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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek.
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Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
While Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct.
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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.
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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface
As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet, they may be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check.
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Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss
President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats' gut-wrenching defeat at the polls.
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Carr’s FCC plan heading for ‘buzz saw’ of Big Tech opposition
Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has called for the agency itself to clamp down on social media companies over accusations of censorship, a stance critics see as the kind of overreach that Republicans typically decry.
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Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn't seem to take it seriously.
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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary
A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer.
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Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
There's a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as he selects those to serve in his new administration: experience on television.
