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What to know about Trump's divisive Madison Square Garden rally
Former President Donald Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden featured insulting, racist remarks from several speakers. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on the event.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
What we know about Trump's transition plan, team's next steps
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly moving quickly to coordinate his second term. The team includes key Trump donors and two of the former president's sons, CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
What to Know About Trump’s New York Criminal Case After the Election
Donald J. Trump, the first felon elected president, has a sentencing scheduled for Nov. 26. He has many ways to avoid punishment.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
What to know about Susie Wiles, Trump's new chief of staff
President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles to be the chief of staff in his upcoming administration. Wiles, who will be the first woman to ever serve as White House chief of staff, was ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
What we know about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
The Department of Justice has revealed criminal charges in connection with a failed Iranian plot to kill U.S. officials, including President-elect Donald Trump. The DOJ named three individuals in a ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
What we know so far about the second Trump administration
In contrast to President-elect Donald Trump's first victory in 2017, he is expected to move quickly in this transition. CBS News chief elections and campaign correspondent Robert Costa takes a look ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
What to know about Tom Homan, Trump's new "border czar"
Tom Homan, Trump's newly-named "border czar," recently told CBS how he'd carry out a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
What we know about Trump's team for second term in White House
President-elect Donald Trump's team is taking shape for his second term in the White House. CBS News campaign reporter Libby Cathey breaks down what's confirmed.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
What we know about the upcoming Biden-Trump meeting at the White House
President Biden has promised a peaceful transition of power. Something the American public hasn't witnessed since 2016: The outgoing president hosting the incoming one, which President Biden will ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Here's what to know about Trump and the future of student loan relief
President-elect Donald Trump has called the Biden administration's student loan relief efforts a "total catastrophe."Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
What to Know About Trump Media Now That the Election Is Over
Truth Social still has paltry revenues and a limited advertising base, and the president-elect’s majority stake raises the potential for conflicts of interest.Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
What to know about Trump's DOGE, led by Musk and Ramaswamy
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what it's about.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
What to know about Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s new administration
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been a key ally to President-elect Trump and now he’s been tasked with running the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside effort that is not part of the ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
What to know about estate planning
A new survey shows the number of Americans with a will has decreased by 6% from last year, even though the majority say having a will is important. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point, but the Path Ahead Is Less Clear
The Federal Reserve is reducing rates in response to cooling inflation. Donald Trump’s presidential victory has pumped up uncertainty.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
What to know about the inflation report.
A fresh Consumer Price Index report could show that inflation, much cooler than in 2022 and 2023, is not fully stamped out.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
U.S. Inflation Ticks Up to 2.6% in October, as Fed Considers Rate Cut
Inflation has cooled notably, but a pickup in annual price increases underscores that it is not fully back to normal.Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Trump defense secretary pick facing questions about paying woman who accused him of sexual assault
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth is facing new questions tonight over a settlement he paid to a woman who accused him of sexual assault. NBC News' Allie Raffa reports.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Trump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary
The North Dakota governor helped strengthen ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0
The contours and priorities of his new presidency are starting to take shape as he fills key positions.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
What Donald Trump’s Team Picks Say About His Foreign Policy
The world has changed since Donald J. Trump’s last term as president. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what Mr. Trump’s choices so far say about his foreign ...Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
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 - 4 days ago -
Five things to know about Mike Waltz, Trump's national security adviser pick
President-elect Trump has selected Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) as his next national security advisor, picking a retired Army Green Beret with years of experience on defense and foreign policy. ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
What to know about Trump's comments suggesting Liz Cheney should have guns "trained on her face"
Thursday during a fireside chat with Tucker Carlson, former President Donald Trump said of former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney, "She's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there ...Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
What to know about Trump's legal cases as he prepares to take office again
CBS News has learned the Department of Justice and special counsel Jack Smith's office are having active discussions about how to wind down the active federal cases against President-elect Donald ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
What we know about Trump's call with Netanyahu after 2024 election win
More details are emerging about former President Donald Trump's call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the 2024 election. This comes as world leaders connect with the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
What to know about Project 2025 before Trump begins second White House term
Questions are emerging about the proposed changes in the Project 2025 conservative agenda after former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
What to know about Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's White House chief of staff
Trump campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will serve as White House chief of staff, the first woman — Republican or Democrat — ever to hold that position.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
What to know about Trump's Cabinet as he forms team for his second term
CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discusses President-elect Donald Trump's picks for major roles in his administration and Cabinet.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
What to know about Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with the slogan "Make America Healthy Aagain."Top stories - CBS News - November 12