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Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHS
President-elect Donald Trump moved to build out his national security team Tuesday, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House.
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Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term
Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy.
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Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear
After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe: Donald Trump.
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Biden funded new factories and infrastructure projects, but Trump might get to cut the ribbons
All that's left is for President-elect Donald Trump to put his name on it — if he wants.
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Elon Musk’s PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says
Elon Musk's super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group's spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections.
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Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
A judge on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week's election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country.
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Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters.
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Isiah Hester campaigning for reelection to Chattanooga City Council
Chattanooga City Council member Isiah Hester, of Washington Hills, announced he will seek reelection to his seat in the March municipal race
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.
