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Howard Lutnick Is Scouting Trump’s Nominees. Some Will Oversee His Interests.
Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team and a Wall Street financier, is leading the search for appointees while still running his businesses.Business - The New York Times - November 9 -
Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid
The celebrity physician would run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a powerful agency in charge of programs that cover more than 150 million Americans.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Thune on controversial Trump nominees: ‘None of this is gonna be easy’
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks face difficult paths to confirmation in the Senate, warning, “None of this is gonna ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Trump’s nominees heading for thorny confirmation process
Controversial picks such as Matt Gaetz and Robert F Kennedy Jr will face hurdles even in a Republican-controlled SenateBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
Trump cabinet nominees battle misconduct claims and controversy
The president-elect's picks for defence secretary, attorney general and health secretary are under heavy scrutiny.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Trump, Musk and new cabinet nominees celebrate at UFC
The President-elect was joined by Robert F Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Top Republican says Trump nominees are ‘disruptors’
As some appointments spark controversy, House Speaker Mike Johnson says choices have been made to "shake up the status quo".Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Who will stand up to Trump’s unqualified nominees?
Trump has appointed people to his cabinet whose cardinal virtue appears to be loyalty to him — not to the Constitution.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for US attorney-general
Former congressman says controversy around his nomination had become a ‘distraction’Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
12:30 Report — Trump's embattled nominees
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — Plus: DOJ pressuring Google to sell Chrome {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. Thanksgiving is one week from today! 🦃 Here’s what’s happening: GOP ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Haley skewers Trump picks Gabbard, RFK Jr.
"She has defended Russia, she has defended Syria, she has defended Iran, and she has defended China," Haley said of Gabbard.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
The rise of Pam Bondi, longtime Trump ally who is new pick for attorney general
The 59-year-old was the first woman to head Florida's justice system and she is a longtime Trump ally.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
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 - 1 hour ago -
Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health
Putting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services would fulfill Donald Trump’s promise to let him “go wild on health.”Tech - Wired - November 15 -
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live
President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to oversee Medicare, Medicaid
President-elect Donald Trump picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here's what to know about the former TV host.Top stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
5 things to know about Dr. Oz, Trump’s pick to oversee Medicare, Medicaid
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump’s choice of TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ to oversee Medicare and Medicaid could be ‘devastating’ for millions of Americans
The selection of television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could bring on budget cuts, the privatization of Medicare and reduced benefits for the ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
Senators Vying to Be G.O.P. Leader Vow to Quickly Confirm Trump Nominees
Senators Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn quickly responded to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s demand on social media, the latest example of his influence over Republican lawmakers.Top stories - The New York Times - November 11 -
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Kristi Noem Is Emerging as Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary
Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, is a loyalist who has vocally supported Donald J. Trump’s pledges regarding undocumented immigrants.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
5 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon nominee
President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump’s Nominees Pose Dilemma for Senate G.O.P., Testing Their Deference
The president-elect’s choice of combative loyalists who could have trouble being confirmed has raised constitutional questions about executive power and the Senate’s prerogatives.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
What are recess appointments and can Trump confirm nominees that way?
The president-elect proposed an archaic method to install people such as RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz – here’s what to know. Several Republican senators expressed shock on Wednesday when Donald Trump ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
What to know about Trump's energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a fracking executive who has long ties to the energy industry, to lead the Department of Energy.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left open the possibility of enabling President-elect Trump to appoint his Cabinet by recess appointment, bypassing the need for approval from the Senate. “We’ll ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump Admits Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed. He’s Pushing His Nominees Anyway.
The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won’t dare to turn them all down.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
All of Trump’s nominees must face questioning in Senate confirmation hearings
For the Senate to go into recess specifically to avoid its constitutional duties would be a shameful first in American history.Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
How Trump — with or without the Senate — could install his Cabinet nominees
The move by the president to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments would create a new precedent, experts say, affecting the way presidents see presidential power going forward.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Gaetz among least favored Trump Cabinet nominees in new survey
President-elect Trump’s attorney general nominee, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), is among the least favored of his Cabinet nominees, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees
President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
In reversals, Trump and Thune look to stop Biden's judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Trump team ramps up pressure on Senate GOP to approve controversial nominees
President-elect Trump’s transition team is ratcheting up the pressure on Republican senators to embrace his controversial nominees to head the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, the ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
What to know about Trump's labor secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary is being applauded by some key labor unions.Top stories - ABC News - 10 hours ago