US Presidential Elections

Trump picks Gaetz and Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run

Like many of the president-elect's picks, Gaetz, 42, and Hegseth, 44, are Trump loyalists who lack the experience typically expected for such high-level roles.

19 November 2024, 11:24 IST

Trump picks Gaetz and Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run

19 November 2024, 11:24 IST

Musk, top Trump advisor clash at Mar-a-Lago Dinner. Here's why

Reportedly the spat occurred with Epshteyn pushing contentious Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

19 November 2024, 08:18 IST

Musk, top Trump advisor clash at Mar-a-Lago Dinner. Here's why

19 November 2024, 08:18 IST

Trump adds more Treasury secretary candidates: Reports

The Republican president-elect has begun to have second thoughts about Lutnick and Bessent, the New York Times said.

18 November 2024, 04:01 IST

Trump adds more Treasury secretary candidates: Reports

18 November 2024, 04:01 IST

Donald Trump’s Cabinet 2.0: Key picks announced by the President-elect

As President-elect Donald Trump rapidly appoints individuals to his cabinet and key administrative roles since his election win, we take a look at initial selections for critical areas like defense, intelligence, health, foreign policy, trade, immigration, and economic strategy.

15 November 2024, 07:56 IST

Donald Trump’s Cabinet 2.0: Key picks announced by the President-elect

15 November 2024, 07:56 IST

Trump says Musk's efficiency panel will issue reports

Trump and Musk have suggested the panel will make dramatic cuts. However the US Constitution gives Congress the power over the federal budget. Congress can take or disregard advice from outside panels like the proposed efficiency group.

15 November 2024, 04:01 IST

Trump says Musk's efficiency panel will issue reports

15 November 2024, 04:01 IST

Trump picks RFK Jr to be head of Health and Human Services Department, public health officials appalled

Public health officials and senior politicians have reacted to the news with deep unease.

14 November 2024, 23:26 IST

Trump picks RFK Jr to be head of Health and Human Services Department, public health officials appalled

14 November 2024, 23:26 IST

Republicans ran a dysfunctional house. Voters shrugged and re-elected them

In the end, it's not clear that good behavior or bad behavior in Congress matters much to voters.

14 November 2024, 18:24 IST

Republicans ran a dysfunctional house. Voters shrugged and re-elected them

14 November 2024, 18:24 IST

Republicans win control of House, cementing a GOP trifecta under Trump

A number of Democratic incumbents in the House outperformed expectations, clinging to their seats in Trump-friendly terrain and denying Republicans victories they had expected to notch.

14 November 2024, 03:47 IST

Republicans win control of House, cementing a GOP trifecta under Trump

14 November 2024, 03:47 IST

Tulsi Gabbard to be Trump's director of national intelligence

Gabbard, who left the Democratic party in 2022 to become an independent and was considered a possible candidate to become Trump's running mate, would take over from Avril Haines as the top official in the US intelligence community after the Republican president-elect starts his second term in January.

14 November 2024, 02:37 IST

Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard to be Trump's director of national intelligence

14 November 2024, 02:37 IST

Donald Trump's cabinet: Who's been picked, who's in the running?

Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a range of posts.

13 November 2024, 17:32 IST

Donald Trump's cabinet: Who's been picked, who's in the running?

13 November 2024, 17:32 IST