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Trump Makes His Pick for Treasury Secretary

Former Soros money manager Scott Bessent would be first openly gay man in the job

(Newser) - President-elect Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Trump also said he would nominate Russel Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump's...

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi
What to Know
About New
AG Nominee
Pam Bondi
the rundown
Nov 22, 2024 11:17 AM CST

What to Know About New AG Nominee Pam Bondi

Florida's first female attorney general is a longtime Trump loyalist

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz is out and Pam Bondi is in as the new nominee for attorney general. Here are some highlights from the slew of biographical pieces now moving about her:
  • A first: The big fact about the 59-year-old Bondi is that she served as the first female attorney general of
...

Manhattan DA: Trump&#39;s Case Can&#39;t Be Dropped
Manhattan Judge Postpones
Sentencing of Trump
UPDATED
Nov 22, 2024 10:31 AM CST

Manhattan Judge Postpones Sentencing of Trump

Juan Merchan will consider defense request to dismiss the hush-money case

(Newser) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case has postponed sentencing originally scheduled to take place next week, reports ABC News . The move by Judge Juan Merchan isn't a big surprise: Prosecutors said earlier this week they were open to putting the case on hold until Trump serves out...

On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires

Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos poke at each other over Trump election win

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. "Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose...

For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible
For Gaetz, a
Return to Congress
Is Possible
the rundown
Nov 22, 2024 12:30 AM CST

For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible

Though it's not clear that's what he wants

(Newser) - With Matt Gaetz taking himself out of the running for attorney general, could he return to Congress after abruptly resigning from his House seat ? Some takes on the situation:
  • ABC News reports that Gaetz resigned from the 118th Congress, and House rules bar him from returning to that same
...

Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General

Longtime ally defended former president in his first impeachment trial

(Newser) - Hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to become attorney general in the next administration, President-elect Trump named his second choice: Pam Bondi. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans–Not anymore," Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday,...

Trump Responds to Gaetz's Withdrawal

'Matt has a wonderful future,' writes president-elect

(Newser) - One group of people happy that Matt Gaetz is no longer in the running to be attorney general? Republican senators, reports the Hill . No longer will they face the choice of backing him in a confirmation vote or defying the wishes of President-elect Trump. It's a "positive development,...

Trump Picks His NATO Ambassador
Trump Names
His NATO
Ambassador
Nov 20, 2024 10:25 AM CST

Trump Names His NATO Ambassador

Calls his former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker 'a strong warrior and loyal Patriot'

(Newser) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as US ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about. In a statement, Trump said Whitaker was "a strong warrior and loyal Patriot" who "will ensure the...

Walmart CFO: We'll Likely Hike Prices if Trump Brings in Tariffs

And that's not the only company warning it may pass costs of Trump's import plan onto consumers

(Newser) - Walmart had a better-than-expected third quarter, but consumers might not reap the benefits of that for long if President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs on imports come to pass. Trump said during his campaign that he plans on imposing a 10% to 20% tariff on imports in general, with fees as...

Trump's Education Secretary Pick: 'Billionaire Pro Wrestling Mogul'

President-elect announces he will nominate Linda McMahon

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet announcement: Linda McMahon for secretary of education. McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, founded World Wrestling Entertainment; the AP refers to her as a "billionaire professional wrestling mogul." Linda McMahon has served as a board member of Sacred Heart University and also briefly...

Trump Nominates Dr. Oz to Lead Federal Agency

TV personality is his pick to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen another TV personality to serve in his incoming administration. In a Truth Social post Tuesday, Trump announced that he has chosen Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician...

Trump Picks Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

Billionaire investor is CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen billionaire investor Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to serve as commerce secretary. Lutnick, CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has been advising Trump on economic matters and is a strong supporter of policies including tariffs and lower corporate taxes, the New York ...

Hacker Obtains Testimony About Gaetz

Development could identify women who testified against him

(Newser) - Whether or not the House ethics panel makes public its report on Matt Gaetz , it's beginning to look like a safe bet that the more salacious parts will see the light of day:
  • A hack: The New York Times reports that a hacker gained access to a file that
...

Eye on Disenchanted Voters, Cruise Line Offers 4-Year Trip

Villa Vie Residences rolls out 1- to 4-year cruises at a starting cost of $40K a year

(Newser) - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free—of politics, perhaps. That's not the marketing slogan for one cruise line's new shtick, but it might as well be. As the Guardian reports, Villa Vie Residences is offering up a conveniently timed postelection cruise...

As Trump Pushes for Gaetz, He Sees the Odds Dwindling

President-elect is calling senators, but one report says he puts the odds at less than even

(Newser) - The New York Times reports that President-elect Trump is acknowledging in private that it's starting to look unlikely that Matt Gaetz will be the next attorney general. The story from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan says Trump puts the odds below 50-50 as more negative stories emerge about his...

Transportation Job Goes to Co-Host on Fox Business

Sean Duffy spent eight years in Congress

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has returned to television for his latest Cabinet selection, picking Sean Duffy to run the Department of Transportation. Duffy was a Republican member of Congress from 2011 to 2019, representing a Wisconsin district, CNN reports. "Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over...

Trump Plans to Use Military for Mass Deportations

President-elect confirms intentions in Truth Social post

(Newser) - President-elect Trump confirmed his intention to use the military for mass deportations in a post on Truth Social around 4am Monday. He responded to a post about the policy from Tom Fitton, longtime president of the conservative group Judicial Watch, with a single word: "TRUE!!!" In the Nov....

Mika, Joe Meet With Trump for First Time in Years

'Why wouldn't we,' Brzezinski asks on Morning Joe

(Newser) - Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have ended their estrangement from the man they regularly criticize on their MSNBC program—Donald Trump. The pair revealed Monday that they traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the president-elect, the first meeting of the three of them since 2020, reports Politico...

Speaker Johnson Doesn&#39;t Rule Out Recess Appointments
Trump Could Invoke Obscure
Clause to Place Nominees
the rundown
Nov 18, 2024 8:16 AM CST

Trump Could Invoke Obscure Clause to Place Nominees

House Speaker Mike Johnson would play role under this scenario

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson made clear on Sunday that he is open to the controversial idea of using recess appointments to put President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees in place—and Johnson could play a key role in making that happen.
  • "We'll evaluate all that at the appropriate time,
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Controversy Over Defense Pick Caught Trump Team Off Guard

But president-elect backs pick for defense amid allegations of sexual assault, reports NYT

(Newser) - Donald Trump has made clear to aides that he's sticking with Fox host Pete Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary amid allegations of a sexual assault , reports the New York Times . The newspaper's Maggie Haberman reports that Trump spoke with Hegseth a few days ago, after the...

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