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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, with Democratic majority whip Dick Durbin (2nd R, Senator Amy Klobuchar (R) and Senator Cory Booker (2nd L), speaks with reporters at the US Capitol on December 3, 2024. Senate Democrats held a closed-door election December 3 to name their leadership posts for the next two years. Schumer was re-elected to lead Democratic Senators as Minority Leader in the 119th Congress. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Schumer Unanimously Re-Elected As Senate Democrat Leader, Despite Party Losing Control Of Upper Chamber

Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer was unanimously re-elected to serve another two years as the Senate leader on Tuesday, even though the Democrats officially lost control of the upper chamber in January.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: National Security Advisor John Bolton (R) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump talk to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump said he was not happy about the compromise legislation agreed to by Republicans and Democrats that would prevent a new partial federal government shutdown but said he would accept the deal. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

John Bolton Compares Trump’s FBI Director Pick Kash Patel To Stalin’s Right-Hand Man

John Bolton, President-elect Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, has called on the Senate to reject Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director, likening Patel to a former Soviet secret police head.

Former Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a Turning Point Action 'United for Change' campaign rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Nominates Kash Patel As FBI Director

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Kash Patel as his pick to be FBI Director in his upcoming administration.

In this photo illustration, a teenage child looks at the screen of a mobile phone on January 17, 2023 in London, England. The 'Online Safety' Bill aims to introduce new rules for companies which host user-generated content, and for search engines, which will have tailored duties focussed on minimising the presentation of harmful search results to vulnerable users. Content that platforms will need to remove includes child sexual abuse material, revenge pornography, selling illegal drugs or weapons, and terrorism. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Australia Passes Law That Bans Children Under 16 From Social Media

Australian lawmakers have approved a ban on social media for children under the age of 16-years-old.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As is tradition with incoming presidents, Trump is traveling to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as well as meet with Republican congressmen on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump Appoints Jamieson Greer As U.S. Trade Representative, Reveals Additional Picks

President-elect Donald Trump announced multiple nominations on Tuesday as his team prepares to the White House next year.

President Donald Trump makes shakes hands with White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Executive Director Scott Turner during the inaugural meeting of the council in the Cabinet Room at the White House April 04, 2019 in Washington, DC. The council was formed to carry out the Trump administration’s plan "to encourage public and private investment in urban and economically distressed areas, including qualified opportunity zones," according to the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Selects Fmr. NFL Player Scott Turner To Lead Department Of Housing And Urban Development

President-elect Donald Trump has named former NFL player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in his incoming administration.