Here are people Trump picked for key positions
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts for his second administration, putting an emphasis on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.
Billy Long, Internal Revenue Service commissioner
Former Rep. Billy Long represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2023. Since leaving Congress, Trump said, Long “has worked as a Business and Tax advisor, helping Small Businesses navigate the complexities of complying with the IRS Rules and Regulations.”
Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz. That kinship was rewarded Wednesday when Trump named Gaetz as his pick for attorney general.
Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in Washington.
Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. Here's how that would work.
President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's mess. That started with four hours on the golf course with Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
Elon Musk is easily the world’s wealthiest man, with a net worth topping $300 billion. Here’s how he could benefit from Trump’s presidency.
The Trump transition team so far has not signed the requisite agreements to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices.
Here is a look at some department functions, and how Trump said he might approach them.
President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration.
Trump made the threats in a pair of Truth Social posts in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants, even though southern border apprehensions are near four-year lows.
Steep price hikes could be on the way if Donald Trump follows through on proposed tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. Here are a few top categories.
The father of Trump’s son-in-law pleaded guilty years ago to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations; Trump pardoned him in 2020.
Meanwhile, Trump threatened 100% tariffs against the BRIC alliance of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar.
Republicans swept to power on Election Day and now control the House, the Senate and the White House, with plans for an ambitious 100-day agenda come January.
An emboldened fringe of right-wing “manosphere” influencers has seized on Donald Trump’s presidential win to justify and amplify misogynistic derision and threats online.
WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault.
The former Fox News host, Army National Guard major and combat veteran spent much of the week trying to salvage his Cabinet nomination.
As Donald Trump’s Cabinet takes shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail.
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," he again suggested political rivals should be imprisoned and repeated his deportation promises.
President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction, balking at the prosecution's suggestion of preserving the verdict.
After weeks of fear and bewilderment about drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, a U.S. senator is urging the federal government to deploy better drone-tracking technology.
President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams and declared the country was "not going to lose" the polio vaccine.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs.
Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.
The House Ethics Committee's long-awaited report into Rep. Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations of misconduct. Here's a look at some of the committee's key findings.
First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.
Famous figures such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Tesla and X owner Elon Musk pop up there.
Republican Mike Johnson has won re-election to House speakership on first-round voting. He pushed past GOP holdout and got a boost from President-elect Donald Trump.
The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office on Jan. 20, focuses fresh attention on his frantic but failed effort to cling to power in 2020.
Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing:
"Your head will spin when you see what's going to happen," Trump said. Here's a closer look at what he promised to do on Day 1.
Donald Trump will take the oath of office Monday, solidifying a political comeback without precedent in American history. Here's what to expect for Inauguration Day.
The South Dakota governor will oversee a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and a clampdown on illegal immigration.
As White House staff secretary, he plays a key role in overseeing the flow of information and business to and from the president.
Some of President Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs and making daily American life more affordable.
