News Analysis: Trump’s transition moves raise fears of a politicized military

Then-President Trump walks to a church near the White House during protests in 2020. Marine Gen. Mark Milley, then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in uniform behind him. Milley later regretted that his presence “created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” (Associated Press) Critics of President-elect Donald Trump have long … Read more

Senate will block Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy says

Kevin McCarthy predicts that Matt Gaetz “won’t get confirmed” as attorney general and that “everybody knows that.” (Associated Press) Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general would be rejected by the Republican Senate next year. “Gaetz won’t get confirmed, everybody knows that,” McCarthy said … Read more

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