Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time before settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee.The Republican not only wanted someone who jibes with him,
'Unlikely coalition': A criminal justice reform advocate sees opportunities in a second Trump term
Jackson hopes that Trump will make good in his second term on expanding these criminal justice reform initiatives—by passing the Safer Supervision Act and implementing other measures, such as second-chance hiring.
How big is Donald Trump’s mandate?
The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.
Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
Trump taps key Project 2025 architect Russ Vought to head budget office
Trump taps Russell Vought, key Project 2025 architect, to lead budget office
How the news media is quietly preparing for a hostile second Trump administration
The startling revelation this week that MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s journeyed to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump prompted a question that many members of the media are quietly asking: just how worried should journalists be?
Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing?
Trump has moved at record-setting speed to announce his key picks, and Senate GOP leaders say they plan to launch confirmation hearings as soon as the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3 — potentially allowing them to begin voting on nominees as soon as Inauguration Day.
Judge postpones Trump's New York "hush money" sentencing
New York judge grants Trump request to file motion to dismiss charges, cancels sentencing indefinitely
Judge Juan Merchan on Friday granted President-elect Trump's request to file a motion to dismiss the charges in New York v. Trump and removed the sentencing date for the president-elect from the schedule.
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now
What Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Signals to Unions
Chavez-DeRemer is one of only a few Republican lawmakers to back legislation that would strengthen labor unions.
What to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November.
Trump nominates Bessent to lead US Treasury in flurry of announcements
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, a post with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance and sanctions. The selection ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team for a second term.
Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary, ending days of twists that saw high profile candidates pitted against each other for the cabinet position with vast influence over economic,
Trans People Are Scrambling To Prepare For The ‘Waking Nightmare’ Of Trump’s Second Term
Across the country, the trans community is grappling with questions about what survival looks like after Trump’s victory.