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Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth
President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and ...Top stories - CBS News - 23 hours ago -
Trump taps loyalists Gaetz and Gabbard for key roles
President-elect sends shockwaves through Washington with selections for attorney-general and intelligence directorBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
At Tesla, Musk Taps Close Confidant for Top Executive Role
Omead Afshar, who used to work in the office of the CEO, has moved into a vice president role with sales and manufacturing operations under him.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 16 -
Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the organization’s most vocal and combative critics to have a ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump taps Tom Homan for "border czar"
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan as his "border czar." Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be overseeing border security and the ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump expected to tap Marco Rubio for secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida were once political rivals.Politics - CBS News - 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 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 picks Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general
Donald Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz offered his resignation from Congress the same day he was tapped to be U.S. attorney general, House Speaker Mike Johnson said.Business - CNBC - 23 hours ago -
Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS
President-elect Trump has tapped anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS has a budget of nearly $2 ...Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago -
Trump taps RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, who ended his longshot ...Politics - CBS News - 29 minutes ago -
The Big Names Angling for Roles in Trump’s Cabinet
Lobbyists are trying to connect executives with the Trump transition team, and some familiar names are in the mix for top jobs.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Trump Offers Elise Stefanik Role as U.N. Ambassador
In one of his first cabinet-level personnel decisions, the president-elect has chosen the Republican member of Congress from New York to represent the United States at the United Nations.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Elon Musk, Ramaswamy land Trump admin roles
President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government. Trump ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles
President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney ...Politics - The Hill - 56 minutes ago -
Trump taps Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
The Trump campaign has announced Susie Wiles as President-elect Donald Trump's White House chief of staff. "It is a well-deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Trump taps Stephen Miller for top White House policy job
Stephen Miller, who served as a top adviser during the first Trump administration, will return to the White House in January to serve in a top policy job, multiple officials confirmed Monday. ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Trump taps Lee Zeldin as EPA chief, Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador
Lee Zeldin, a former member of Congress from New York, said it was an honor to be picked by Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Lee Zeldin tapped to lead Environmental Protection Agency under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Top stories - ABC News - 2 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 adviserWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump Taps Zeldin to Head EPA as Cabinet Takes Shape
The former New York Congressman is a prominent foe of green legislation and will be keen to roll back environmental regulations at a national level. Other cabinet picks are staunchly loyal to the ...Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Trump picks Kristi Noem to be Homeland Security secretary
Former President Donald Trump has tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his Homeland Security secretary.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead department of government efficiency
President-elect Trump has named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a department of government efficiency. NBC News Vaughn Hillyard has more on Trump's latest cabinet picks and the new agency.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump taps Fox News host Hegseth for defence secretary
President-elect to also nominate John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to IsraelBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead 'Department of Government Efficiency'
Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Trump, will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency."Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump Taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead ‘Dept. of Government Efficiency’
The two wealthy entrepreneurs will lead what the president-elect called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said would seek “drastic change.” But the announcement left a lot unanswered.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -