Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’

Even among a host of TV personalities and alleged sex traffickers, far-right commentator is a step too far for some. US politics – live updates Donald Trump’ s selection of the far-right ...

World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago

Schiff on Gaetz’s AG nod: 'He’s not only unqualified. He is really disqualified'

Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he considers former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s choice for attorney general, “disqualified” for the top law enforcement ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Vance says he's met prospective FBI director candidates with Trump

Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) revealed the Trump team is interviewing candidates to lead the FBI, a sign of plans to boot current Director Christopher Wray. Vance’s comments came amid a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

With these outrageous appointments, Trump is showing us exactly how he intends to rule | Jonathan Freedland

From an anti-vaxxer running health to a suspected sex abuser as attorney general, the president-elect has picked a team designed to ensure his domination. He wasn’t kidding. Donald Trump really ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka

Trump’s former national security adviser says Gorka is the ‘worst cabinet appointment in recent American history’. Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton has laid into Sebastian ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing

Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Some Democrats back Trump pick Rubio for secretary of State but remain critical of Hegseth, Gabbard and Gorka

Trump has made a flurry of Cabinet picks in the last two weeks, and eyes are now on the U.S. Senate to see whether they will confirm them.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Outcry over stalemate on Gaetz report; Bernie Sanders’ Senate vote on blocking some arms to Israel fails – US politics live

Democrat Susan Wild says committee chair Michael Guest mischaracterized meeting and committee will reconvene in December; US Senate to also vote on two resolutions on mortar rounds and a GPS ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Trump’s Treasury pick is Scott Bessent. He’s said it’s absurd to fear ‘Trump-flation.’

President-elect Donald Trump has selected hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'

Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner

President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's mess

Sports - ABC News - November 18

GOP senator says he supports recess appointments for Trump’s Cabinet picks as a ‘last resort’

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) says on Meet the Press that he would support recess appointments, which would allow President-elect Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process for his ...

Politics - NBC News - November 17

RFK Jr. is Trump's pick to lead HHS — here's what he could do with that power

Trump's selection is sounding the alarm in the public health community and leaving the biotech and pharmaceutical industries cautious of changes to come.

Business - CNBC - November 19

Jared Polis, who praised Trump’s pick of RFK Jr, on why he’s willing to work with incoming president

Democratic governor of Colorado who launched governors’ group to protect democracy says he’ll work with Trump on key issues. Despite launching a governors’ group focused on safeguarding democracy ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Rick Scott says he thinks DeSantis will pick Lara Trump to succeed Rubio

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said he thinks the state’s Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will pick Lara Trump to replace Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who President-elect Trump tapped to serve as Secretary of State. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 20

Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after he withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general amid sexual misconduct ...

How we met: ‘There was a heatwave and he didn’t have air conditioning. So I invited him to sleep on my floor’

Marc, 61, and Lori, 65, met online in 1995. They have a daughter and live in Illinois. By the time Lori was in her mid-30s, she was ready to settle down. “I was living alone in Chicago and I’d just ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Seven things Trump says he will do as president

From immigration to the Ukraine war - these are the pledges he made ahead of his return to the White House.

Xi says he will work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on key conflicts from ...

Who will stand up to Trump’s unqualified nominees?

Trump has appointed people to his cabinet whose cardinal virtue appears to be loyalty to him — not to the Constitution.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Musk may have overpaid for Twitter, but now he is rich in priceless — and dangerous — influence

When Elon Musk closed on what looked like a massive overpay for Twitter, I scoffed along with everyone else. What we all failed to see was the savviness of Musk’s purchase and, more importantly, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

The Memo: Gaetz seen as Trump pick most in danger of failing

President-elect Trump has sparked a Washington guessing game by selecting several controversial nominees for high-level posts. The question is whether one or more of his picks will be denied ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Melania Trump defends her husband: 'He is not Hitler'

She spoke out on "Fox and Friends" Tuesday morning.

Trump and his allies insist he's 'not a Nazi'

After some Democrats drew comparisons between former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and a 1939 pro-Nazi event held there, Trump and his allies are insisting that he is “not ...

Trump says he will protect women 'whether they like it or not'

During an appearance at the Green Bay, Wis., rally, former President Donald Trump recalled an apparent exchange with a staff member who didn't feel it appropriate for Trump to use the phrase ...

Politics - NBC News - October 31

Trump says he will "protect women" whether they "like it or not"

While campaigning in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump told a crowd that "whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them.'" Vice President Kamala Harris ...

Trump says he will protect women whether they ‘like it or not’

Comments in final days of US presidential campaign are ‘very offensive’ to female voters, argues Kamala Harris

Business - Financial Times - October 31

GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election

The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

What will happen to Trump’s criminal cases if he wins?

Historic indictments against the former president will be derailed — or disappear entirely — if he returns to the White House

Business - Financial Times - November 4

What would Trump do if he lost?

After refusing to accept that he lost the 2020 election the former president has been casting doubt on this year’s vote

World - Financial Times - November 5

Zelensky says he had 'productive' conversation with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech in Budapest on Thursday that he had a productive conversation with President-elect Trump after Tuesday's election win and expressed optimism ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Putin congratulates Trump, says he's ready to talk

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated President-elect Trump on his election victory and said he was ready to hold discussions with the incoming president. Putin made his ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants

Trump's win has been welcomed by Israel but the change he brings may not be to its liking, writes Lucy Williamson.

Will a Republican Congress give Trump everything he wants?

President-elect's radical agenda could still face hurdles in both the Senate and the House

World - Financial Times - November 13

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