Politics Jan 09 Jared Kushner named senior White House adviser to Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to be named as a senior White House adviser, an official West Wing role that will raise further questions about conflicts of interest with Trump and his family’s business empire.
Politics Jan 05 ‘Grow up, Donald… Time to be an adult,’ Biden says in PBS NewsHour interview Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump's attacks on the U.S. intelligence community and his grasp of health care policy, which is now up for debate on Capitol Hill as Republicans move to undo the Affordable Care…
Politics Dec 15 Trump’s cabinet could change the face of U.S. energy policy President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to lead energy and climate-related agencies like EPA hold views that could not be more different from the Obama administration.
Politics Dec 13 How vital is the president’s daily intelligence briefing? President Bill Clinton preferred to read his daily intelligence briefing in paper form. George W. Bush insisted on a daily in-person briefing. President Obama consumes his digitally, on a custom tablet. Presidents have different styles when it comes to the…
Politics Dec 07 Trump picks pro wrestling mogul to lead Small Business Administration President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected Linda McMahon, the co-founder of the pro wrestling empire WWE, to run the Small Business Administration. Trump said McMahon would help drive job growth by cutting federal regulations that stymie small businesses. “Linda has…
Politics Dec 07 Trump picks loyal supporter with deep China ties as U.S. ambassador President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the U.S. Ambassador to China, choosing a veteran Republican official with deep ties to China, and a loyal supporter during the general election.
Politics Dec 06 Could President Trump really create a tracking system for U.S. Muslims? Early in his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump proposed a “total and complete” temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. He later said the ban would apply to immigrants from specific nations. At another point, Trump said he supported creating…
Politics Dec 05 Ben Carson’s few public statements on housing and public policy Here is a list of Carson’s few past comments on housing and urban policy. They offer the most insight, so far, into how he would run the housing agency under Trump.
Politics Nov 23 Who is Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos? President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Betsy DeVos as education secretary, picking a prominent charter school advocate and Republican Party donor.
Politics Nov 22 Conway says Trump unequivocally disavows alt-right in PBS NewsHour interview In an interview with PBS NewsHour, adviser Kellyanne Conway said the president-elect “never asked” for support from the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement with Neo-Nazi ideology.