89 minutes ago Trump transition live updates: In a flurry of nominations, Trump announces 7 picks

President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.

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99 minutes ago Trump names former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development

HUD is bracing for possible budget cuts, something the first Trump administration proposed but was unable to get through Congress. Other changes could restrict who gets rental aid.

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2 hours ago Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon who argued against COVID lockdowns to lead FDA

President-elect Donald Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary, who argued against pandemic lockdowns, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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2 hours ago Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is Trump's pick for treasury secretary

Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary. He'll be tasked with moving big parts of the incoming president's agenda, including tax cuts and tariffs.

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2 hours ago Trump nominates Russ Vought for White House budget director once again

Vought was one of the architects of the conservative agenda known as Project 2025 and served as budget director during President-elect Donald Trump's first term in office.

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2 hours ago Russell Vought, Trump's former OMB director, returns for second term; has Alaska connection

Russell Vought, Trump's former OMB director, returns for second term; has Alaska connection  Must Read Alaska

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2 hours ago Yale professor concedes in NYT opinion essay: ‘Yearslong effort to vanquish’ Trump was a ‘dismal failure’

A liberal professor of law at Yale University wrote a New York Times guest essay admitting that the lawfare used against President-elect Trump throughout his career has backfired.

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2 hours ago Trump transition live updates: Scott Bessent offered treasury secretary job

President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.

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2 hours ago Trump names billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as treasury chief, Russ Vought as budget director

Trump names billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as treasury chief, Russ Vought as budget director  Le Monde

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3 hours ago Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.

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