Trump transition updates: Trump taps longtime ally as agriculture secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.

Trump Chooses Linda McMahon, a Longtime Ally, for Education Secretary

A friend and financial backer of Donald J. Trump’s, Ms. McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration during his first term, remained close to him during the campaign.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 20

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 expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary

President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary.

Nominee for agriculture secretary completes Trump cabinet

Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.

What to Know About Brooke Rollins, Trump’s Choice for Agriculture Secretary

A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also led two influential conservative think tanks.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Trump expected to tap Marco Rubio for secretary of state

President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida were once political rivals.

Politics - CBS News - November 11

Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth

President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and ...

Trump taps RFK Jr. as HHS secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, who ended his longshot ...

Politics - CBS News - November 14

Trump Taps Investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

The hedge fund manager will be responsible for steering President-elect Donald J. Trump’s unconventional economic agenda.

Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Trump taps Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Scott Bessent, a key campaign fundraiser, as his pick for Treasury secretary. If confirmed, Bessent will oversee fiscal policies amid ongoing concerns about ...

The rise of Pam Bondi, longtime Trump ally who is new pick for attorney general

The 59-year-old was the first woman to head Florida's justice system and she is a longtime Trump ally.

Trump will nominate transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

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

Kennedy could be on short list for HHS secretary, Trump allies say

Republicans' newly won control of the Senate may have buoyed Kennedy's odds of a role in the Trump administration.

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 - November 13

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 - November 13

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 - November 16