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Graham: Bessent would be 'outstanding' as Trump Treasury secretary
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent would be an “outstanding” choice as President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary. “I think he’d be outstanding. He’s ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Trump taps Karoline Leavitt for White House press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is selecting Karoline Leavitt, his campaign's national press secretary, to serve as White House press secretary.Politics - NBC News - November 16 -
Trump makes picks for FCC chair and energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the current top Republican commissioner at the agency, and oil and gas industry ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Where Trump's search for a Treasury secretary stands
President-elect Trump is expanding his search to lead the Treasury Department as the jockeying over who will fill the key economic role has spilled into public view. Investor Scott Bessent appeared ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Who is Trump’s transportation secretary pick Sean Duffy?
President-elect Donald Trump picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as his pick for transportation secretary. NBC News’ Dasha Burns reports on what cabinet choices Trump has yet ...Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Trump expected to pick Howard Lutnick for Commerce secretary
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Howard Lutnick to serve as Commerce secretary, a source familiar told The Hill. Lutnick is the chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and is also currently ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump reportedly picks Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
Billionaire founder of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald was one of president-elect’s biggest fundraisers. Donald Trump has reportedly picked one of his biggest fundraisers for the position of ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Trump expected to pick Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary
President-elect Trump is expected to pick Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who is serving as his transition co-chair, to serve as his secretary of commerce.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump Picks Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary
The billionaire executive and leader of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team will be charged with promoting U.S. industry and overseeing technology controls on China.Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary
Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Trump picks Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary job
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his secretary of the Department of Commerce.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Trump’s hunt for Treasury secretary down to the wire
The jockeying for President-elect Trump’s pick to run the all-important Treasury Department is coming down to the wire. Trump’s economic team will be tasked with imposing an aggressive tariff ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Who is Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education secretary?
President-elect Donald Trump announced he plans to nominate former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as education secretary. Washington Post political investigative reporter Beth Reinhard joins ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Donald Trump narrows in on Marc Rowan for Treasury secretary
Plus, Lebanon pins its hopes on the father-in-law of the president-elect’s youngest daughterWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Defence secretary to seek 'missing' nuclear test records
Men who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s are demanding answers over alleged secret monitoring programme.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Trump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary
President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffsBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
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 -
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 - 18 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 - 18 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 - 5 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 -
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
