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After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks
Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump's controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
12:30 Report — Trump's controversial Cabinet picks face uphill battle
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — Plus: President-elect previews deportation plan {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back to another week of the D.C. madness. Here’s what’s ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Two of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks face sexual misconduct allegations
CBS News has learned President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Trump Defies the #MeToo Movement With Cabinet Picks Facing Accusations
Donald J. Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse last year, appears determined to force a fight over the role of such allegations in society.Top stories - The New York Times - November 20 -
Trump’s cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance | Sidney Blumenthal
With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable. “Shock” suddenly became the most commonly uttered word in habitually ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Is Trump More Flexible on China Than His Hawkish Cabinet Picks Suggest?
President-elect Donald J. Trump is assembling a team of aides bent on confrontation with China. But he also has advisers who do business there, including Elon Musk.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
These are the Republican lawmakers who, by dint of age, independence or unusual constituencies, could provide a crucial check on Trump’s dictatorial ambitions.Politics - Politico - 6 days ago -
Nikki Haley criticizes Trump cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr
Republican calls Trump’s choice of national intelligence director ‘a Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Chinese sympathizer’. Nikki Haley , the former UN ambassador and Republican presidential hopeful, ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Trump team has a message for Republicans who may oppose his Cabinet picks
As controversy continues to cloud some of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, his team has a sharp warning for Republicans who don't fall in line, ABC's Jonathan Karl reports.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Trump Cabinet picks hover over the search for Vance's Senate successor in Ohio
Whoever Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picks to replace JD Vance in the Senate will face a battery of Trump loyalty tests on backing embattled Cabinet picks like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and more.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Evening Report — First Trump Cabinet pick goes down
{beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite First Trump pick sinks. Will there be a second? Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew from consideration to be attorney general on ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump's Cabinet picks boast thin resumes. That's the point: ANALYSIS
Donald Trump's picks to fill his Cabinet have résumés that are thin on the subject matter the agencies they would lead oversee. But that doesn't mean they're unqualified.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Trump announces labor secretary, FDA chief, and several other cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump has announced several selections to his cabinet including Scott Bessent as treasury secretary and Lori Chavez-Deremer as labor secretary. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist has ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump voters hail controversial cabinet picks as the government they want
Trump voters in the American heartland are excited, even as senior Republicans are less than enthusiastic about some of the president-elect’s choices. In the American heartland, they’re excited. ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Will Trump’s other cabinet picks face opposition after Matt Gaetz?
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the future of President-elect Trump’s other controversial cabinet picks after Matt Gaetz withdrew from the ...Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Trump’s eldest son emerges as key voice influencing cabinet picks – report
President-elect has become particularly reliant on Donald Jr for advice, sources tell Reuters. Donald Trump Jr has emerged as the family’s most influential adviser of the moment as his father ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
President-elect Trump has assembled his Cabinet, and senior staff positions are filling up for his second term in the White House before taking office in January. Trump has nominated leaders for 15 ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump cabinet picks must now prepare for confirmation process
NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard breaks down the confirmation processes after President-elect Trump selected key cabinet members that have been met with some criticism from both sides.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
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 - 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 -
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 -
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 - 17 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 - 4 hours ago -
RFK Jr could lead US health and food safety in a second Trump term
Kamala Harris says vaccine skeptic is ‘exact last person’ who should be setting policy for families and children. Robert F Kennedy Jr could assume some control over US health and food safety in a ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
US election live: Kamala Harris says ‘do not despair’ in concession speech; Republicans outline ‘first 100 days’ of Trump presidency
Vice-president calls on supporters to accept election result, promises ‘peaceful transfer of power’; Trump campaign says Biden has invited president-elect. US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 7