Latest in Digested week: Trump’s Star Wars cantina cabinet and No Consequences for Old Men
Sort by
10,045 items
-
12:30 Report — Trump seeks to reshape GOP with Cabinet picks
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Happy Thanksgiving week! President Biden just pardoned two turkeys in what is one of the weirdest and silliest traditions in the White House. Peach and Blossom ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Evening Report — Fights ahead as Trump rounds out Cabinet
{beacon} Evening Report © AP Fights ahead as Trump rounds out his Cabinet President-elect Trump has filled his Cabinet and a number of senior staff roles as he prepares to return to the White ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Confirmation fights now loom after Trump picks his cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump's team is now gearing up for potential confirmation battles, now that he has finished choosing his cabinet picks. Among those who could face headwinds are Pete Hegseth, ...Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
5 takeaways as Trump rounds out his second Cabinet
President-elect Trump is rounding out his Cabinet just a few weeks after securing a second White House term, filling the top jobs that will carry out his agenda in the years to come. Trump has had ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
What Trump’s ‘shocking’ Cabinet picks reveal about his next administration
Donald Trump’s appointments are emblematic of his presidency: unpredictable, polarizing and steeped in his outsider ethos.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
NAACP president: Trump Cabinet poses 'daunting outlook' for next four years
The NAACP is expressing concern over how Black Americans might be affected by President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks, some of whom have been linked to the writing of the conservative Project 2025 ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
The senators who will determine the fate of Trump's Cabinet picks: From the Politics Desk
Meet the Republican and Democratic senators will will determine whether Trump's Cabinet picks will be confirmed next year.Top stories - NBC News - 21 hours ago -
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn accused of trying to sell Cabinet roles
The Trump transition team says it is moving ahead after reviewing allegations that longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn attempted to use his influence over Cabinet picks to make a personal profit. ...Top stories - CBS News - 20 hours ago -
Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say
Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis. Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have been eclectic and often controversial but a ...World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Trump Cabinet picks targets of bomb threats and swatting, spokesperson says
Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were the targets of "violent" threats, said Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.Top stories - ABC News - 41 minutes ago -
Chuck Todd paints Trump Cabinet picks as 'low-character crowd'
NBC News's Chuck Todd in a recent analysis questioned whether President-elect Trump took moral character into consideration when picking Cabinet members, while also taking a swing at the former ...Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago -
Trump team says threats, swatting incidents against multiple Cabinet picks being investigated
Rep. Elise Stefanik, selected to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said her home was targeted.Top stories - CBS News - 37 minutes ago -
Numerous bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees
Police are investigating a wave of incidents which happened on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.Top stories - BBC News - 15 minutes ago -
Trump transition developments as some Cabinet picks report threats
President-elect Donald Trump's team has signed some critical documents to implement a transition with the current administration and several federal agencies. This comes as some of Trump's Cabinet ...Top stories - CBS News - 1 hour ago -
A star urologist preyed on men and boys. Why didn't his hospitals stop the abuse?
Dr. Darius Paduch was convicted in federal court in May after a 10-day trial that left a key question unanswered: How was he allowed to practice for so long?Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Ex-NHL star Paul Bissonnette hospitalized after restaurant brawl with 7 men in Arizona
Former NHL star Paul Bissonnette landed in the hospital after he was assaulted by seven men in a brawl that broke out at an Arizona restaurant over the weekend, he said.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?
Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Russia’s rouble plunges to lowest rate since early weeks of Ukraine war
Rouble hit 110 against the dollar after US introduced sanctions against Gazprombank, Russia’s third-largest bank. Russia’s rouble has plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the early ...World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago -
What Trump’s former allies say about their old boss
Many of the ‘best and most serious’ people in the Republican candidate’s administration are now his strongest criticsBusiness - Financial Times - November 5 -
Trump’s Newest Economic Guides Are Not Like His Old Ones
A little-known investment banker, a former hedge fund star and an acolyte of George Soros have the president-elect’s ear.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Lammy dismisses past criticism calling Trump a ‘sociopath’ as ‘old news’
British foreign secretary says many politicians have said ‘pretty ripe things’ about US president-elect. The British foreign secretary, David Lammy, has described his previous remarks about the US ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
82-year-old woman arrested for allegedly assaulting Trump supporters
An 82-year-old white woman was arrested for a suspected hate crime and assault following an altercation with Trump supporters on Monday, according to a police report.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
Will Trump's victory spark a global trade war?
Trump has promised tariffs on all foreign goods. If he follows through, many smaller economies may be forced to respond in kind.Top stories - BBC News - November 7