Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Marc Rowan emerges as a top contender to be Trump’s Treasury secretary

Private equity billionaire is considering job and is set to meet president-elect on Wednesday

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Inside the bitter fight to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent prevailed after a fierce battle for influence inside the president-elect’s court

Business - Financial Times - 1 hour ago

Thomas Sowell for Treasury secretary

If ever there was a time to make an outside-the-box pick for secretary of the Treasury, it is now.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump picks Howard Lutnik for commerce secretary, Sean Duffy for transportation secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik to be his commerce secretary and former Wisconsin congressman-turned Fox host Sean Duffy to be secretary of ...

Trump picks Kristi Noem to be Homeland Security secretary

Former President Donald Trump has tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his Homeland Security secretary.

Trump Picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security Secretary

Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, would play a major role in carrying out the president-elect’s promises to crack down on the border and deport millions of people.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Trump announces Rubio as pick for secretary of State

President-elect Trump made official his choice to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State on Wednesday, slotting his former rival into his administration's top diplomatic role. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Marco Rubio Is Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State

The president-elect said Senator Rubio would be “a strong advocate for our nation, a true friend to our allies and a fearless warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.”

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Trump Picked R.F.K. Jr. to Be Health Secretary

Also, Gov. Kathy Hochul revived New York’s congestion pricing plan. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday,

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

Trump picks former Georgia congressman for VA secretary

President-elect Trump has announced former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, as his pick for the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. A lawyer by trade and a member of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Trump makes picks for FCC chair and energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the current top Republican commissioner at the agency, and oil and gas industry ...

Who is Trump’s transportation secretary pick Sean Duffy?

President-elect Donald Trump picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as his pick for transportation secretary. NBC News’ Dasha Burns reports on what cabinet choices Trump has yet ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Trump expected to pick Howard Lutnick for Commerce secretary

President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Howard Lutnick to serve as Commerce secretary, a source familiar told The Hill. Lutnick is the chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and is also currently ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump reportedly picks Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Billionaire founder of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald was one of president-elect’s biggest fundraisers. Donald Trump has reportedly picked one of his biggest fundraisers for the position of ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Trump expected to pick Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

President-elect Trump is expected to pick Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who is serving as his transition co-chair, to serve as his secretary of commerce.

Trump Picks Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

The billionaire executive and leader of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team will be charged with promoting U.S. industry and overseeing technology controls on China.

Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary

Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term.

Trump picks Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary job

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his secretary of the Department of Commerce.

Who is Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education secretary?

President-elect Donald Trump announced he plans to nominate former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as education secretary. Washington Post political investigative reporter Beth Reinhard joins ...

Possible Trump Treasury secretary says he'd work with Musk to cut federal spending

Hedge fund founder John Paulson, an ally of former President Trump, said in a new interview that he will work with tech billionaire Elon Musk to “reduce federal spending” if tapped to serve as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says Trump's top priorities will be tax cuts, Iran sanctions and tariffs

Tax cuts are 'a signature part of his program,' Mnuchin said in a "Squawk Box" interview.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Elon Musk endorses Trump's transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary

Elon Musk posted on X his endorsement of the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald on Saturday.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Fight over Trump’s Treasury secretary blamed for some stock-market jitters as candidate pool grows

Investors need a scorecard to keep track of the array of candidates vying to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, and that was likely part of the reason for stock-market weakness, ...

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Trump transition live updates: Trump announces pick for energy secretary

Donald Trump is wasting no time in planning his return to the White House.

Trump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets

The president-elect is considering a conflicting mix of qualities as he decides who will steer his economic agenda.