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 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 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
Nov 24 Who are the people Trump has picked for key positions in his second administration so far By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration and putting an emphasis on people who were his strongest backers during the campaign. Continue reading
Nov 24 The size of Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, explained in 5 charts By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact How big was President-elect Donald Trump’s victory? It was clear, but not a landslide by historical standards. Here’s how 2024 sized up to other recent elections. Continue reading
Nov 24 Trump picks Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary, completing flurry of Cabinet nominations By Bill Barrow, Adriana Gomez Licon, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and… Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump names a Fox News personality, a COVID mandate critic and an anti-vaccine doctor to key public health roles By Matthew Perrone, Amanda Seitz, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the nation's next surgeon general, Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, and doctor and former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:22 What Trump’s latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson 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,… Continue watching