Jill Colvin

Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers

January 25, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.

Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with White House screening teams fanning out to government agencies to check for “Make...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Donald Trump’s TikTok shift

January 19, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

After going dark for users this weekend, Donald Trump said on his social media site that he would issue an executive order after he’s sworn in for a second term...

FILE – Mel Gibson, right, interacts with crowd members as he leaves a Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony for actor Vince Vaughn, on Aug. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone

January 16, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.

FILE – President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool Photo via AP, File)

What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years

December 22, 2024 at 9:22 a.m.

Trump’s decision to inject himself into the budget debate a month before his inauguration showed that he remains more adept at blowing up deals than making them.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams

December 16, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams. Separately he called on the Biden administration to...

FILE – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Donald Trump

December 12, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.

She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Donald Trump offers a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled nominee to lead the Pentagon

December 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation by the Senate is in doubt...

Paintings are seen inside Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Trump says he’ll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

December 2, 2024 at 8:16 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.

President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, followed by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

November 27, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

Several of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks,” Trump’s transition said Wednesday.

FILE – President-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office

November 25, 2024 at 9:34 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on...

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