Nov 30 Watch 3:12 Wall Street veterans compose Trump’s economic team By PBS NewsHour President-elect Donald Trump announced two more Cabinet picks on Wednesday: Goldman Sachs veteran Steven Mnuchin for treasury secretary and billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary. He also chose a deputy for Ross: Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts. On Twitter,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 2:38 Trump announces administration health officials By PBS NewsHour President-elect Donald Trump chose orthopedist and six-term Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and health policy expert Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s pick for… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 7:28 Drama for the Trump transition team over recounts and Cabinet picks By PBS NewsHour More than two weeks after Election Day, the legitimacy of its results are being questioned, both by Green Party candidate Jill Stein and by the president-elect himself, who asserts that “millions of people” voted illegally. Amy Walter of the Cook… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: Stein continues fundraising for swing-state vote recounts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Green Party candidate Jill Stein is pressing on in her effort to obtain recounts in several swing states. Stein has raised $6.5 million to fund requests for vote verification in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 27 Trump aide steps up bid to block possible Romney nomination By Julie Pace, Associated Press A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 13:10 Shields and Brooks on cabinet picks and conflicts of interest By PBS NewsHour In the past week, President-elect Donald Trump has announced several White House appointments and policy ideas. Judy Woodruff speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about Trump's choice to oversee the Department of Education,… Continue watching
Nov 20 Trump, Pence address potential of Romney, Mattis in Cabinet By Catherine Lucey and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Mitt Romney is a key contender to become the nation's next secretary of state and Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis is a prospect for defense secretary. Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump, Romney, once bitter rivals, meet, smile, shake hands By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney met Saturday at the billionaire's golf club in New Jersey, both emerging with smiles and a public handshake. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:20 What’s behind fears of voter fraud? By PBS NewsHour In 2012, Mitt Romney received zero votes in inner-city Philadelphia. Some Republicans believed such an extreme result indicated fraudulent voting behavior, and this election season, Donald Trump and his supporters have revived that hypothesis. William Brangham speaks with officials in… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 12:40 Shields and Brooks on the election’s ‘parity of sleaze’ By PBS NewsHour In the wake of a new FBI investigation into emails from Hillary Clinton's aides and more sexual assault accusations against Donald Trump, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss a campaign… Continue watching