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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 - Yesterday -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - 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.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 -
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 - 16 hours ago -
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 - 23 hours ago -
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 -
Trump nominates Pam Bondi for US attorney-general after Gaetz drops out
Announcement comes just hours after controversial initial nominee withdrew from consideration for the roleWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Spain fines 5 low-cost airlines €179mn for ‘abusive’ practices
Ryanair hit hardest as carriers ordered to stop charging extra fees for hand luggage and adjacent seat reservationsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Interior Secretary Haaland applauds Biden apology for Indigenous boarding schools
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland applauds President Joe Biden for leading federal apology for Indigenous boarding schools.Top stories - ABC News - October 25 -
RFK Jr. recommends fellow vaccine skeptic to Trump for HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been advising the Trump transition team, has recommended a fellow vaccine skeptic to lead the Health and Human Services Dept., sources say.Top stories - ABC News - November 1 -
This Retired General Settled the 9/11 Case. Then the Defense Secretary Took Charge.
Susan Escallier’s approval of a plea deal, one of the most important decisions in the history of Guantánamo Bay’s war court, has drawn attention to her role and the dysfunctional military commissions.Top stories - The New York Times - November 4 -
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on election integrity, early vote turnout
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a news conference Monday where she went over her state's totals for early voting and talked about measures being taken to ensure a fair election.Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on record turnout, bomb threats and more
Georgia's 2024 presidential election results are trickling in. Earlier Tuesday, false bomb threats at some poll sites delayed voting. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joins CBS News to ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Michigan secretary of state says voter turnout "on track" to break record
Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tells CBS News that the battleground state will likely have most of its ballots counted "in the next few hours." Meanwhile, CBS News projected ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Top Trump fundraiser lines himself up for Treasury secretary role
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent canvasses for deputiesWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Former acting DHS secretary leaves door open to serving Trump again
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf suggested this week that he would be open to returning to the Trump administration, saying he would be "happy to serve if needed." "Look, I'm ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Trump expected to choose Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state for his administration in the coming days, according to three sources familiar with the selection ...Politics - NBC News - November 12 -
Philippine defense secretary doesn't expect Trump will demand payment for protection
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn't expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration will demand the Philippines pay more for military protection because ...World - ABC News - November 12 -
Trump expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate one-time rival Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state in his administration in the coming days, according to sources. It comes as ...Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Kinzinger: Rubio pick as Trump secretary of State 'pretty good'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a frequent critic of President-elect Trump, praised the reported nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to serve as the next secretary of State. “You know, ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Trump says he will nominate Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate South Dakota Republican Gov.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Trump backer John Paulson bows out as possible Treasury secretary pick
John Paulson said he would remain in involved in implementing economic policies of President-elect Donald TrumpBusiness - CNBC - November 12 -
Elliott pushes to break up Honeywell after taking $5bn stake
US activist investor wants to split the conglomerate’s aerospace and automation businessesBusiness - Financial Times - November 12
