5 things to know about Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for Education secretary
President-elect Trump plans to nominate Linda McMahon, who served as head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) during her first term, to lead the Department of Education, which he has long threatened to dismantle. Mr. McMahon could be tasked with abolishing the department and would be responsible for leading Title IX changes and determining how […]
Homeless ‘lunatic’ shoves elderly NYC man after threatening others with ice pick: cops
An ice pick-wielding homeless “lunatic” with a criminal history pushed an elderly man to the ground after threatening others in Midtown Tuesday morning, police and the victim said. The victim, Robert Gula, 76, was arrested near his office around 10:20 a.m. by an unhinged thug, identified by police as Brian Wilbur, who had just shoved […]
What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid – The Associated Press
Mehmet OzThe renowned heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a massive federal health bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans. President-elect Donald Trump was chosen to run it. Here we meet a TV doctor who became a politician and was now put […]
Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why He Thinks Matt Gaetz Could Be Trump’s ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ Pick
Victor Davis Hanson, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, said on Tuesday's podcast that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz could be chosen as a “sacrificial lamb” for President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general. He said he believed there was a sex. In a Nov. 13 social media post, President Trump announced Gaetz as […]
5 things to know about Sean Duffy, Trump pick for Transportation secretary
President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet announcement was made Monday night, appointing Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation. Since being elected earlier this month, Trump has nominated a number of senior government officials for his second administration, most of which must be confirmed by the Senate. Here are five things you should know about Duffy. Duffy becomes […]
Trump's Treasury pick search
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Trump border czar pick fires back at House Dem critic
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter. Get the latest on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and other Fox News politics content. what's happening here… – House Ethics Committee Gates investigation meeting scheduled to meet Wednesday after postponement – President Trump confirms support for taking big step mass deportation Promote “reversal of Biden invasion” – […]
Trump's Energy Department pick has history of downplaying climate change impacts
Chris Wright, President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy, has rejected the established link between climate change and extreme weather events, insisting that the storms are not intensifying. “Despite endless fear-mongering by the media, politicians and activists, we are not seeing an increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or […]
5 things to know about Trump’s FCC pick
President-elect Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which he has accused of “censoring” conservative views. This increases the possibility of collisions. The FCC is an independent agency that regulates television and radio broadcasters, telephone and Internet service providers, and satellites. Experts say Kerr, who has […]
Trump signals major media shake-up with FCC chairman pick
Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat who currently chairs the Federal Communications Commission, is hostile to President-elect Donald Trump, particularly regarding corrupt liberal broadcast stations and foreign takeovers of hundreds of American radio stations. , and has especially ignored conservative concerns in recent years about rogue liberal stations. and other pressing issues regarding the regulation of domestic […]