Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.
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Trump says he can’t promise tariffs won’t raise prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
The president-elect’s ‘Meet the Press’ interview also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
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Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back
Hours after his release from serving 4 months in prison in July, Navarro spoke on stage at the Republican National Convention, where he told the crowd ‘I went to prison so you won’t have to.’
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Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
The president-elect’s team argues that continuing the case would present unconstitutional ‘disruptions to the institution of the presidency.’
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Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying U.S. Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs
Trump had vowed early in the presidential campaign that he would ‘instantaneously’ block the deal.
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Trump taps Kash Patel, ally who has railed against ‘deep state,’ to lead FBI
The selection is in keeping with Trump’s view that the government’s intelligence agencies require a radical transformation and his stated desire for retribution against supposed adversaries.
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Gov. Mills not ready to join Trump resistance movement, yet
Gov. Janet Mills is taking more of a wait-and-see approach than some Democratic governors, who have formed a resistance network even before Donald Trump takes office.
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Bomb threats, swatting incidents target Trump’s Cabinet picks and appointees
The FBI said in a statement that it was ‘aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees’ and was investigating with its law enforcement partners.
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Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Day 1
It was unclear whether the president-elect will actually make good on the threats – issued via posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening – or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic.
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Special counsel moves to abandon Trump election interference, classified document cases
DOJ prosecutors, citing longstanding guidance that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, said the department’s position is that ‘the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.’