executive blitz in White House return

People flood the capitol to attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters Monday at the Capitol after his inauguration as Vice President JD Vance looks on.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship immediately for the children of migrants not in the country legally. According to Trump’s Agenda 47, he plans to “sign an executive order on Day One to end automatic citizenship for children of illegal aliens.”“Under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship,” Trump said.But is Trump’s plan viable? Lawyers expect a legal battle that could end up in the Supreme Court.Northwestern University History Professor Susan J. Pearson says the 14th Amendment cannot be changed by executive order.“It was amended to the constitution through the correct channels, and it can’t be overturned, its provisions can’t be stripped by either the president or Congress,” Pearson said.Changing the amendment would require a constitutional amendment rather than an executive order, many legal scholars argue.Trump says on his campaign website that his plan is meant to address the high number of undocumented migrants crossing the southern border, which reached nearly 10 million during the Biden administration.“My policy will choke off a major incentive for continued illegal immigration, deter more migrants from coming, and encourage many of the aliens Joe Biden has unlawfully let into our country to go back to their home countries,” Trump said.The children will not be issued passports or Social Security numbers or be eligible for certain taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, the website says.The Constitution’s 14th Amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”Trump administration5 hours agoLive updates: Trump will start second term with blitz of executive actionsnews7 hours agoTrump inauguration live updates: New president vows to retake Panama Canal, plant flag on MarsInauguration Day8 hours agoLive updates: Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president on Inauguration Day“There’s a 1898 US Supreme Court case called United States V. Wong Kim Ark which establishes that even if your parents are not eligible for citizenship if you were born on US soil, you are still a citizen,” Pearson said.She is referring to a case where a 21-year-old man born in San Francisco to Chinese citizens was denied re-entry to the country on the grounds that he was not a US citizen.In a 6-to-2 decision, the Court ruled in favor of Wong Kim Ark because he was born in the United States.Trump’s position is that U.S. citizenship “extends only to those both born in AND ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States,” according to the campaign website.The National Constitution Center notes that “children born to alien enemies in hostile occupation and children of diplomatic representatives of a foreign state are recognized exceptions to the fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the country.”

As he assumes the presidency for a second time, Donald Trump brings with him a broad expanse of business relationships and financial entanglements — and the possibility that those associations could influence his decision-making in the White House.

Data: Axios research and congress.gov; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsA group of House Republicans are emerging as frequent co-sponsors of legislation to bring President-elect Trump's vision of an American empire to fruition.Why it matters: This group spans the House Republican conference's ideological spectrum, from some of its most moderate members to its most right-wing."People who were snickering or laughing about it when it was first brought up are starting to actually realize it's a legitimate issue," said centrist Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.)."This is real," said Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), a member of the right-wing Freedom Caucus. "There are going to be some serious conversations."State of play: A trio of House GOP bills would codify each one of Trump's proposed moves to either expand the U.S.'s territory or its international influence.Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) has introduced legislation that would allow Trump to enter into negotiations with Panama to try to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.Ogles has introduced a similar bill to authorize negotiations with Denmark about purchasing Greenland.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has introduced a bill that would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on official maps and documents.By the numbers: Each bill has between 10 and 15 co-sponsors, with a considerable amount of overlap.Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) are each co-sponsoring two of the bills.Lawler and Reps. Mike Rulli (R-Ohio), Randy Weber (R-Texas), Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and Brian Babin (R-Texas) are co-sponsoring all three.What they're saying: Several of the lawmakers who have either introduced or co-sponsored legislation told Axios that a desire to counter China's international influence is at the heart of the effort."We've been talking on the China Committee about ... China's growing influence on infrastructure across the globe, and I think the Panama Canal is hugely important to America," said Dusty Johnson.Lawler also cited rare earth minerals and Arctic waterways as key factors in the push to acquire Greenland, saying Trump is "right in raising these as actual issues of national security and ... economic security."Zoom in: Some of the more right-wing lawmakers involved in these bills pushed back on the notion that they run counter to a growing strain of anti-interventionism within the MAGA movement."'America First' is, simply stated: When you have a foreign adversary who arguably is our greatest existential threat — meaning China — when they're making moves towards Greenland, we can't just sit idly by," said Ogles."This is literally in our backyard, front yard, however you want to look at it," Ogles said.Babin noted that the U.S. controlled the Panama Canal until the 1970s: "This is not intervention. This is not adventurism. This is a U.S.-built canal. There wasn't even a Panama. That was part of Colombia."

Maybe instead of advocating for bipartisanship, Americans ought to pivot to demand breath tests before roll calls, says Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham.

Maybe instead of advocating for bipartisanship, Americans ought to pivot to demand breath tests before roll calls, says Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham.

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war after more than 15 months of fighting, according to the U.S. and Qatar. The destruction and violence resulted in the deaths of at least 46,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, while thousands more have been injured.But amid the news, President-elect Donald Trump made the historic deal about himself and tried to take sole credit for it—all before President Joe Biden’s administration had held a news briefing on the matter.“WE HAVE A DEAL FOR THE HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST,” Trump posted to his Truth Social platform. “THEY WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY. THANK YOU!”In a second post, Trump added, “This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signaled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies.”President Joe Biden, center, with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, right, announced a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages on Jan. 15, 2025.Of course, the ceasefire effort was put into motion by Biden and has been carried out while he is president. The deal reached by negotiators is broadly the same as the one Biden proposed last May, which the president noted in a statement, saying, “I laid out the precise contours of this plan on May 31, 2024, after which it was endorsed unanimously by the UN Security Council.”Additionally, on Monday, Jake Sullivan, the Biden White House’s national security adviser, said that a deal was imminent and that he “coordinated very closely” with the incoming Trump team to “present a united message” and “get this deal done as fast as possible.”The deal still needs to be approved by the Israeli cabinet, which is expected to happen on Thursday. If approved as expected, the ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday. That said, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Wednesday that final details are still being worked out.If approved, the deal will allow for an exchange and release of all the remaining living Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel would also release some jailed Palestinians and allow for increased humanitarian aid in Gaza. In addition, during the plan’s first 42 days, “Israeli forces will withdraw to the east, away from densely populated areas,” according to ABC News, and eventually, there will be a “permanent cessation of military operations.”The final phase of the plan would see the two sides exchange remains for identification. At that time, the reconstruction of Gaza would begin, “with compensation for all affected individuals under the supervision of several countries and organizations, including Egypt, Qatar and the U.N.,” according to ABC News.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuNotably, last September, Netanyahu rejected the Biden administration’s claim that a ceasefire plan was nearly finished. Since then, of course, the U.S. has elected a new president, suggesting that Netanyahu is far more prepared to bend a knee to the United States now than he was when Democrats controlled Washington, D.C. It’s also likely that he wanted to harm Democrats’ chances at winning the presidency since the continuing conflict in Gaza was seen as a bad issue for them.Last week, Trump warned reporters that “all hell” would break loose if Hamas did not release the hostages by his Jan. 20 inauguration. It’s possible that the pressure of Trump’s threat shook Netanyahu, who has long shown fealty to the president-elect despite Trump famously accusing him of disloyalty. Of course, Trump is not currently president, so it makes sense that Biden is pushing back on giving the president-elect too much credit. When a reporter asked on Wednesday who gets credit for the deal, him or Trump, Biden responded, “Is that a joke?” Unsurprisingly, Trump’s allies are lapping up his lies that the president-elect was singularly responsible for brokering this deal.“HISTORY: President Trump has ended the war against Israel before he even took the oath of office,” Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted to social media. “Thank God President Trump will be back in the Oval Office in just a few short days!”Campaign Action

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Jan. 7. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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The tech tycoon endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson hours after Trump threw his support behind him.

The president-elect's support provides a boost to the embattled incumbent.

A Trump World civil war has erupted over visas for highly skilled workers, with the president-elect’s new tech industry allies like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on one side and the anti-immigration MAGA base on the other. The clash is a preview of the challenges in holding the Trump coalition together as his administration executes [...]

The departures of Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz, and Elise Stefanik will bring the majority down to zero seats. Any more could mean that Democrats take the majority.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, wants her fellow Democrats to show some backbone and prove they won’t back down from political brawls.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul thinks the world’s richest man should lead the U.S. House of Representatives during next year’s Congress because—why the hell not?In a Thursday post to X, Paul suggested that megabillionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be the Republicans’ next pick for the leadership role, which is currently held by Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson.“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress,” Paul posted on Thursday. “Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk ... think about it ... nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds).”xThe Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’...— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 19, 2024Paul is correct about one thing at least: The speaker of the House does not need to be a member of Congress. The Constitution states only that “the House of Representatives shall chuse their speaker and other officers.” However, a nonmember has never been elected to the post. While it’s unlikely that Paul’s MAGA fantasy will come true, that hasn’t stopped other Republicans from publicly endorsing this ludicrous idea. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene quoted Paul’s tweet and added that she, too, would be “open” to having Musk serve as House Speaker.xI’d be open to supporting @elonmusk for Speaker of the House. DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency. The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday.This could be the way. https://t.co/8YuL56e443— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 19, 2024“DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency,” said Green, referring to the toothless advisory commission known as the Department of Government Efficiency, which billionaires Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to head. “The establishment needs to be shattered ... This could be the way.”Then, during an interview on Thursday, Utah Sen. Mike Lee echoed the sentiment. “I think we go outside the box,” Lee said on a right-wing podcast. “I propose Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy. The DOGE movement is extremely popular in the House.” Lee added that electing one of the two billionaires to the role would “revolutionize everything.”What’s gone unsaid in these statements, though, is that even without the speakership, Musk has undue influence over President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole. Musk recently helped tank a critical spending bill, calling it a “steal of your tax dollars.” And while Johnson tried to tamp down the DOGE dork’s anger, he may have to grovel some more before the unelected, unofficial, purely advisory leaders of DOGE for at least a few more weeks—if not months or years.Johnson’s initial effort to appease Musk came too late, though. After the Tesla CEO whipped up outrage—mostly via X, Musk’s social media platform, which was formerly known as Twitter—toward the bill, Trump and incoming Vice President J.D. Vance issued a joint statement similarly slamming it.Some Democrats have speculated that it wasn’t Trump who initially wanted to destroy the funding bill. Instead, Trump kowtowed to Musk’s demands. “Donald Trump has been completely AWOL during these negotiations,” said Rep. Daniel Goldman, a New York-based Democrat. “Only after Elon Musk publicly tweets about his displeasure about this budget deal, all of a sudden Donald Trump ... comes trotting in and blows up the deal.”xRep. Goldman: "It's not Donald Trump asking for this. It's very clearly President Elon Musk asking for this. pic.twitter.com/sZbucGtP3T— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 19, 2024Musk has not yet commented on whether he’d be interested in becoming the chamber’s next leader, which the body will elect on Jan. 3. But if he were, he’d likely face competition from one of his texting buds: Johnson. The Louisiana Republican was elected speaker October 2023, after some far-right House members engineered the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But now, with a government shutdown looming, some Republicans have pledged to not vote to reelect Johnson in 2025.Given the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House, Johnson cannot afford more than a few GOP defections, assuming all other members are present and voting. With Rep. Matt Gaetz no longer serving as a member of Congress, Republicans are set to have 219 seats—or 218, depending on how you count Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana—at the start of the next Congress. This compares with Democrat’s 215 members.What’s more, the weakness Johnson has so far shown in struggling to pass this essential legislation will draw only more naysayers to the murky waters he must navigate if he wants to maintain control of the gavel.What might help Johnson is the fact that some House Republicans are privately annoyed at Musk for intervening in the budget process. (After all, he’s not a member of Congress and can’t actually vote on this thing.) Plus, of the three lawmakers who have endorsed Musk for the speakership, two are elected to the Senate, meaning they won’t get to vote on whom House Republicans elect. There’s also no consensus on a potential successor among the House Republican caucus.Then there’s the Trump effect. On Thursday, the president-elect expressed confidence that Johnson will “easily remain speaker” if he “acts decisively and tough” on the spending package. (But who really knows what that means?) Surely, it’s a feather in Johnson’s cap that he still—somewhat shockingly—has Trump’s stamp of approval. Well, at least he does for now.Campaign Action

Freedom Caucus extraordinaire Rep. Chip Roy has found himself in Donald Trump’s crosshairs after the Texas Republican balked at raising the debt limit, as part of a bipartisan spending bill to avert a GOP-created government shutdown.“The very unpopular ‘Congressman’ from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory - All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. “... Weak and ineffective people like Chip have to be dismissed as being utterly unknowledgeable as to the ways of politics, and as to Making America Great Again.”“Chip Roy is just another ambitious guy, with no talent. By the way, how’s Bob Good doing? I hope some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!” Trump added in a separate post.Rep. Good, the former chair of the Freedom Caucus, lost his primary to state Sen. John McGuire, who was endorsed by Trump after showing fealty to him during his New York trial. Trump supporters subsequently treated Good like a pariah, who was even thrown out of a Trump store while campaigning.“My position is simple - I am not going to raise or suspend the debt ceiling (racking up more debt) without significant & real spending cuts attached to it,” Roy responded on X, tagging Trump, the Freedom Caucus, and the soon-to-be Republican Majority Leader Sen. John Thune. “I’ve been negotiating to that end. No apologies.”When asked about Trump’s threats, Roy told reporters that “we're working right now on how to actually cut spending, which is what the voters sent me to Washington to do.”Roy has frequently made headlines along with other right-wing lawmakers prone to histrionics. He was recorded saying that the best strategy for Republicans under the Biden administration is to create “chaos and the inability to get stuff done.”In 2023, Roy clashed with fellow chaos agent Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia after he voted against her racist attempt to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for her pro-Palestinian statements (Tlaib is a Michigan native born to Palestinian immigrants). The two later made up, appearing together in March at a ludicrous forced-birther symposium to fear monger about harvested baby parts.However, Roy’s original sin could simply be that he was one of only a handful of Republicans who challenged their fellow lawmakers’ attempts to overthrow the 2020 election results. In Trump’s feud with Roy, it’s hard to choose a side when they’re both covered in pig shit and mud.You can help ensure that Daily Kos remains the home for our shared fight for democracy and justice. Can you chip in to help us close the books on 2024 and keep Daily Kos strong in 2025 and beyond?

The details of a new bill have not yet been released.

The odds of a shutdown were rapidly growing on Thursday after President-elect Trump upended the talks by urging GOP lawmakers to shutter the government unless Democrats agree to a clean stopgap spending bill that raises or abolishes the debt limit. “If we don’t get it, then we’re going to have a shutdown, but it’ll be [...]

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Privatization of the USPS has become a “prominent target” of federal cost-cutting

President-elect Trump could resurrect his first-term goal to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, which would influence how e-commerce giants operate, impact hundreds of thousands of government jobs and potentially undercut reliable delivery to more remote areas.Why it matters: America's mail carrier is the second most-beloved federal agency behind the National Park Service, polling shows. Like many industries, the rise of the internet has hurt its bottom line — and its leadership has failed to reverse that financial trend in recent years.The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing three unnamed sources, that Trump talked with his commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick at Mar-a-Lago about his interest in overhauling the agency. He reportedly said the government shouldn't subsidize the mail agency given its recurring losses.The president-elect also "convened a group of transition officials to ask for their views on privatizing the agency" earlier this month, The Post reported. Axios reached out to the Trump transition team for confirmation and comment. His specific plans are not immediately clear.State of play: Republicans have signaled displeasure with USPS in a few other recent incidents. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) posted on X earlier this week alongside a Fox Business chyron about the Postal Service's fiscal-year losses: "This is what happens when government-run entities are bloated, mismanaged, and unaccountable." Greene, who's incoming chair of the House's "DOGE" Oversight committee, added: "It's time to demand real reform and stop wasting taxpayer dollars!"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed to his role in 2020 and has introduced a 10-year plan to rescue the agency, faced a GOP-led grilling during a House Oversight hearing this week. Republicans criticized the carrier for financial losses and claimed it was providing subpar service, at one point leading to a viral moment where DeJoy covered his ears during criticism.Democrats have been more sympathetic to the agency and against privatization. Privatization is "our big fear," Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) told The Post. "That could have disastrous consequences, because when you go private, the profit motive is everything."By the numbers: The Postal Service lost $9.5 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. It comparatively lost $6.5 billion during the same period the previous year. It has not been profitable since 2006.In 2022, Congress passed a $107 billion bipartisan package to provide financial relief and help modernize its operations.What they're saying: The Postal Service "is already engaged in an initiative to ensure that we can provide our customers with a high level of service to every delivery address in the nation at least 6-days-a-week in an efficient and financially sustainable fashion as required by law," a USPS spokesperson told Axios.The spokesperson said USPS is seeking "an advisory opinion from our regulator concerning our plan to modernize and optimize our processing and transportation networks." It's also looking at adding automation equipment.The big picture: USPS helps guarantee Americans in all parts of the country receive mail service under its "universal service obligation." Enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the postal service pre-dates the country's founding.During the COVID pandemic, its universal service was especially important as people stayed home and could still receive medication, stimulus checks and census forms by mail.The Postal Service also provides last-mile delivery to logistics companies like Amazon, FedEx and UPS to harder-to-reach areas.Flashback: Some of Trump's criticism toward USPS during the final year of his first term was related to mail-in voting. The Postal Service ultimately pulled off the mass delivery of ballots with limited issues. What to watch: In 2020, DeJoy, a longtime business executive who was a GOP megadonor, was seen as a villain on the left during the throes of the election. Since President Biden has been in office, DeJoy's relationship with Democrats became less icy — in part thanks to his support for millions of at-home COVID-19 test deliveries; transitioning the USPS fleet toward electric vehicles; and the sweeping bipartisan reform act in 2022.Many expected Biden would have fired him. How long he fares under Trump 2.0 is unclear.

Greene expressed her sadness over the incident, saying 'I pray it never happens again.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, talks with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of the congresswoman.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries.”

Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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As the pearl-clutching continues over President Joe Biden’s Sunday pardon of his son Hunter, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Monday that he hopes to work with Donald Trump’s incoming Department of Justice to initiate new investigations into the Biden family and Hunter Biden’s laptop.Appearing on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Comer was asked how Biden’s decision to pardon his son would affect his future plans.“I look forward to talking to Attorney General Bondi about this,” the Kentucky Republican said, referencing Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who still has to be confirmed by the Senate.Without evidence, Comer went on to allege that the Biden White House is continuing to obstruct investigations into the Biden family. Comer accused Biden, as he has multiple times over the years, of engaging in a “money laundering scheme” with “the money from our adversaries from around the world.”xxYouTube Video

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz is calling for radical changes to the Department of Homeland Security in his announcement that he is joining the DOGE Caucus.

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The House Oversight Committee announced on Nov. 21, that Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be heading a new subcommittee to work alongside the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE is headed by Donald Trump’s new propaganda minister Elon Musk and billionaire weirdo Vivek Ramaswamy.Greene’s ascendance to chairing her own House committee is a perfect encapsulation of the fail-upward mediocrity that the Republican Party and Trump represent. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in 2021 due to her history of unhinged behavior. After the Republican Party retook a thin majority in the House, in 2023, and in a deal for her support, then-speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Greene committee assignments.Since that time Greene has done what she’s always done: Embarrass America and the Republican Party with her ignorance and vitriol. But more importantly, she constantly embarrasses herself. Let us count just some of the ways.

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'Buckle up because accountability is coming'

Some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet and White House picks have garnered a cacophony of criticism.But while plenty of controversial picks remain, some Democrats have expressed leniency — even excitement — to cross the aisle and vote in favor of some of them. Here's what you may have missed when newsmakers hit the airwaves this Sunday, November 24.1. Duckworth could "absolutely" support some Trump nominees Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) speaks during a Nov. 24 interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation."Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has reservations about several Trump appointees — but she said Sunday there are others she could ultimately support.The big picture: Democrats have slammed some Trump picks for their lack of experience, apparent conflicts of interest or other past controversies. With a slim GOP Senate majority, it's possible that all of Trump's picks don't make it through confirmation so convincing Democrats to vote for the nominees is all the more important. State of play: Still, there are some candidates — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as Secretary of State, for one — who have an easier path to Senate confirmation via bipartisan support.Duckworth characterized her relationship with Rubio as one of the "strange alliances" that forms on the Hill in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" Sunday.She continued: "We have a friendship; we've served together. I look forward to talking to him, to see what he's going to do and what his policies will be."Speaking to CBS News' Margaret Brennan, Duckworth said she could "absolutely" see herself supporting Trump's pro-union labor secretary pick, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), and others — after evaluating whether they are "willing to be independent and do the job that they are being nominated to do."She also named former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Trump's pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, as someone she could "talk with," saying she wants to know if he would support a push toward privatizing the VA.Yes, but: Duckworth says other Trump appointees are unfit and unqualified.The congresswoman, a Purple Heart recipient and combat veteran, argued former Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth "does not have the experience to run an organization" the size of the Department of Defense.And she characterized ex-Rep. and veteran Tulsi Gabbard, who Trump intends to nominate as Director of National Intelligence, as "potentially compromised" and "wholly backing and supportive of Putin," pointing to Gabbard's controversial meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and accusations she's parroted Russian propaganda. Zoom out: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said on "Fox News Sunday" he would vote in favor of Rubio. Sen-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was "strongly inclined" to support Rubio during a "Meet the Press" interview. Fetterman said he's "open to dialogue" with Mehmet Oz — more commonly known as Dr. Oz — who Trump has tapped to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fetterman bested Oz for his Senate seat in the 2022 midterms. And said Chavez-DeRemer is a "fantastic labor ... nominee."2. We'll take the background check, please Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks during a Nov. 24 interview on ABC's "This Week."Several senators across the political spectrum agree: Trump's appointees should be subject to FBI background checks. Driving the news: But the president-elect's transition team has yet to sign agreements with the White House and Justice Department, delaying the routine FBI screenings. The team has opted instead to use private companies to vet potential candidates, CNN reported. If the Trump transition team doesn't sign the agreements, the Senate could potentially vote on the president-elect's chosen Cabinet without traditional background checks — a dilemma further deepened by concerns over the controversial pasts of appointees.For those who need a security clearance, a background check is required, the AP notes. At least until Jan. 20, 2025, when Trump could order the necessary clearance to be issued.What they're saying: "We require these background checks of ... drug enforcement agents. We require [them] of first-time prosecutors for the federal government. Why wouldn't we get these background checks for the most important job in the United States government?" Sen. Amy Klobuchar, (D-Minn.) asked on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.While Klobuchar noted the background checks and confirmation hearings could be done concurrently, she warned background check delays could lead to a slower confirmation process."I don't want to have a delay — I want to have the hearings. I want to make a decision on each one of them on the merits as I've done in the past, and I can't do that without the background checks," she said.The other side: Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) downplayed the calls for background checks when speaking to ABC's Jon Karl Sunday, saying, "I don't think the American public cares who does the background checks."But when pressed, he added, "I've been through confirmation as well. They need to do these checks expeditiously."The big picture: While Trump and close allies are at times distrustful of the FBI, several other Republicans have still called for the agency to conduct background checks of the president-elect's picks.Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told The Hill that a private firm could "supplement" an FBI investigation, but "the FBI does have access to information that probably a private firm wouldn't have, even a really good savvy one."3. MTG floats defunding NPR to cut government waste Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo during a Nov. 24 interview.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) already has ideas for how the federal government can cut some of its debt — defunding NPR and other government-funded media.Driving the news: Defunding NPR was suggested throughout President-elect Trump's first term, and resurrected last week by Elon Musk.What they're saying: Greene told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo that a new subcommittee working in support of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will look at cutting "everything from government-funded media programs like NPR that spread nothing but Democrat propaganda" and grant programs that "don't help the American people."Greene, who was stripped of her committee appointments in 2021, is the chair of the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee, which falls within the purview of the House Oversight Committee. "We are going to be searching for the facts, we're going to be verifying if this is worth spending the American people's hard-earned tax dollars," she said.Yes, but: Trump included cutting CPB's funding in budget proposals throughout his first term, none of which came to pass. Several congressional bills seeking to eliminate or drastically cut funding also failed. Reality check: DOGE isn't an official government department and must rely on Congress to take action on proposed funding cuts.More from Axios' Sunday coverage:Trump should fire DOJ workers involved with his cases, GOP senator saysTrump's mass deportation plan could clog immigration courts for yearsThe Resistance goes quiet

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