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Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Trump names investor Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
President-elect Trump on Friday named billionaire investor Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary. Bessent would be the key leader of the president-elect’s economic team, which will be tasked ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump names Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary
President-elect Trump has tapped Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), to serve as Labor secretary in his new administration. Chavez-DeRemer had the backing of the Teamsters before she was officially ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.Politics - CBS News - 17 hours 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.Top stories - NBC News - 10 hours ago -
Former Defense secretary: Women 'vital' in combat
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, as President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary has come under ...Politics - The Hill - 10 hours ago -
Nominee for agriculture secretary completes Trump cabinet
Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.Top stories - BBC News - 8 hours ago -
A Secretary of Defense Pick With a Full MAGA Look
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran who Donald Trump put forward for his cabinet this week, encapsulates the virile image of modern conservatism.Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 15 -
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.Politics - NBC News - 10 hours 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 ...Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Trump expected to pick Rubio for secretary of state, Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem are expected to be nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be his secretary of state and secretary of Homeland Security, sources tell ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK
UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agenda. Commonwealth leaders have resolved that “the time has come” for a conversation on ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Commonwealth nations adopt their first ocean declaration
Commonwealth countries have adopted their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of SamoaWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Republican Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, CBS News projects
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will win his state's Senate race, flipping the seat red, CBS News projects. Scott MacFarlane looks at other key races that could determine control of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Justice Dept., special counsel in talks about how to wind down Trump prosecutions
President-elect Trump faced two federal prosecutions brought by special counsel Jack Smith last year.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Rounded up, massacred and posted on social media: can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?
The country is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal regional war. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten. Meaza Teklemariam was seven months pregnant when ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.Politics - NBC News - November 9 -
Justice Dept. to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated
The Justice Department plans to focus on Jan. 6 felony arrests before President-elect Donald Trump is back in the White House.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn't support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Meet the Press says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70, to step down from her post while President Joe Biden can nominate a liberal ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
How fierce Trump ally Kash Patel could help reshape the FBI or Justice Department
Trump ally Kash Patel, a former Defense Department official who wants to end the "Deep State," could make big changes if he's given a top spot at the FBI or DOJ.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Supreme Court releases new case order list amid rumors about justices' futures
The Supreme Court has released its new order list of cases for the coming months as speculation swirls about justices possibly stepping down. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
His resignation came the same day Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but some Republicans think he had other motivations.Politics - Politico - November 13 -
Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get inside
Authorities say a man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed himself in explosions outside the building that forced justices and staff to evacuateWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live
Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs obstructing justice from behind bars, federal prosecutors allege
Federal prosecutors accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of breaking jail rules in an attempt to manipulate witness testimony and taint the potential jury pool in his case, according to a court document ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler
Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of Iran. Canadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
‘I want justice for my daughter,' says mother of murder victim Harshita Brella
The 24-year-old's family tell the BBC she moved to the UK in April after an arranged marriage with the man suspected of killing her.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
