Alabama’s nine presidential electors have all cast their ballots for Republican president-elect Donald Trump. The vote came Monday during an elaborate ceremony at the state Capitol in Montgomery. Electors met in the ornate old House chamber where Alabama voted to secede from the Union in 1861. The Auburn University band played, and a member of the military sang the National…
President-elect Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani is taking himself out of consideration for a position in his administration. Giuliani, a loyal Trump supporter throughout the campaign, was an early front-runner to be secretary of state. But he faced questions about his overseas business ties and Trump began looking at other candidates, including Mitt Romney. In a statement, Trump says Giuliani…
Courtesy of Republican Security Council Facebook President-elect Donald Trump has selected a charter school advocate and GOP donor from Michigan to be education secretary. Betsy DeVos becomes the second woman chosen to fill a spot in Trump’s Cabinet. Earlier Wednesday, Trump named South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations earlier in the day. Both selections…
Trump University lawsuits settled for $25M NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on litigation over Trump University (all times local): 4:20 p.m. New York’s attorney general says President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors. The deal announced Friday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman…
The Alabama Democratic Party released a statement Wednesday night about Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday night’s election: “Although more Democrats than Republicans voted nationwide yesterday for the Democratic Party’s stellar nominees for President and Vice President, the outcome was an Electoral College victory for the Republican nominees,” said Nancy Worley, Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. “We congratulate the winners…
What started out as a crowded Presidential Race has narrowed down to only a few candidates. Following Donald Trump’s big win in Indiana, Ted Cruz has suspended his campaign. The day after the Indiana Primary, John Kasich also dropped out of the GOP race, leaving Donald Trump as the sole candidate on the Republican side. Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders…
The New Hampshire primary winners are Donald Trump on the Republican side and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race. Each took the top spot after second-place finishes in the Iowa caucuses. Trump’s first victory of the 2016 White House race means he’s no longer a political rookie but the front-runner for his party’s presidential nomination. And the win for Sanders…
