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Trump Cabinet Picks, Appointees Targeted by 'Violent' Threats: Spokesperson
Aspokesperson for President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said several of his Cabinet picks and appointees were the recent targets of "violent" threats. Read More.
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Trump team signs transition agreement with Biden White House after delays
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House that will allow Trump to formally begin his transition to power, his incoming chief of staff said on Tuesday, after weeks of delays. Read More.
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Trump vows tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one
Donald Trump says he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs on day one of his presidency, in an effort to force them to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the US. Read More.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ‘hardening state government’ against China is dangerously hard to parse
This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order to protect “critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and personal information” from “hostile foreign nations.” It commands state agencies, including Texas’s public universities, to “harden state systems” against the Chinese government.  Read More.
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Poll Shows Majority Of Voters Approve Of Trump’s Transition, Highlight Key Issues For His Second Term
A newly released CBS News poll reveals that 59% of voters approve of President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of the transition to his second term in office. Read More.
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Trump picks Scott Turner as secretary for Department of Housing and Urban Development
Scott Turner played for the Washington Redskins before winning a state house race in Texas Read More.
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Donald Trump Gives Republicans an Order Over Press Freedom Bill
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a directive to congressional Republicans, telling them to tank a bipartisan bill that would protect journalists from being spied on by the government. Read More.
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler will step down Jan. 20, make way for Trump replacement
Gensler took over the SEC in 2021 and, under his leadership, the commission has taken an ambitious but controversial approach to several regulatory issues, including cryptocurrencies. Read More.
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Election workers seek to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continued defamatory comments
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss say the former Trump attorney violated an agreement to stop trashing them publicly. Read More.
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Trump nominates Linda McMahon for secretary of education
McMahon is the former head of the Small Business Administration, which she ran during Trump's first term as president. Read More.
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Trump Nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For HHS
RFK has made it his mission to take on the food and health care industries. Read More.
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Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet in Peru this weekend
President Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, senior administration officials told reporters Wednesday. Read More.
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Jeff Bezos Sells $214M Worth Of Amazon Shares In Latest Stock Move, Here's How Much He Still Owns
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) executive chair Jeff Bezos has sold off a significant chunk of his Amazon shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More.
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Trump picks former intel director John Ratcliffe to head the CIA
John Ratcliffe previously served under Trump as the Director of National Intelligence Read More.
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Date Set for Joe Biden, Donald Trump Meeting at the White House
Departing President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday morning to discuss the transition of power between their respective administrations. Read More.
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