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Politics continues to dominate the headlines this morning, as American commentators react to incoming president Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a known vaccine sceptic, has received the nod from the president-elect and it has led to some strong reactions on the front pages. 

Elsewhere, there is also reaction from Trump’s other picks, including the controversial choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

Incoming US President Donald Trump has picked RFK Jr as his health secretary calling him a great mind in his first speech since election night. Trump said RFK Jr, a known vaccine sceptic, will “help make America healthy again” by protecting them from “harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives”.

America Weekly US Politics Weekly The United States political scene has been busy since the presidential election early in the month. Since Donald Trump’s landslide win, the president-elect has been appointing his cabinet ahead of taking office in January. Trump has already appointed some high-profile names and has even carved out a role for tech billionaire Elon Musk. Everything has gone a little quiet on the Democratic side. The party are still trying to understand how it went so horribly wrong for them. It’s been a week of finger-pointing with everyone from Joe Biden to George Clooney being blamed for…

Almost all the main US front pages lead with images of President-elect Donald Trump meeting with Joe Biden at the Oval Office on Wednesday. The pair met to discuss the transition of power – Trump will take office in January. 

The front pages are filled up with various political stories from Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments, to the new role to be undertaken by billionaire Elon Musk. Online, there is running coverage of Trump’s picks – FOX News host Pete Hegseth will become the country’s new defence secretary, and Congressman Matt Gaetz will become attorney general.

Many of the papers report on the GOP winning the House of Representatives which now means they control both chambers of Congress (House and Senate) and with Trump in power in January, the Republicans will have little issues passing their agenda.

Pentagon stunned after Trump picks Pete Hegseth for defence secretary The Pentagon has been stunned by Donald Trump’s pick for defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, a national guard veteran and Fox News presenter who has called for a purge of generals for pursuing “woke” diversity policies. Hegseth has questioned whether the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Charles Brown, was given the top job because he is black and accused him of “pursuing the radical positions of leftwing politicians”. Hegseth was a major in the Minnesota national guard who served as a prison guard at Guantánamo Bay detention camp…

Republicans have officially won control of the US House of Representatives, securing the 218 seats needed for a majority. Alongside victories in the Senate and Donald Trump’s return to the White House as president-elect, the GOP now holds full control of the federal government.  

Inflation in the US rose slightly in October, halting recent progress in stabilising prices. According to the Labor Department, consumer prices increased by 2.6% over the past year, up from 2.4% in September, driven largely by higher housing and food costs.  

New funding approved for police in Colorado after record homicides, gang taking over communities and charging for protection. Colorado voters approved a ballot referendum that earmarked $350 million of the state’s budget for recruiting, training and retaining law enforcement officers. Four years after a frenzy to defund police departments nationwide, Colorado voters approved a ballot referendum that earmarked $350 million of the state’s budget to recruiting, training and retaining law enforcement officers.  There is a narrative that immigrants are to blame for the violence but in reality, the police have not done there job. They have the ability and numbers…

Billionaire Elon Musk has been tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead a new body aimed at overhauling government operations. The body aims to streamline bureaucracy and cut federal spending. Trump described the organisation as an external advisory body working alongside the White House and the Office of Management and Budget.

The US will not limit arms supplies to Israel as it claims Israel has not violated laws regarding the obstruction of aid in Gaza. But the UN has contradicted the assessment saying aid levels in Gaza are at their lowest in a year and warns of famine in the north.

The US front pages continue to be dominated by American politics as the country prepares for Donald Trump to return to office in January. Trump has been busy making high-profile Cabinet appointments as the GOP looks on course to take control of both chambers of Congress.

Beyond politics in Washington, the papers report on local state news.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is reportedly in talks to become secretary of state whilst Florida congressman Michael Waltz is being lined up as national security advisor, according to sources, and other Trump loyalists have been put in key positions.

The Spirit Airlines flight was scheduled to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport around midday when it was struck. Videos circulating on social media purportedly show bullet holes inside the aircraft, particularly in the crew seating area used during takeoff and landing.  

Neither President-elect Donald Trump nor Sen.-elect David McCormick came close to winning Philadelphia County in Tuesday’s election, but the GOP still notched a historic win in the blue bastion, mirroring Republicans’ overperformance nationwide. GOP wins first Philadelphia state Senate seat in 28 years, as red gains in blue areas continue In northeast Philadelphia, the most moderate area of the liberal city, Joe Picozzi defeated Democratic state Sen. Jimmy Dillon 50.5% to 49.5% in the 5th district. The win signaled the republicans’ first at the state Senate level citywide in nearly 30 years. Of the seven state Senate districts in Philadelphia,…

Ongoing speculation over what a Donald Trump second term in office might look like continues to fill up the front pages of the US newspapers. Several front splashes look at how Trump’s tariff plans could come into effect and other economic changes that could be ushered in under the soon-to-be president.

Away from domestic politics, the US front pages mark Veterans Day as countless tributes fill the splashes to commemorate the war dead.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor has been dismissed after allegedly instructing hurricane relief teams to avoid assisting households displaying signs supporting Donald Trump.  

Hungarian police have arrested a 37-year-old Irish man in connection with the murder of Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse from Portland, Oregon, who went missing after a night out in Budapest.  

President-elect Donald Trump is projected to have won Arizona – meaning he has taken all seven swing states in the 2024 presidential election. Four days after the election, Arizona was the final US state to declare its result, giving Trump 312 electoral college voters at the end of the election, whilst Democrat Kamala Harrs got 226. Trump is currently appointing his cabinet and preparing to take office in January. He will meet with outgoing President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

Illinois judge shot dead; wife charged with murder: police The wife of an Illinois circuit judge has been arrested and charged with murder after her husband was found fatally shot outside their home Tuesday, according to police. Megan Valentine, 44, is accused of gunning down Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Valentine, 43, at their home in the 1100 block of County Road 600 in Albion in southeast Illinois. Police responded to the home around 12:15 p.m., and an Edwards County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputy observed Valentine’s body outside the home. Megan Valentine, 44, is accused of gunning…

Jerome Powell, the head of the US Federal Reserve, dismissed speculation that former President Donald Trump could remove him from his position when he returns to office in January 2025. Speaking at a press conference after the Fed lowered its key interest rate to 4.5%-4.75%, Powell said he would not step down if asked, adding that the law protects his role from presidential interference.

Kamala Harris underperformed Biden’s numbers with women. South Dakota’s governor thinks she knows why. In her quest to become the first female president, Vice President Kamala Harris portrayed herself as a champion of women’s rights, putting abortion rights at the forefront of her campaign.  But she fell short, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem explains in an interview, because in doing so, Harris and the democrats failed to meet voters where hey are.  “I think what was so interesting during this campaign is we consistently saw Kamala Harris and the democrats try to put women in a box,” Noem told Fox…

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to select his top team for his return to the presidency in January. The former president won the 2024 election by a landslide beating Vice President Kamala Harris, who delivered her first speech since the loss yesterday.

The Republican Party has secured control of the U.S. Senate, flipping key seats in West Virginia, Ohio, and Montana. With these wins, Republicans are guaranteed at least 52 of the Senate’s 100 seats, though a few races remain undecided.

Donald Trump has won the US election – becoming the 47th President. He will be sworn in as president after an inauguration on Monday, 20 January 2025. Trump has also won the popular vote and the Republican party have taken control of the Senate and the House. ‘Unprecedented and powerful mandate In his victory speech Trump said “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate” and that God saved him “for a reason” – to save America. Trump says he’ll bring “every ounce of spirit and fight” to the White House, and that being president is the “most important…

Keir Starmer has become the next world leader to congratulate Donald Trump on what he calls a “historic election victory”. “I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” the UK’s prime minister says, adding: “As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. “From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”