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What Trump's Cabinet picks reveal about his governing priorities
With a little more than two months until Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump is moving at a rapid pace naming who he wants in his administration, and many of the choices have ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Breaking down Trump's cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence
Concern is growing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers react to some of President-elect Donald Trump's prospective cabinet nominees. Margaret Brennan explains.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Trump moves quickly to announce picks for Cabinet, administration positions
President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to fill key spots in his incoming administration. On Friday night, he tapped campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, a ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters
Where Donald J. Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
McConnell may play key role on Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will be under the microscope when it comes to President-elect Trump’s most contentious Cabinet nominees, with senators watching closely to see if he ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Trump's Cabinet and senior staff positions picks shake up Washington
President-elect Donald Trump has made some controversial picks for Cabinet and senior staff positions — some of whom could face steep confirmation battles despite that the Senate is dominated by ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump's controversial Cabinet and senior staff picks face uncertain future
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet and senior staff picks are facing an uncertain future as his selections received mixed reviews in recent days — and a handful sent shockwaves through Washington.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks
Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump's controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
President-elect Trump is assembling his Cabinet and senior staff for his second term in the White House before taking office in January. Trump must nominate leaders for 15 government agencies and ...Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago -
12:30 Report — Trump's controversial Cabinet picks face uphill battle
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — Plus: President-elect previews deportation plan {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back to another week of the D.C. madness. Here’s what’s ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Two of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks face sexual misconduct allegations
CBS News has learned President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump Defies the #MeToo Movement With Cabinet Picks Facing Accusations
Donald J. Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse last year, appears determined to force a fight over the role of such allegations in society.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Trump’s cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance | Sidney Blumenthal
With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable. “Shock” suddenly became the most commonly uttered word in habitually ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
These are the Republican lawmakers who, by dint of age, independence or unusual constituencies, could provide a crucial check on Trump’s dictatorial ambitions.Politics - Politico - 8 hours 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 - 1 hour ago -
The risk from talking tough to Trump
Preparing fixed battle plans for a trade war with the US may not be the right approachWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' stances on police
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, both Harris and Trump have been presenting themselves as the tough-on-crime candidate.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
How Harris and Trump's stances on Medicare compare
The future of Medicare continues to come up in the closing arguments from both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of Election Day 2024.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Trump’s mixed signals for gas market
Incoming administration’s policies might eventually lead to decrease in US LNG exports to EUWorld - Financial Times - November 13 -
Trump signals use of military for deportations
President-elect Trump recirculated a social media post Monday suggesting his incoming administration will declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Carl Bernstein: Putin, Netanyahu, China benefiting from Trump picks
Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein suggested that the "three beneficiaries" of President-elect Trump's appointments to key positions will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
US election briefing: Trump demands Senate streamline his cabinet picks as recruitment begins
Rick Scott has emerged as front runner for the role of Senate majority leader, as Trump urges Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine Continue reading...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Who else will Trump pick for his Cabinet after Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz?
President-elect Donald Trump's team is taking shape with Sen. Marco Rubio expected to be tapped as Secretary of State and and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Taking a 'blowtorch' to government: Trump's Cabinet picks will help carry out his agenda
Since his decisive victory last week, Trump has tapped trusted allies — like Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard — to carry out his priorities.Politics - NBC News - November 14 -
Thune faces first Trump loyalty test
So far, it seems like the Senate’s leader-in-waiting and other Republicans are giving the president-elect wide latitude on his picks.Politics - Politico - 6 days ago -
What we know about Trump Cabinet picks so far after Burgum selected for secretary of the Interior
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to run the Department of the Interior. CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more on that and the other Trump Cabinet ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
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 messSports - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Sunday shows preview: Republicans ride election momentum as Trump Cabinet picks draw scrutiny
As Republicans celebrate their sweep of the House, Senate and White House, President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominations and personnel picks have provoked backlash from Democrats and even within the ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Congressional Democrats prepared to do 'whatever it takes' in response to Trump Cabinet picks: Padilla
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Saturday that congressional Democrats are prepared to do “whatever it takes” in response to President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks. “The incoming Senate majority ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago