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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victoryWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Prosecutors urge judge to consider postponing Trump's sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump's six-year New York criminal odyssey might need to continue for at least another four, prosecutors said Tuesday.Politics - CBS News - Yesterday -
How Trump plans to avoid Senate fights over Cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants the next Senate Republican leader to allow "recess appointments." This would allow the White House to temporarily bypass confirmation votes for high-level ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
How likely is it that Trump Cabinet picks like Matt Gaetz will be confirmed?
President-elect Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday when he announced he'll nominate Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen has more on if Gaetz will ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
How Trump Fought His Way Back to Power
After the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, even many Republicans believed the former president’s political career was over. He proved everyone wrong.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
What to know about Trump's Cabinet as he forms team for his second term
CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discusses President-elect Donald Trump's picks for major roles in his administration and Cabinet.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Trump has shaped the Supreme Court, but it could still hinder his agenda
President-elect Donald Trump's ambitious agenda could face pushback from an institution he has done much to shape: the Supreme Court.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
What could Trump's return, and his tariffs, actually mean for China?
Could the tariffs Trump's threatened to slap on Chinese imports backfire and help Beijing? Some experts say they will.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Tough votes on Trump Cabinet picks could pose big risks for midterm Senate candidates
Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Mixed reactions to Trump's Cabinet picks
Mixed reactions to Trump's Cabinet picksTop stories - NBC News - November 14 -
Liam Payne’s Former One Direction Bandmates Attend His Funeral in England
The One Direction singer died at 31 last month after a fall from a balcony.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among mourners at his funeral
X-Factor judge Simon Cowell and Payne’s former partner Cheryl Tweedy also attend Buckinghamshire service. Members of One Direction and the X-Factor judge Simon Cowell were among the mourners who ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Malcolm Washington talks "The Piano Lesson" and directing his first feature
Making his feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington brings August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play to the screen with help from his father, Denzel Washington and sister, Katia.Top stories - CBS News - 1 hour ago -
Trump picks Rep. Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser
President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to serve as his national security adviser, according to four sources familiar with the decision.Politics - NBC News - November 12 -
Trump Picks John Ratcliffe, His Former Intelligence Director, for C.I.A. Chief
Mr. Ratcliffe, who was also a Texas congressman, fought fiercely for Donald Trump during his first term.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump announces Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general
Gaetz, a Florida lawmaker who has been under federal investigation, has been a staunch Trump ally on Capitol Hill.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
Breaking down Trump's latest administration picks and his Biden meeting
President-elect Donald Trump selected Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida as attorney general and former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii as the director of national intelligence. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Trump names RFK Jr. as his pick for secretary of health and human services
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed, Kennedy would be in charge of the Centers for ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Trump Picks Todd Blanche, His Defense Lawyer, to Be Deputy Attorney General
Mr. Blanche, a former supervising federal prosecutor in Manhattan, oversaw the president-elect’s legal defense against multiple indictments.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
What Donald Trump’s Team Picks Say About His Foreign Policy
The world has changed since Donald J. Trump’s last term as president. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what Mr. Trump’s choices so far say about his foreign ...Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Trump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary
McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive who is co-chair of Trump's transition team, led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Trump FCC Pick Brendan Carr Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job
Brendan Carr wrote the Project 2025 chapter on the Federal Communications Commission. Now Donald Trump has tapped him to run the agency.Tech - Wired - 21 hours ago -
How Trump's second presidency could impact the Supreme Court
President-elect Donald Trump already appointed three of the nine justices on the Supreme Court in his first term. Jan Crawford discusses how his second term could further impact the high court.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How Trump’s presidency could affect wars in Middle East, Ukraine
With Donald Trump now set to return to the White House, he'll be faced with a number of challenges around the world, including the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. NBC’s Richard Engel joins ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
How Trump's second presidency could bring more drama to Hollywood
From no federal aid to the threat of a tariff war or retaliation, the entertainment industry could be in for a bumpy ride under the incoming Trump presidency.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 6 -
How Trump’s second presidency could fuel nuclear energy and uranium demand
If Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States provided a good representation of how he views the nuclear market, his second term is likely to support further growth in the sector ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
How Donald Trump’s Presidency Could Impact Retirement Rules
Readers had questions about individual retirement accounts, distributions and access to brokerage accounts if they moved away from the U.S. Here are some answers.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Who might fill President-elect Trump's Cabinet?
President-elect Trump will take office with Republicans in control of the Senate, making confirmations easier.Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Biden in 2001: ‘There are several circumstances in which the president should not get’ Cabinet pick
President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks have put a focus on the Senate’s role in the confirmation process. On Meet the Press in 2001, then-Senator Joe Biden explained why the ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
How Trump’s Win Helps Him Fight Off His Legal Charges
By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
How the Trump transition team will tackle his return to the White House
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, he didn't expect to win and had to rely on the Republican establishment to fill jobs in his administration. That won't be the case this time around. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How Trump can continue to realign the Middle East in his second term
The incoming Trump administration will have the opportunity to avenge the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump by the Iranian regime, while also accelerating a grand realignment ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
How Trump has infused parts of Project 2025 into his administration
Several Project 2025 authors and contributors are not just connected to President-elect Donald Trump, but also nominated for roles in his administration.Top stories - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Obama: 'Just because Donald Trump acts goofy doesn’t mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous'
Former President Obama criticized former President Trump's rhetoric during a campaign rally in Atlanta on Thursday, saying the Republican is "acting kind of funny." “He acts so crazy, and it’s ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Biden attends final international summits of his presidency
President Joe Biden is taking part in the final major international summits of his presidency. On a six-day trip to Latin America, he will be attending meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago