Trump picks Florida Rep. Waltz as national security adviser

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Trump ally says Ukraine focus must be peace, not territory

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Trump speaks with Putin and advises him not to escalate Ukraine war – report

In phone call, Trump reminds Putin of US’s ‘sizeable military presence in Europe’, Washington Post reports. Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in ...

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Petition urges Trump to make Musk special adviser on AI

Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), an artificial intelligence (AI) advocacy group, is calling on President-elect Trump to make Elon Musk a special adviser on AI in his second ...

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Shareholder advisers fear clamp down in new Trump administration

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Trump tariffs would hurt US defence sector, warns Beijing adviser

Chinese government-affiliated expert says America would bear brunt of trade measures promised by president-elect

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Trump advisers contemplating cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs

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Trump has picked Howard Lutnick, a crypto enthusiast and the head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary.

Top Biden adviser warns of ‘chaos’ if Trump raises tariffs and guts IRA

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Rep. Don Bacon seeks to outrun Trump in Nebraska's blue-leaning district

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) is hoping to outrun former President Trump in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, which has been trending blue and is set to play a key role in the contentious ...

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Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is ready to ‘push back’ on a second Trump administration

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Trump names N.Y. Rep. Elise Stefanik U.S. ambassador to U.N.

President-elect Donald Trump has offered N.Y. Rep. Elise Stefanik the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and she has accepted the offer, a source confirms to CBS News.

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