Trump taps FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency

Fed chair says Trump can't remove him. Could Trump still influence interest rates?

The standoff carries high stakes for the U.S. economy, experts said.

Trump taps Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

The Trump campaign has announced Susie Wiles as President-elect Donald Trump's White House chief of staff. "It is a well-deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in ...

Trump taps Stephen Miller for top White House policy job

Stephen Miller, who served as a top adviser during the first Trump administration, will return to the White House in January to serve in a top policy job, multiple officials confirmed Monday. ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Trump taps Lee Zeldin as EPA chief, Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador

Lee Zeldin, a former member of Congress from New York, said it was an honor to be picked by Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Trump expected to nominate Rubio for secretary of state

President-elect’s foreign policy team takes shape with Florida congressman Mike Waltz tapped as national security adviser

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Trump Taps Zeldin to Head EPA as Cabinet Takes Shape

The former New York Congressman is a prominent foe of green legislation and will be keen to roll back environmental regulations at a national level. Other cabinet picks are staunchly loyal to the ...

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

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 taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.

Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary

President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead department of government efficiency

President-elect Trump has named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a department of government efficiency. NBC News Vaughn Hillyard has more on Trump's latest cabinet picks and the new agency.

Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense

Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.

Trump taps Fox News host Hegseth for defence secretary

President-elect to also nominate John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to Israel

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead 'Department of Government Efficiency'

Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Trump, will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency."

Trump Taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead ‘Dept. of Government Efficiency’

The two wealthy entrepreneurs will lead what the president-elect called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said would seek “drastic change.” But the announcement left a lot unanswered.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Trump taps former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard represented Hawaii as a Democrat in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2021.

Shock in Washington, D.C., after Trump taps Gaetz for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump continued to build his incoming administration on Wednesday, announcing a surprise pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for attorney general. CBS News' Fin Gómez, Ed ...

Trump taps RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump taps RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services President-elect Trump has picked environmental lawyer and ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump taps Karoline Leavitt for White House press secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is selecting Karoline Leavitt, his campaign's national press secretary, to serve as White House press secretary.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

$Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary$

Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary

President-elect Trump on Saturday announced he would nominate Chris Wright, a donor and fracking company leader, to serve as his Energy secretary. “Chris has been a leading technologist and ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Lawyer who argued for Trump’s immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general

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Ban smacking in England now, says children’s commissioner

Rachel de Souza makes strongest intervention yet as three relatives go on trial for murder of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old who allegedly suffered two years of abuse by her father. Ministers must ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

German Culture Commissioner Roth travels to Odessa in Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Harris' closing argument will focus on 'contrast' between her and Trump: Harris campaign co-chair

Harris Campaign Co-Chair Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' closing argument as Election Day nears.

Politics - NBC News - October 23

RNC Chair on why Haley isn’t stumping for Trump: ‘You’d have to take that up with her’

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley did not directly address why former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not campaigning for former President Trump, with just ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Fed Chair Powell says he won't resign if Trump asks him to step down

Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded with a one-word answer when asked if he'd step down if asked by President-elect Donald Trump.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he won't resign if Trump tries to remove him

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he would not step down if pressured by President-elect Trump. The Fed also cut interest rates by one quarter of a percentage point. MoneyWatch ...

Brussels downgrades Eurozone growth forecast to 1.3%

Germany’s economic struggles weigh down on region as US continues to outpace Europe

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

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 - Yesterday

FCC regulator claims Harris appearance on SNL violates ‘equal time’ rule

But a spokesperson says ‘the FCC has not made any determination regarding political programming rules’. A US government communications regulator has claimed that Vice-President Kamala Harris’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

RFK Jr. says Trump has 'promised' him 'control of the public health agencies'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said earlier this week that former President Donald Trump has "promised" him "control of the public health agencies."

Trump reportedly picks China critic Mike Waltz as national security adviser – US politics live

Media reports say Trump may announce retired army green beret – a loyalist who has also served as a colonel in the national guard. Trump picks ally Lee Zeldin as environment chief and vows to ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

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