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White House preparing for peaceful transition of power to Trump administration
President Biden will address the nation Thursday morning for the first time since Donald Trump won the presidential election as the Biden administration prepares to leave the White House. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Inside the Trump transition team's work to staff the new administration
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is up and running as they work to coordinate policy plans and staff hires before Trump returns to the Oval Office. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Who could end up working in Trump's second administration?
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are moving forward with transition plans for his second term in the White House. Businessman Howard Lutnick and former Small Business Administration ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Jared Kushner rules out joining next Trump administration
President-elect’s son-in-law was a key figure in previous term and may serve as an outside adviserWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
‘This victory is a mandate’: rightwing groups ready with policy proposals for new Trump administration
Project 2025 and other far-right groups have outlined a blueprint for Trump’s second term. As Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, he’ll have a host of rightwing groups trying ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
How Black business leaders are thinking about a coming Trump administration
Black business leaders are weighing why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race, and how to approach President-elect Donald Trump.Business - CNBC - November 8 -
Warren outlines key tasks for Democrats ahead of new Trump administration
Senator Elizabeth Warren is urging Democrats to fight back against former President Trump's return to the White House, outlining a four-part plan that includes fighting every fight in Congress, ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Biden administration tightens sage grouse protections ahead of second Trump term
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Friday issued updates aimed at strengthening its proposed protections for the greater sage grouse — an iconic bird that inhabits public lands across the U.S. ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Jamie Dimon will stay in his job, with no plans to join Trump administration
JPMorgan Chase chief executive will help shape the economy while remaining at the helm of the largest U.S. bank, a source told MarketWatch.Business - MarketWatch - November 8 -
Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump’s Incoming Administration
Since the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect.Business - The New York Times - November 9 -
Trump rules out jobs for Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley in administration
President-elect is expected to favour loyalists as he builds up his second-term cabinetBusiness - Financial Times - November 10 -
Trump says Haley, Pompeo won't join his administration
President-elect Trump announced that former Ambassador Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not be joining his administration on Saturday. “I will not be inviting former ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
What we know so far about the second Trump administration
In contrast to President-elect Donald Trump's first victory in 2017, he is expected to move quickly in this transition. CBS News chief elections and campaign correspondent Robert Costa takes a look ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
House, Senate GOP to consider new leadership as Trump administration approaches
House and Senate Republicans will huddle this week to select a new slate of leaders for the next year's Congress, the first step towards legislating in the looming Trump administration. The moves ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Mnuchin says he won’t join second Trump administration
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will not join President-elect Trump's new administration but will offer advice to whoever takes the top finance role. Mnuchin told Reuters it was ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Trump 'border czar' says administration will conduct workplace immigration raids
Incoming "border czar" Tom Homan said Monday that President-elect Trump's administration will crank up workplace raids as part of its broader immigration crackdown. Speaking on “Fox & Friends,” the ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
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 - November 11 -
Donald Trump Jr sits out new administration to join VC firm
President-elect’s eldest son chooses to be a partner with Tucker Carlson investor 1789 CapitalWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
What abortion rights might look like under a new Trump administration
Recent ballot measures reveal that many Americans back abortion access while also supporting Trump. Caitlin Huey-Burns, who covered the president-elect's campaign and spoke to him on the issue, ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Tesla is likely to thrive in a Trump administration. These are the ways these analysts see it happening.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank set out to explain how exactly they see Tesla benefiting from a Trump administration, given the close association of Chief Executive Elon Musk and Trump, Vice ...Business - MarketWatch - November 12 -
Paulson says he won't serve in new Trump administration
Billionaire investor John Paulson said Tuesday he will not serve in President-elect Trump’s new administration amid speculation that he could be tapped to serve as Treasury secretary. “Although ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Axelrod: Second Trump administration has 'wholly different feel'
Democratic strategist David Axelrod argued President-elect Trump’s second administration has a “wholly different feel” from his first team. “Say what you will about the direction he wants to take ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Huckabee Sanders says she does not plan on joining Trump administration
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced she would not be joining President-elect Trump for a second term in the White House on Tuesday. “I've already announced my bid for reelection & I ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem poised to join second Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet is quickly taking shape. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem are expected to be tapped as the next secretary of state and Homeland ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
What happens to Senate, Congressional seats for those joining the Trump administration
Trump tapped Vance as his running mate in July, prompting him to depart from the Senate to serve as vice president following the election. Here's how the process works.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Eye Opener: President-elect Donald Trump announces new administration roles
President-elect Donald Trump announces new administration roles, including one for Elon Musk and another for a Fox News host and veteran. Also, multiple wildfires continue to burn around the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
What Happens if the Jets Owner Leaves to Work in the Trump Administration?
Woody Johnson was appointed as the ambassador to the United Kingdom during Donald Trump’s first presidency.Sports - The New York Times - November 13 -
Biden to host Trump at White House as he builds his administration, Cabinet
On Wednesday, President Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office as Trump continues to build his administration. Trump says billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
What is DOGE, the new department Musk and Ramaswamy will lead under the Trump administration?
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will join forces to lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE, for short), President-elect Donald Trump announced. But what will the department do?Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
X Names New CFO as Musk Shifts Focus to Trump Administration
Mahmoud Reza Banki, former Tubi finance chief, joins platform amid financial challenges.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 13 -
Haley on Trump administration snub: 'I know the game he was playing'
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that President-elect Trump knew she did not want to serve in his second administration when he publicly announced over the weekend that ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Ex-leader of Bureau of Reclamation calls for Trump administration to eliminate it
A progressive civil servant who led the Bureau of Reclamation under former President Clinton is now urging the incoming Trump administration to eliminate his former agency — an entity he has long ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Liberal Legal Group Positions Itself as a Top Trump Administration Foe
Using Project 2025 as a blueprint, the group Democracy Forward says it has prepared a raft of potential legal challenges to respond to the Trump-Vance agenda as soon as Day 1.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
Techies Push Other Techies to Musk to Join Trump Administration
Tech leaders are recommending their own brethren to Mr. Musk and others, as they aim to leave a Silicon Valley imprint on Donald Trump’s new administration.Tech - The New York Times - November 15 -
The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over
Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before ...Top stories - ABC News - November 15 -
What to know about Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s new administration
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been a key ally to President-elect Trump and now he’s been tasked with running the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside effort that is not part of the ...Top stories - NBC News - November 15
