Trump Expected to Name Kevin Hassett to Lead National Economic Council

Trump ramps up transition talks and names chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump held transition talks aimed at filling key positions in his administration. His transition team announced the first major appointment, the White House chief of staff. ...

Trump Names Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff

The president-elect turned to his top political aide to fill a key post managing the White House when he returns to office.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

In an Israeli settlement named after Trump, residents see opportunity after the election

Israeli residents of a settlement named after Donald Trump hope his return to office will breathe new life into their tiny community in the Golan Heights

World - ABC News - November 8

Trump names former ICE director Homan ‘border czar’

President-elect Donald Trump late Sunday announced former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan would serve as “border czar” in his second administration, installing a key ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Trump Names Thomas Homan ‘Border Czar’ With a Wide Portfolio

Mr. Homan, a senior immigration official in the last Trump administration, has said that workplace raids would restart under the new government.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 11

Trump names N.Y. Rep. Elise Stefanik U.S. ambassador to U.N.

President-elect Donald Trump has offered N.Y. Rep. Elise Stefanik the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and she has accepted the offer, a source confirms to CBS News.

Schmitt withdraws name from Trump attorney general consideration

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is no longer in the running to become the next attorney general in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration. Schmitt, a top ally of the former and soon-to-be ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Trump to name immigration hardliner Miller as deputy chief of staff

Adviser championed policies during president-elect’s first term that included separating migrants from their children

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Trump to name immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy

Miller worked in the first Trump administration as a senior adviser and is known for his extremist rhetoric. Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will appoint immigration hardliner and ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Trump names John Ratcliffe, former DNI, to be CIA chief

Trump announced former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as his pick to be CIA director.

Trump names Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary pick

Hegseth, who is also a former soldier without political experience, will lead the world's most powerful military.

Trump names top campaign aides as senior White House staff

President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that four senior advisers from his campaign will join him at the White House when he takes office in January. Dan Scavino, Stephen Miller, James Blair and ...

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

Trump names RFK Jr. as his pick for secretary of health and human services

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed, Kennedy would be in charge of the Centers for ...

Companies rush to US bond market as Trump rally cuts borrowing costs

Borrowers ‘strike while the iron’s hot’ to raise more than $50bn this week

Business - Financial Times - November 15

Taxpayers set to lose out under Gupta’s UK steel unit restructuring plans

Claims by HMRC would be reduced 80% in restructuring of its Speciality Steel UK business

Business - Financial Times - November 15

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live

Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Trump names Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary

President-elect Trump has tapped Karoline Leavitt, the top spokesperson for his 2024 campaign, to be his White House press secretary when he takes office in January. “Karoline Leavitt did a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump Names Karoline Leavitt as His White House Press Secretary

Ms. Leavitt, 27, who served as his campaign’s press secretary and worked in the White House during his first administration, will be the youngest person ever to assume the role.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Trump names attorney Will Scharf to key White House job

President-elect Trump on Saturday announced he was appointing Will Scharf, one of his personal attorneys, as White House staff secretary in his incoming administration. Scharf represented Trump as ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Oil boss Chris Wright named as Donald Trump’s energy secretary

Liberty Energy CEO set to lead administration’s drive to loosen restrictions on the fossil fuel industry

World - Financial Times - November 17

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.

Trump names fracking executive Chris Wright energy secretary

Wright is expected to fulfil Trump's campaign promise to "drill, baby, drill" and maximise US energy production.

Trump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary

McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive who is co-chair of Trump's transition team, led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term.

Politics - NBC News - November 20

Trump loyalist Kash Patel in contention to be named FBI director

Interviews for key role conducted at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night as Trump appears intent on firing Christopher Wray. Donald Trump is keeping his controversial adviser Kash Patel in the running to ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO

President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that ...

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Donald Trump's attorney general

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he is withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general.

Trump Expected to Name Kevin Hassett to Lead National Economic Council

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