House Oversight Democrats slam Trump for choosing Project 2025’s ‘lead architect’ to head OMB

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and committee member Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) condemned President-elect Trump for tapping ...

Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago

Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB

Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential power.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Trump picks Russell Vought, a key figure behind Project 2025, as OMB director

After repeatedly disavowing Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate co-author Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Trump vetting a Project 2025 architect for top administration post: Sources

Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the Project 2025 plan during his campaign, but sources say one of its top architects may get a top administration post.

Trump picks Project 2025 author Russell Vought to lead budget office

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during his second administration. Vought served as ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

With Trump heading for the White House, the Democrats must learn these lessons – and fast | Owen Jones

An economic populism for the majority – irrespective of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation – is the way forward. Did the Democrats really lose because they were too “woke”, too obsessed ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Can I avoid disruption to my child’s education?

My ex-husband claims he can’t afford the VAT added to our children’s school fees

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

FirstFT: Apollo’s Marc Rowan top contender for Treasury job

Also in today’s newsletter, SpaceX fails to catch Starship, as well as machine learning and robots

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office

President-elect Donald Trump named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the to lead the ...

What to know about Project 2025 before Trump begins second White House term

Questions are emerging about the proposed changes in the Project 2025 conservative agenda after former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. ...

House Oversight Committee says it plans to form a subcommittee for DOGE

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that Republicans plan to create a subcommittee that would work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump chooses Musk and Ramaswamy to lead government efficiency effort

Entrepreneurs will oversee a newly created ‘department of government efficiency’ to ‘provide advice and guidance’

Business - Financial Times - November 13

Vaccine maker stocks fall as Trump chooses RFK Jr. to lead HHS

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Business - CNBC - November 15

Trump Chooses Dr. David Weldon, a Former Congressman, to Lead the C.D.C.

In selecting a doctor who is skeptical of vaccine safety, the president-elect is emphasizing his commitment to reforming the role of federal health agencies in radical ways.

Health - The New York Times - Yesterday

"Progress 2028" may look like Democrats' "Project 2025," but it's not

A conservative nonprofit has launched a campaign to attribute policies to Vice President Kamala Harris through a deceptive website and platform called "Progress 2028."

Trump chooses Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

President-elect chooses his 2024 campaign manager in first appointment to major role in administration

World - Financial Times - November 7

Bill Belichick Leads the Group of 2025 N.F.L. Head Coaching Candidates

There is a star-studded list of available coaches for teams that could be hiring, including the Cowboys.

Sports - The New York Times - November 14

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Trump's projected election win

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss what was a good night for Republicans with CBS News projecting that the GOP will retake the Senate and Donald Trump's return to ...

Watch live: House Oversight Committee looks into FEMA disaster response

The House Oversight Committee will take a deeper look into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response and recovery efforts following damage left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump is trying to control Congress. Republicans are quietly pushing back.

Republicans opted to quietly push back rather than vocally denounce a questionable Cabinet pick. Look out for that same strategy when it comes to spending and other nominees.

Politics - Politico - 9 hours ago

House Oversight plans new subcommittee to coordinate with DOGE efforts

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

Morning Report — Trump heads to Capitol Hill, White House

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump is in Washington today, meeting with Hill Republicans before heading to the White House for a sit-down with President Biden. The appointment on Pennsylvania ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Palestinians' hopes and fears as Trump heads back to the White House

Gazans say they'd welcome Trump making good on his vow to end the war, but not "at the expense of the Palestinian people."

Democrats rip Musk as billionaire takes leading role in Trump campaign

Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk is drawing attacks from top Democrats and concern from election watchdogs as he barnstorms for former President Trump in a crucial swing state. Over the past ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Democratic leaders across US work to lead resistance against Trump’s agenda

Democrats from California to Illinois prepare to ‘Trump-proof’ and ‘fight to death’ against his extreme proposals. After the November elections ushered in a new era of unified Republican ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Harris on Trump connection to Project 2025: 'His DNA is all over it'

Vice President Harris said in a new interview that former President Trump's "DNA is all over" Project 2025. "As you know, I am a former prosecutor; his DNA is all over it," Harris said in the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Heritage Foundation: the rightwing ‘Project 2025’ think-tank banking on Trump

Republican candidate now seeks to distance himself from controversial group and its manifesto

World - Financial Times - October 29

Here's what Trump's FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote in Project 2025

Brendan Carr wrote Project 2025's chapter on overhauling the Federal Communications Commission. Here's what to know.

Project 2025 seeps into Trump administration despite attempts to distance himself

Several Project 2025 authors and contributors are not just connected to President-elect Donald Trump, but also nominated for roles in his administration.

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign

Trump and his allies disavowed Project 2025 during the campaign. But now transition officials are utilizing its extensive personnel database for potential hires.

How Democrats can win control of the House even if Trump is elected president

Democrats could win control of the House in the 2024 elections even if Donald Trump wins the presidency, providing a curb on his legislative agenda.

Politics - NBC News - October 25

House Democrat 'very disturbed' by Hegseth pick as Trump Defense secretary

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Trump picks former House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate Tulsi Gabbard, a former House Democrat who became a high-profile Trump supporter, to be director of national intelligence.

House Passes Antiterror Financing Bill as Democrats Warn Trump Could Abuse It

Most Democrats opposed the measure, reversing their previous positions as they warned that President-elect Donald J. Trump could use it to punish nonprofit groups he saw as political antagonists.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

House Republicans applaud Trump's picking Kennedy to lead HHS -- with a few concerns

House Republicans had mixed reactions to Trump's announcement that he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be HHS secretary.

Trump picks former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA

The sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition.

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