Nov 20 Watch 5:36 Ethics committee member DeSaulnier says Senate needs to see information from Gaetz probe By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura The House Ethics Committee largely operates in secret. Democrats and Republicans are equally represented on the panel regardless of which party is in power. They conduct investigations behind closed doors and generally avoid sharing details outside of finalized reports. The… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 6:32 What Linda McMahon is likely to prioritize as education secretary under Trump By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas President-elect Trump’s pick of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education is already raising alarm bells among critics who feel the role should go to someone with more experience in education. But it has also been met with praise by supporters… Continue watching
Nov 20 Gaetz meets privately with senators as House GOP reject release of ethics report By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on the panel's long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat on the panel said. Continue reading
Nov 20 Former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is Trump’s pick for NATO ambassador By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he's chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Continue reading
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 to nominate TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services By Fatima Hussein, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican in 2022 and as a an outspoken supporter of Trump. 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