Trump Transition Team

Trump’s shock-and-awe approach to transition is both shocking and awful

This week a flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump’s cabinet came at a hectic pace with a level of provocation that made heads spin. “Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump , ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Bottom Line: Cannabis industry calls in Trump transition alum

Marijuana The US Cannabis Council hired Mercury Public Affairs to lobby on issues related to the cannabis industry. The lobbyist on the account is Bryan Lanza, who served as communications ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump will nominate transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

Trump has picked Howard Lutnick, a crypto enthusiast and the head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary.

Trump reportedly stalling presidential transition process over ethics pledge

There are several reports that President-elect Donald Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge vowing to avoid conflicts of interest after taking the oath of office. According ...

Warren says Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ actions during transition risk security

US senator Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm over president-elect’s refusal to sign MOU and failure to release ethics plan. Donald Trump’s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Warren: Trump risks national security by not cooperating with Biden administration on transition

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is warning that President-elect Trump is putting national security at risk by refusing to sign memoranda of understanding with the Biden White House and federal ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump "hush money" sentencing delayed indefinitely as transition plans continue

Donald Trump has selected hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary with the hopes of boosting the president-elect's tarrif's plan. Trump also got some good news Friday about his "hush ...

Trump's new top team

What the president-elect's inner circle says about his priorities

UConn coach Dan Hurley says Huskies were 'comically bad' in 35-point win vs. team in transition to Division I

Hurley wasn't in a joking mood even after No. 2 UConn rolled to an easy 81-46 victory vs. East Texas A&M

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s Team of Loyalists

Plus, the new series “Say Nothing.”

World - The New York Times - November 12

Trump transition official says RFK Jr. wants to force vaccines off the market

Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team, said in a Wednesday interview that former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is backing former President Trump, is ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Putin commends Trump victory – as it happened

This blog is closing now, thanks for following along. You can find all of the latest US elections stories here .. Ten key takeaways from Trump’s win The key swing states and counties that ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Trump transition lawyer: DOJ employees who won't implement agenda should leave

An attorney helping President-elect Trump plan for the transition at the Justice Department (DOJ) said Monday that career employees opposed to the Republican's vision for the agency should leave. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report

His resignation came the same day Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but some Republicans think he had other motivations.

Politics - Politico - November 13

Business leaders weigh the U.S.' role in climate policy as Trump transitions to White House

Business leaders at the U.N. climate conference weighed the outlook for U.S. climate policy, as Washington transitions to Donald Trump's second term.

Business - CNBC - November 13

Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz as attorney general sparks criticism and shock – US politics live

Former Trump official criticizes pick of far-right congressman’s as Republicans react with shock and evasion. Who is Matt Gaetz? Far-right congressman and Trump loyalist Trump cabinet: who’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

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

Elon Musk endorses Trump's transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary

Elon Musk posted on X his endorsement of the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald on Saturday.

Business - CNBC - November 16

Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – live

Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administration. Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Team Trump's big mistake in Madison Square Garden

Trump’s hate-fest in New York is another warning to voters about the grim future he offers the American people. If Trump prevails next week, his second term will look an awful lot like that chaotic ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Trump team makes final appeal to Black voters

Team Trump is issuing a final appeal to Black voters as millions around the nation cast their ballots for the next president. In a video with Janiyah Thomas, the Trump campaign's director of Black ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Axelrod: Team Trump ran a smart campaign

Democratic strategist David Axelrod commended former President Trump's team early Wednesday, saying it ran a "rational, well-conceived" campaign for an "often irrational" candidate. "I think they ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Evening Report — Trump assembles team of disruptors

📷 Plus: Biden, Harris make first joint appearance since election {beacon} Evening Report © Evan Vucci, Associated Press Trump, allies prepare to disrupt Washington President-elect Trump is ...