Nov 19 Watch 5:59 A look at Dr. Oz’s health care record as he’s nominated to key post by Trump By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant, Ali Schmitz President-elect Trump has named two more people to his administration: investment banker Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary and Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The noted TV personality and heart surgeon will oversee programs… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 10:09 Federal workers brace for Trump’s plan to potentially replace them with loyalists By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie, Layla Quran 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… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 7:32 What led a Texas border county to break from Democrats and vote Republican By Christopher Booker, Sam Lane Two weeks ago, many parts of the country saw dramatic political shifts to the right. Even places that were once considered democratic strongholds flipped red. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from one such area in Texas near the southern border. Continue watching
Nov 19 Trump and Musk deepen their bond with trip to Texas for Starship rocket launch By Chris Megerian, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The billionaire has been helping shape the new administration and he's positioned in a way that could help his own companies, which have billions of dollars in federal contracts and routinely deal with government regulators. Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump picks billionaire and transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary. Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump meets with PGA Tour commissioner after saying he can fix professional golf’s division By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's mess. That started with four hours on the golf course with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. Continue reading
Nov 19 Prosecutors in Trump’s hush money say they oppose dismissing his conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press New York prosecutors say they oppose any effort to dismiss Trump’s hush money conviction, but they might be open to delaying his sentencing until after his impending second term. Continue reading
Nov 19 Ukraine fires U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia as Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons By Hanna Arhirova, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The Kremlin's announcement Tuesday would mark Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 5:18 Will the Senate serve as a check on Trump’s power or pave the way for his agenda? By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens The Senate returns to Washington facing more tough decisions about controversial nominations by Donald Trump. It comes as the president-elect is also pushing to bypass the Senate entirely in confirming his key appointments. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports and takes… Continue watching
Nov 18 Trump chooses former Rep. Sean Duffy for transportation secretary By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Duffy is also a former reality TV star who was one of Trump’s most visible defenders on cable news — a prime concern for the media-focused president-elect. Continue reading