Nov 26 Who are Trump's Cabinet picks? Here's every name so far By Shyla Duff, Steff Staples, Dan Cooney, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Molly Finnegan President-elect Donald Trump has assembled his core Cabinet, and the nominees share a common theme: loyalists. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Russia barrages Ukraine in drone attack By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia has been hammering civilian areas of Ukraine with increasingly heavy drone, missile and glide bomb attacks since the middle of the year. Continue reading
Nov 26 Biden proposes weight-loss drugs be covered by Medicare or Medicaid for millions of obese Americans By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The proposal, which would not be finalized until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, could cost taxpayers as much as $35 billion over the next decade. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will have 'significant impact' on war in Gaza, Blinken says By Associated Press Foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialized nations are expressing cautious optimism about possible progress on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:16 What Trump's economic appointments tell us about his 2nd-term agenda By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas President-elect Trump continues to round out his Cabinet, including some key economic appointments. He's chosen billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for treasury secretary and for commerce, he's chosen Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and a big backer… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 4:24 Trump names Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to key White House role By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz 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… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 8:41 Trump's success among young men illustrates influence of online 'manosphere' By Laura Barrón-López, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Shrai Popat 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… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 8:40 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the dismissal of Trump's federal criminal cases By William Brangham, Saher Khan NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the major federal felony cases against President-elect Trump are dropped, Trump's success with young men and… Continue watching
Nov 25 Read the full motion to dismiss election interference case against Trump By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Read the full motion by Jack Smith that marks the end of the Justice Department's landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power. Continue reading
Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump's election interference and classified documents cases By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him. Continue reading