Trump Cabinet Timing in Line With Past Presidents

Nov. 18, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota weighs in on the protests in his state over an oil pipeline. Nolan Peterson has an exclusive interview with a Ukrainian leader who "hopes to harness a global anti-establishment movement," like Donald Trump did, and Josh Siegel details the foreign conflicts Trump will have to make the calls on soon. Plus: Fred Lucas with a historical look back at transitions, and Rachel Zissimos on the recently deceased Melvin Laird.
News Trump Cabinet Timing in Line With Past Presidents Nearly all recent presidents going back to at least Jimmy Carter made Cabinet announcements in December. Read More
Commentary The Facts About the Dakota Access Pipeline That Protesters Don't Want You to Know For more than three months, thousands of protesters, most of them from out of state, have illegally camped on federal land in Morton County, North Dakota, to oppose the construction of a legally permitted oil pipeline project that is 85 percent complete. Read More
News Ex-Georgian President Saakashvili Says Ukraine Is 'Running Against the Clock' to Prevent Another Revolution The sometimes controversial Mikheil Saakashvili aims to rid Ukraine of corruption by installing a new generation of politicians who will set the country on an irreversible path to escape Russian influence. Read More
News The Top Foreign Conflicts Trump Will Inherit Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. is engaged militarily in various arenas throughout the world. Read More
News Conservatives Hopeful Pence Will Play Big Role in New Administration "He has checked all the boxes for conservatives," said Heritage's Lee Edwards. "He's been in talk radio, was a House conservative and a governor." Read More
Commentary Remembering Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird's Contribution to America When Melvin Laird was tapped to serve as the secretary of defense for the Nixon administration, the U.S. force commitment in Vietnam was nearing its peak. Read More
Commentary After Royally Screwing Up the Election, the Media Want Control Over Your Facebook News The modern American media may have just had their worst year yet, and for their efforts, they have announced they'd like to reward themselves more power than they have held in decades. Read More
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