Politics Nov 25 Trump names Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to key White House role For the director of the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Trump named Russell Vought as his pick. Vought previously led that office for part of Trump’s first term. He is also a co-author of Project 2025, the controversial Heritage…
Politics Nov 25 Trump’s success among young men illustrates influence of online ‘manosphere’ This year, President-elect Trump made gains across almost every demographic since the 2020 election. But one of the most notable was among young men, who shifted roughly 15 points to the right. Laura Barrón-López examines how Trump was able to…
Nation Nov 24 The future of #MeToo as a second Trump administration prepares to take power There’s a noticeable pattern across some of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees: allegations of sexual misconduct or assault. Trump himself has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct and found liable in civil court of sexual abuse, and his return to office…
Nation Nov 23 What Trump’s latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy Trump has made his picks for key public health roles in his administration, nominating family medicine doctor and Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next surgeon general, Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary to lead the FDA,…
Politics Nov 22 Examining the record of Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick to lead his administration’s Department of Justice is receiving a much warmer reception on Capitol Hill and within his party. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's nomination came just hours after his first choice –…
Politics Nov 21 Gaetz ends attorney general bid amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the running as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz fueled intense scrutiny, threatening his chances of being confirmed. Laura Barrón-López reports.
Politics Nov 21 How Trump’s team is defying the norms of presidential transfers of power As President-elect Trump prepares for a return to the White House, the aides and allies running his transition team have avoided many of the rules guiding the process. So far, the transition has not collaborated with the General Services Administration,…
Politics Nov 19 Federal workers brace for Trump’s plan to potentially replace them with loyalists President-elect Trump has vowed to make wide-scale changes to the federal workforce by cutting jobs, replacing career civil servants with federal appointees and relocating government offices. We hear from federal government employees across the U.S. and Laura Barrón-López reports on…
Politics Nov 14 A look at RFK Jr.’s record as Trump selects him to lead nation’s health agency President-elect Trump continues to name nominees to his cabinet and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy was first a Democratic then independent candidate in the 2024 election before dropping…
Politics Nov 13 What Biden and Trump discussed during their White House meeting President Biden hosted President-elect Trump at the White House for nearly two hours on Wednesday, a familiar ritual in the peaceful handoff of power. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on the transition meeting.