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Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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Fact checking Trump's agenda: Deportation
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to begin âthe largest deportation program in American history.â How exactly he plans to carry that out, and how many he ultimately intends to deport, remains unclear.
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Trump's tariffs could raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S.
The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say.
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What is birthright citizenship, and what would it take for Trump to end it?
According to Donald Trump’s Agenda 47, the President-elect announced his plan to “sign an executive order on Day One to end automatic citizenship for children of illegal aliens.”
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Judge in Trump hush money case postpones sentencing
The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trumpâs hush money case said there will be no sentencing next week.
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Judge grants Trump's motion for stay of sentencing in New York hush money case
The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s “hush money” case said there will be no sentencing next week.
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What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump's new pick for attorney general
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, is Donald Trumpâs new pick to serve as U.S. attorney general. The 59-year-old has long been in Trumpâs orbit and her name had been floated during his first term as a potential candidate for the nationâs highest law enforcement role. If confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, Bondi would instantly become one of the...
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5 things to know about Pam Bondi
Bondi served as the Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019 after she was the first woman elected to the office.
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Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick hours after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new choice for attorney general, capping a tumultuous week for previous pick Matt Gaetz.
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Fact checking Trump's agenda: Tariffs
While campaigning for a second term in office, President-elect Donald Trump declared âtariffâ to be his âfavorite wordâ and âthe most beautiful word in the dictionary.â He regularly said he would use tariffs to raise federal revenue and increase jobs and manufacturing in the United States.
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âLike nothing you've seen': Trump team readies a flurry of executive actions for Day 1
Expect action on illegal immigration and more socially conservative health care policies for members of the military.
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Could Trump reinstate the student debt that Biden forgave? Here's what experts say
Millions of student loan borrowers have had their debt forgiven under the Biden administration. Could President-elect Donald Trump claw back that relief?
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5 things to know about Linda McMahon
Here are five things to know about former wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
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Jose Ibarra found guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Jose Antonio Ibarra was convicted on Wednesday in a case that became focal to the immigration debate ahead of the presidential election.
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Trump lawyers demand judge âimmediately' throw out hush money case
Letting the conviction stand would threaten to “hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus,” lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued in a letter to the judge.
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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education secretary
Linda McMahon founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince, and she has twice ran for U.S. Senate. Here’s more to know.
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Trump plans to âclose' the Department of Education. What does this mean?
Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.
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5 things to know about Sean Duffy
The former congressman appeared on MTVâs âThe Real Worldâ reality show.
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5 things to know about Howard Lutnick
The billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald was born in Long Island, New York.
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Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he has chosen a key transition adviser and billionaire financial services executive, Howard Lutnick, to lead the Commerce Department.