Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it

Trump's pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general draws criticism

Matt Gaetz immediately resigned from the House on Wednesday following the surprising announcement that he was President-elect Donald Trump's selection for attorney general. His resignation, ...

Politics - CBS News - November 14

Offshore oil is back. At what cost?

Years after one of the worst spills in history, companies in search of new discoveries are drilling even deeper into the seabed

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Government could force pension funds to invest more in UK assets

Further measures may be taken if ‘megafund’ reforms fail to boost domestic investment, says pensions minister

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Trump picks Big Tech critic to head communications regulator FCC

Brendan Carr has suggested curbing legal protections for online publishers

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Trump picking Warsh for Treasury would empower a critic of both the Fed and tariffs

Former Federal Reserve Gov. Kevin Warsh, under consideration for Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, is known as a critic of both the Fed and protectionism.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 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 - 2 days ago

Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

Trump taps John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, to lead CIA

President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, is his pick to lead the CIA.

Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency

“These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” ...

Tech - Wired - November 13

What does Trump's tapping of Rubio and Hegseth say about his foreign policy plans?

President-elect Donald Trump has already made picks for key foreign policy roles in his new administration: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, and Fox News host and combat veteran ...

Eye Opener: President-elect Donald Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Controversial congressman Matt Gaetz has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general. Meanwhile, wildfires continue to burn in the Northeast. All that and all that matters ...

Vaccine maker stocks fall as Trump chooses RFK Jr. to lead HHS

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Business - CNBC - November 15

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 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 - 5 days ago

Trump taps Linda McMahon for education secretary, Dr. Oz for Medicare and Medicaid administrator

President-elect Donald Trump is moving forward with more Cabinet selections, choosing former WWE CEO and Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon to be his education secretary and TV doctor ...

Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Health - ABC News - Yesterday

UN nuclear head to visit Iran for nuke talks as next Trump presidency looms

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country’s nuclear program

World - ABC News - November 10

Lee says Senate GOP leadership candidates must call out McConnell for Trump criticism

Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is calling on Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the two frontrunners to succeed Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Beyoncé at Kamala Harris rally says ‘time for America to sing a new song’ – US politics live

Harris campaign says crowd of 30,000 is largest to date, while Trump is delayed for rally in swing-state Michigan. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied at 48% , according to a new poll by ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Trump doubles down on criticism of Obama: ‘I don't happen to think he's a good speaker’

Former President Trump doubled down on his criticism of former President Obama during a rally Saturday afternoon in battleground Michigan. “I don't happen to think he's a good speaker, but he'd ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post’s non-endorsement

Executives of Blue Origin briefly met with Trump within hours after paper spiked endorsement of Harris . The multi-billionaire owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos , continued facing criticism ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

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