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Spanberger 'appalled' at Gabbard nomination as Trump director of national intelligence

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) said Wednesday she is “appalled" by President-elect Trump’s choice of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) as the director of national intelligence (DNI). In a series ...

Politics - The Hill - 10 hours ago

Gabbard is 'honored' and 'eager to get to work' after director of national intelligence nomination

Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said she was "honored" and "eager to get to work" after President-elect Trump tapped her to be his next director of national intelligence. She said she spoke with ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Trump to nominate Burgum to lead Interior

President-elect Trump said Thursday he would nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to serve as secretary of the Interior. Trump made the announcement during a gala for the America First ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Activist Engine Capital nominates six directors at software maker Dye & Durham, sources say

Activist investor Engine Capital intends to nominate a slate of six director candidates to Canadian software maker Dye & Durham's board.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Trump says he'll nominate Stefanik as UN ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his choice to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, choosing one of his staunchest allies in the House to take on a top ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump expected to nominate Rubio for secretary of state

President-elect’s foreign policy team takes shape with Florida congressman Mike Waltz tapped as national security adviser

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Trump to nominate Kristi Noem to lead Homeland Security

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced he has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A source familiar with the matter confirmed the ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Trump to nominate Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has said he has visited Israel more than 100 times over the course of five decades.

Trump chooses Musk and Ramaswamy to lead government efficiency effort

Entrepreneurs will oversee a newly created ‘department of government efficiency’ to ‘provide advice and guidance’

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Trump to nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Matt Gaetz, whose selection as attorney general prompted backlash, resigned from Congress.

Trump to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has announced his pick for attorney general: Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. In a statement, the Trump team said Gaetz is "a champion for the ...

Lawmakers react to Trump nominating Gaetz for attorney general

Lawmakers had a range of responses to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he'll nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen has more.

Trump officially nominates Marco Rubio for secretary of State

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Trump will nominate RFK Jr. for HHS secretary

Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.

Politics - CBS News - 3 hours ago

Trump considers replacing FBI director Christopher Wray

President-elect Donald Trump may replace FBI director Christopher Wray, who he previously appointed in 2017. NBC News's Ken Dilanian reports on how Kash Patel may be under consideration for the job.

Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence

Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party, would hold a top job in the administration, overseeing 18 spy agencies.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Trump taps Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii as director of national intelligence. Gabbard, who ran for president in 2020 as ...

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Trump taps Gabbard for director of national intelligence

President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard would serve as his director of national intelligence, a remarkable turnaround for a former Democrat accused of ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump expected to nominate Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary

The president-elect has announced a number of nominees and appointments since winning a decisive victory in the 2024 election last week.

Trump says he will nominate Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate South Dakota Republican Gov.

Xi faces heat over failure to protect Chinese workers overseas

Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Senate Republicans Alarmed by Trump Nominating Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

Many Republican senators were stunned that Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had been chosen as the nominee, and expressed skepticism that he could secure enough votes for ...

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress after Trump attorney general nomination

Decision by congressman, selected by Trump to lead DoJ, means end to ethics inquiry over alleged sexual misconduct. Donald Trump said he will nominate Florida congressman Matt Gaetz to be the US ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

What's next for Congress after Trump's Gaetz nomination, other team picks?

Many of President-elect Donald Trump's team picks for his second term in the White House will have to go through the Senate confirmation process. Also, an expected House ethics inquiry into former ...

Hugh Hewitt: Trump may be playing '4D chess' with Gaetz nomination

Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt said Thursday that President-elect Trump may be “playing 4D chess" with his nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. “He’s resigned ...

Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago

Trump to nominate his criminal defense lawyer for deputy attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump said he's nominating Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers in the classified documents case, to be the deputy attorney general.

Politics - NBC News - 3 hours ago

RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and tin foil hat conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’. Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

Trump campaign focus on young men a threat to Democrats: Harvard polling director

The director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics argued in an op-ed published on Monday that the Trump campaign’s focus on young men could jeopardize Democrats’ hold on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Trump names former ICE director Homan ‘border czar’

President-elect Donald Trump late Sunday announced former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan would serve as “border czar” in his second administration, installing a key ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump says former Ice director Tom Homan will be in charge of borders and deportations

Immigration hardliner said last week that if Trump ‘needs help running a deportation operation, I am standing by’. US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Tom Homan, the former acting ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Trump says former ICE Director Tom Homan will be 'border czar'

Former ICE Director Tom Homan is going to be the "border czar" in the Trump administration, the president-elect announced Sunday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray is preparing for a possible forced exit under Trump

One person under consideration for the job is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the CIA, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Trump picks former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA

Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas, previously served as director of national intelligence in Trump's first term.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Trump Picks John Ratcliffe, His Former Intelligence Director, for C.I.A. Chief

Mr. Ratcliffe, who was also a Texas congressman, fought fiercely for Donald Trump during his first term.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard -- a military veteran who once sought the Democratic presidential nomination, was chosen by Trump to be his director of national intelligence.

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