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Trump Weighs Key Personnel Choices, Schooled by His First-Term Experience

The president-elect held his first formal transition meetings and has been given lists of candidates, but is calling around to friends and allies for ideas.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Trump builds hawkish team with Rubio and Waltz tipped for top jobs

President-elect expected to pick Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Mike Waltz for national security adviser. Donald Trump has chosen a pair of establishment Republicans from Florida for senior ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Trump’s early second-term choices fuel fears of extremist agenda

Trump has chosen loyalists and hardliners to lead departments that will shape US policy on immigration, defense and more. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump may have won a second ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

DOJ stunned at Trump's 'insane,' 'unbelievable' choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general of the United States sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.

Politics - NBC News - November 14

Trump picking Gaetz to head justice sends shockwaves

Picking the outspoken congressman for attorney general is Trump laying down a challenge, writes Anthony Zurcher.

Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group – as it happened

This blog is closed, thanks for following along. You can read more of our coverage below: . Reaction: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination Full report: Trump ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice

Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling firewood from them to survive

World - ABC News - November 14

Two Trump cabinet choices in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations

Uncertainty surrounds nominations of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and Matt Gaetz as attorney general. The confirmation prospects of two of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

What Trump's choice of RFK Jr. could mean for public health

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has a history of making false claims about vaccine safety, ...

Matt Gaetz says he isn't coming back to Congress

“I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz said Friday.

Politics - Politico - 5 days ago

Linda McMahon's professional qualifications as Trump's choice for Dept. of Education

Linda McMahon's background -- in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. -- has come under scrutiny.

Who Is Pam Bondi? Trump’s New Choice for Attorney General

Florida’s first female state attorney general, she became a member of Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team and backed his false claims of election fraud in 2020.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Trump makes flurry of choices including labor secretary and CDC chief

President-elect picks Fox News personalities and key loyalists as he looks to fill crucial agency and advisory roles. In a flurry of announcements late Friday evening, Donald Trump released his ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming

The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.

Health - The New York Times - 2 days ago

What to Know About Brooke Rollins, Trump’s Choice for Agriculture Secretary

A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also led two influential conservative think tanks.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Trump’s choices will breathe new life into stocks — or smother them

Many promises get made during political campaigns. Trump needs to rethink his.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

'Hardest decision of my career': MPs wrestle with assisted dying choice

As Friday's assisted dying bill vote approaches, MPs explain how they are approaching their decision.

Ranked-choice advocates forced to regroup after election losses

Proponents of ranked-choice voting are recalibrating after Americans across the country broadly rejected measures intended to implement the system. It wasn’t all bad news for advocates of the ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

School choice movement embraces new possibilities with Trump presidency

School choice advocates are getting a champion for their cause in the Oval Office, bringing new possibilities for a movement that had largely been fighting at the state level for years. Supporters ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

U-M loses 4-star Smith's pledge, targets No. 1 QB

Four-star recruit Carter Smith, ESPN's No. 3 dual-threat passer in the class of 2025, pulled his pledge from Michigan on Wednesday night, marking what could be the first step in a potentially ...

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Loss of Carter Smith adds urgency to Michigan's Bryce Underwood pursuit

Michigan's suddenly very public pursuit of Bryce Underwood may have cost them the commitment of Carter Smith.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

The Cure's Robert Smith: 'Singing new album live helps me grieve'

The goth icons played two sets at the BBC in support of their new record, Songs Of A Lost World.

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