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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
...

Manhattan DA: Trump's Case Can't Be Dropped

But prosecutors in hush-money case open to delaying sentencing until after second term

(Newser) - New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying the case until after his impending second term. In a court filing Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney's office said...

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'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,
...

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...

Trump Announces His FCC Pick
Trump Picks
Brendan Carr
to Lead FCC
Nov 18, 2024 12:00 AM CST

Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead FCC

Carr 'will end the regulatory onslaught,' Trump says

(Newser) - As expected , President-elect Trump on Sunday night announced Brendan Carr as his pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Carr is a conservative commissioner originally appointed to the FCC by Trump in 2017, Politico reports, and unanimously confirmed to a new five-year term last year after President Biden re-nominated...

In Rainforest, Biden Pledges to Protect the Amazon

Brazil despairs of seeing US help with climate change once Trump becomes president

(Newser) - On the first trip of a sitting American president to the Amazon, President Biden promised new financial help to protect the rainforest on Sunday—an eleventh-hour effort to fight climate change before he turns the presidency over to Donald Trump. The Amazon rainforest is critical in regulating Earth's climate...

Biden Allows Ukraine to Send Missiles From US Into Russia

Policy change reflects effort to boost aid before Trump takes office

(Newser) - After months of lobbying by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Biden has authorized the use of long-range missiles provided by the US for strikes deeper into Russia. The decision reverses American policy on the Army Tactical Missile System, NBC News reports. US hesitance was partly driven by concern about a...

Hegseth, Who Denies Sexual Assault, Paid Accuser
Defense Nominee Paid Accuser
Nov 17, 2024 1:15 PM CST

Defense Nominee Paid Accuser

Pete Hegseth denies sexually assaulting a woman in 2017

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice for secretary of defense paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault, his lawyer said, but insists the 2017 encounter was consensual. Timothy Parlatore said that Pete Hegseth was "visibly intoxicated" at the time and that California investigators came to the conclusion the woman...

Trump Picks Oil CEO for Energy Secretary

Musk lobbies Trump over choice for Treasury

(Newser) - President-elect Trump on Saturday announced he's chosen campaign donor and fracking company CEO Chris Wright for the top job at the Department of Energy. Wright, who runs Liberty Energy, also will be a member of Trump's planned Council of National Energy, CNN reports. The chair of that body...

Susie Wiles: 'Grandma Is a Ninja'
Susie Wiles: 'Grandma Is a Ninja'
longform
Nov 16, 2024 2:13 PM CST

Susie Wiles: 'Grandma Is a Ninja'

A Politico profile recounts the rise of the influential Susie Wiles, Trump's incoming chief of staff

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's selection of Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff has drawn renewed attention to a lengthy Politico profile of her written in April. No wonder: For all of her formidable clout—and the story by Michael Kruse makes clear that she has it—the 67-year-old keeps...

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