RFK Jr. faces battles in quest to change America’s food

By Rachel Roubein, Lauren Weber, Michael Scherer, David Ovalle, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a pledge last month on Fox News: He would get processed food out of school lunches “immediately” if he is given a position in a second Trump administration. The message shocked nutrition experts whoremember how Trump’s first administration fought […]

RFK Jr. faces battles in quest to change America’s food

By Rachel Roubein, Lauren Weber, Michael Scherer, David Ovalle, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a pledge last month on Fox News: He would get processed food out of school lunches “immediately” if he is given a position in a second Trump administration. The message shocked nutrition experts whoremember how Trump’s first administration fought […]

Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader

By Liz Goodwin, Dylan Wells, Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]

Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader

By Liz Goodwin, Dylan Wells, Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]

Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

By Leo Sands, Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trump’s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become America’s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]

Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

By Leo Sands, Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trump’s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become America’s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]

Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.

Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]

Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.

Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]