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Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, refutes sexual assault allegations
President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in October of 2017, officials in Monterey, California, have confirmed. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
George Conway: Controversial Trump picks 'truly as bad as you can imagine'
Pundit George Conway, an outspoken Republican critic of President-elect Trump, said the recent Cabinet picks are "truly as bad as you can imagine." He singled out the nominations of Robert F. ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense and a former Fox News host, was investigated in 2017 over "an alleged sexual assault" at a California hotel that was ...Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department
President-elect Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to lead the Interior Department, which manages the nation’s public lands and waters. Here are six things to know about him: He’ll ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addresses Trump Cabinet picks
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democratic Caucus, shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's recent personnel choices for his incoming ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Trump’s cabinet picks: key players in the president-elect’s administration
The US political establishment has been shocked by some of the candidates, who still have to be confirmed by the SenateBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
What Donald Trump’s Team Picks Say About His Foreign Policy
The world has changed since Donald J. Trump’s last term as president. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what Mr. Trump’s choices so far say about his foreign ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Doctor on Trump picking RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a long record of criticizing vaccines and spreading misleading claims about their safety, to be the secretary of Health and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Former White House aide: Cabinet picks show Trump's 'drunk on power'
Sarah Matthews, a former spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said his recent Cabinet picks stem from him being “drunk on power.” In an MSNBC appearance Friday afternoon, Matthews said the ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
What Trump's Cabinet picks reveal about his governing priorities
With a little more than two months until Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump is moving at a rapid pace naming who he wants in his administration, and many of the choices have ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Breaking down Trump's cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence
Concern is growing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers react to some of President-elect Donald Trump's prospective cabinet nominees. Margaret Brennan explains.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Trump's defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault
Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be defense secretary, is coming under scrutiny after it came to light he was investigated in ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Under the Chandelier at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Makes Picks at Breakneck Speed
President-elect Donald J. Trump is more contemptuous than ever of Washington expertise and determined to hire people based on loyalty.Top stories - The New York Times - November 16 -
Trump moves quickly to announce picks for Cabinet, administration positions
President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to fill key spots in his incoming administration. On Friday night, he tapped campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, a ...Top stories - CBS News - November 16 -
Lewandowski: Trump to unveil administration’s economic picks next week
Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser on President-elect Trump’s campaign, said the incoming president will unveil the administration’s economic picks next week. “But next week is when the ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be youngest ever White House press secretary
At 27-years-old Karoline Leavitt would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.Top stories - CBS News - November 16 -
CEO Chris Wright named by Trump as energy secretary pick
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy.Top stories - NBC News - November 16 -
Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters
Where Donald J. Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.Top stories - The New York Times - November 16 -
No women in combat roles? Trump's Pentagon chief pick raises eyebrows
Democrats and veterans groups are taking aim at Trump Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s belief that women should not serve in combat roles, with at least two crucial GOP senators also asking ...Politics - The Hill - November 17 -
McConnell may play key role on Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will be under the microscope when it comes to President-elect Trump’s most contentious Cabinet nominees, with senators watching closely to see if he ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago