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Nov 22, 2024

Trump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC
The medical doctor has been a vocal critic of the agency, especially its vaccine program.

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Nov 22, 2024

Trump picks Scott Bessent for treasury and 8 others in flurry of announcements
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 22, 2024

Trump pushes past sting of Gaetz's exit with flurry of new picks


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Nov 22, 2024

Trump's picks for his Cabinet and administration so far


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Nov 22, 2024

Here are the nine selections President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday night:


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Nov 22, 2024

Live updates: Trump names his picks for surgeon general, FDA, CDC and HUD in a flurry of announcements
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 22, 2024

Trump picks Alex Wong, Sebastian Gorka for national security roles


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Nov 22, 2024

Teamsters president welcomes Trump's choice to helm Labor Department


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Nov 22, 2024

The top Democratic Senate appropriator, Patty Murray of Washington, said she would strongly oppose Russ Vought's...


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Nov 22, 2024

Surgeon general choice is family physician, onetime Fox News contributor


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Nov 22, 2024

Former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida chosen to lead CDC


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Nov 22, 2024

Tracking Trump's picks for his Cabinet and administration
Here are the people Donald Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.

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Nov 22, 2024

Food and Drug Administration commissioner


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Nov 22, 2024

Former football player, Texas legislator picked to lead Housing and Urban Development


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Nov 22, 2024

Trump selects Johns Hopkins surgeon to run FDA


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Nov 22, 2024

Trump selects surgeon and Fox News contributor to helm FDA


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Nov 22, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to nominate Dave Weldon to lead the Centers...


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Nov 22, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he intends to nominate Janette Nesheiwat to serve...


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Nov 22, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday night that he intends to nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Oregon) to...


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Nov 22, 2024

Trump selects Project 2025 contributor as budget chief


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Nov 22, 2024

Trump announces Scott Bessent is his pick for Treasury Secretary


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Nov 22, 2024

Supreme Court to examine power of Congress to delegate authority
The cases explore whether Congress violated the Constitution when it allowed the Federal Communications Commission to gather fees to help pay for critical telecommunications services in communities that might not otherwise have it.

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Nov 22, 2024

Live updates: Gaetz has no plans to return to Congress; Trump poised to make Treasury pick
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 22, 2024

Trump expected to pick Scott Bessent as treasury secretary


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Nov 22, 2024

Former Maryland police officer sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Justin Lee joined the Montgomery County Police Department about a year after the attack and was involved in a high-profile shooting of an armed suspect.

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Nov 22, 2024

Trump plans to fire Jack Smith's team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election


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Nov 22, 2024

Analysis: 2024 is the year Democrats lost their populist edge


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Nov 22, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Gaetz's downfall, Trump's mandate
Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) pulled his name from consideration for attorney general. What will this mean for Donald Trump's other controversial Cabinet picks?

Washington Post Politics
Nov 22, 2024

Gaetz out, Oz in, and your lingering election questions
Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) pulled his name from consideration for attorney general. What will this mean for Donald Trump's other controversial Cabinet picks?

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Nov 22, 2024

2024 is the year Democrats lost their populist edge
New polling reinforces a reason Democrats lost in 2024: Voters increasingly see the GOP as speaking for -- and to -- them.

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Nov 22, 2024

Florida surgeon general calls for a halt to fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr.


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Nov 22, 2024

Florida sets special election dates for Matt Gaetz's House seat


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Nov 22, 2024

D.A. explains why Hegseth was not charged after sexual assault allegation


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Nov 22, 2024

Incoming first lady Melania Trump named Hayley Harrison, a longtime aide, as her chief of staff....


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Nov 22, 2024

A look at the razor-thin Republican margin in the House


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Nov 22, 2024

The key 2024 election results you might have missed
State legislative and Supreme Court races were not terribly decisive, while we saw setbacks for ranked-choice voting and minimum-wage increases.

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Nov 22, 2024

What to know about Matt Gaetz's investigation, sexual misconduct allegations
The allegations Matt Gaetz has faced, the House Ethics Committee's report, and how members of Congress are reacting to him being picked to be attorney general.

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Nov 22, 2024

Jeffries says Democrats will work with Trump but fight any ‘far-right extremism'


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Nov 22, 2024

Live updates: Matt Gaetz says he doesn't intend to rejoin the House after withdrawing AG bid
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 22, 2024

Matt Gaetz says he does not plan to return to Congress


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Nov 22, 2024

Supreme Court allows shareholder lawsuit against Facebook to go forward
The lawsuit was brought by investors who claim they were misled by the social media giant about risks from a massive data breach.

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Nov 22, 2024

Column: Pam Bondi has shown how willing she is to use her authority to help Trump


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Nov 22, 2024

A Harris pollster discusses why she lost


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Nov 22, 2024

Pam Bondi has shown how willing she is to use her authority to help Trump
What more could Donald Trump want in an attorney general pick?

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Nov 22, 2024

Department of Government Efficiency


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Nov 22, 2024

New York judge calls off next week's Trump sentencing in hush money case
The president-elect was convicted in May of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.

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Nov 22, 2024

Senate Democrats drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges


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Nov 22, 2024

Live updates: Matt Gaetz out, Pam Bondi in as Trump's attorney general pick
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 22, 2024

Labor unions prepare for battle against Trump's federal workforce plans
A federal labor leader expects "all kinds of actions that will be punitive to federal employees and their unions," and promises to "pursue all legal options" against Trump policies.

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Nov 22, 2024

Biden's team pushes to get money out the door in final weeks
Officials are optimistic that Trump will have difficulty blocking spending from Biden's programs, and may not want to. But they're preparing just in case.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 21, 2024

Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general, is a longtime loyalist
The president-elect announced his plans to nominate the former Florida attorney general, who served on his impeachment defense team, to the Cabinet role hours after embattled former congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 21, 2024

Senate Republicans are more receptive to Hegseth despite Gaetz's exit
Senators stressed that police had investigated a 2017 allegation that Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, had drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at a California political conference and declined to press charges.

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Nov 21, 2024

Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz's withdrawl
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 21, 2024

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania race to Dave McCormick


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Nov 21, 2024

Trump's pick for attorney general previously served on his impeachment defense team


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Nov 21, 2024

After Gaetz withdrawal from attorney general bid, Trump picks Pam Bondi as replacement


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Nov 21, 2024

RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians


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Nov 21, 2024

Where RFK Jr.'s fluoride-free dream is already a reality
Today, we dive straight into the impassioned politics and science of fluoride in our drinking water. We travel to the front lines of the growing debates in Oregon, where communities large and small have been sparring over the issue for decades.

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Nov 21, 2024

McConnell will chair Senate Rules Committee, defense appropriations subcommittee next term


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Nov 21, 2024

Zients hosts a dinner for past chiefs of staff and Wiles — who will serve in the role under Trump


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Nov 21, 2024

Analysis: 4 takeaways from Matt Gaetz's exit


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Nov 21, 2024

Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee
This week, the crew breaks down former rep. Matt Gaetz's sudden withdrawal as Trump's intended nominee for attorney general. Then, Libby Casey, James Hohmann and JM Rieger examine president-elect Donald Trump's promises: What does he say he will do on his first day in office? And what priorities will come later? Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary - but will his proposed policy changes conflict with big business priorities? And can he actually take the flouride out of your water?

Washington Post Politics
Nov 21, 2024

Column: It was historically brief, but Gaetz's Cabinet bid still did a lot of damage


Washington Post Politics
Nov 21, 2024

Four takeaways from Matt Gaetz's exit
It was an early setback for Trump, and it shows that the system can still stand up to him — at least when it's relatively easy to do so.

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Nov 21, 2024

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the vice president-elect, wrote on X that he is "extremely grateful for...


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Nov 21, 2024

Gaetz's withdrawal brings some relief to Justice Department, but staffers brace for next pick


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Nov 21, 2024

Video: ‘We have a plan' to deal with mass deportations from U.S., Mexican president says


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Nov 21, 2024

Senate Democrats force Israel weapons vote, citing Biden inaction
The Senate ultimately voted down the measure, brought by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic allies, to block the sale of some U.S.-made weapons to Israel.

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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York), whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be his nominee for U.S....


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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), chairman of the House Ethics Committee, told CBS News on Thursday that...


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Nov 21, 2024

Historically brief, but Gaetz's Cabinet bid still did a lot of damage
No candidate for the Cabinet has been named so soon after an election and then withdrawn as rapidly as Gaetz.

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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Illinois) said the House Ethics Committee should still release its report into allegations...


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Nov 21, 2024

The minor who alleged she had sex with Matt Gaetz had multiple encounters with the former...


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Nov 21, 2024

Trump's ‘border czar' pick says administration will use Texas as staging area for deportations


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Nov 21, 2024

SEC's Gensler to step down when Trump takes office


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Nov 21, 2024

"That does not sound good at all," said Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida), a close ally of...


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Nov 21, 2024

In resigning from Congress, Gaetz said he did not ‘intend' to take oath in next session


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Nov 21, 2024

Lots of Republicans suddenly think the economy wasn't that bad after all
Polling from YouGov shows a sharp shift in Republican opinions over the past month.

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Nov 21, 2024

Meet the Republican and Democratic senators of the 119th Congress
The 119th Congress sees Republicans regaining control of the Senate with a 53-47 majority.

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Nov 21, 2024

Live updates: Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in Trump administration
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 21, 2024

A person involved in Donald Trump's team, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss...


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Nov 21, 2024

When asked about Matt Gaetz's decision to withdraw his name from consideration to be the next...


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Nov 21, 2024

At least one senator who met with Gaetz on Wednesday said he was stunned by the...


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Nov 21, 2024

Hegseth, in response to sexual assault claim, says he was ‘completely cleared'


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Nov 21, 2024

Matt Gaetz withdraws name from consideration for attorney general


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Nov 21, 2024

Minutes after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to become attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump said he...


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Nov 21, 2024

House lawmakers want more information from Ethics Committee on Gaetz report


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Nov 21, 2024

Bezos denies Musk allegations that he advised selling Tesla stock ahead of election


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Nov 21, 2024

Pelosi says Republicans ‘outdid' Democrats on 2024 communication


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Nov 21, 2024

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) said Thursday he had an "outstanding meeting" with Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice...


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Nov 21, 2024

Police records reveal new details about sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth
The incident has roiled Donald Trump's transition team since the former president announced Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary.

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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Nancy Mace finally mastered the right-wing media universe
All it took was abandoning her past positions and targeting a marginalized newcomer to Congress.

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Nov 21, 2024

GOP Sen. John Barrasso backs Hegseth, who faces sexual assault allegation


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Nov 21, 2024

GOP Sen. John Barrasso says Hegseth, who faces sexual assault allegation, is a ‘strong nominee'


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Nov 21, 2024

Report: RFK Jr. once compared Trump to Hitler


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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Greene to lead House panel focused on Musk-Ramaswamy government cuts


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Nov 21, 2024

Incoming members of the House are picking their Capitol Hill offices via lottery, which is underway...


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Nov 21, 2024

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, longest-serving woman in House, retains seat


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Nov 21, 2024

Live updates: Trump's pick for the Pentagon to make case to GOP senators
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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Nov 21, 2024

Nick Begich wins Alaska U.S. House race, unseating Rep. Mary Peltola


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