Maddow Blog | Why Trump lost his choice to lead the DEA after just three days
While Matt Gaetz ended his bid to lead the Justice Department after eight days, Chad Chronister ended his bid to lead the DEA ...
Trump used ‘forceful hand’ to oust DEA pick after hearing ‘concerns’ about his arrest of pastor
President-elect Donald Trump used a "forceful hand" to get his Drug Enforcement Agency pick to drop out on Tuesday after ...
Full show: Robby all in For Kash Patel; new Pete Hegseth claims; final Covid report out
Today on Rising, Robby Soave makes the case for Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director. Meanwhile, DOD pick ...
Trump's Pick To Run DEA Backs Out After Republicans Blast His COVID Enforcement
Florida Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was criticized for ordering the arrest of a megachurch pastor in 2020 who ...
Trump’s pick to run DEA withdraws from consideration. Trump takes credit for pulling plug
Sheriff Chad Chronister of Hillsborough County, Florida, made the announcement in a post on X Tuesday evening. He called the ...
Republicans locked down a trifecta for 2025. They'll still have to walk a tightrope in Congress.
House Republicans are expecting a 220-215 majority in 2025, an even slimmer lead than they currently hold. In the Senate, ...
Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister withdraws as Trump's nominee to lead DEA
The Florida sheriff that President-elect Donald Trump nominated to be the administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
Trump’s pick for DEA administrator withdraws from consideration
Chad Chronister, a Florida sheriff, has withdrawn from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Drug ...
Trump's transition was supposed to be a show of force. What happened?
All told, the setbacks are raising new questions about Trump’s power over his party, whether Republicans would submit to any ...
Trump clarifies why pick for DEA backed out: ‘I pulled him out’
The nominee said it was because as "the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration." ...