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Trump is creating team of loyalists after conflicts with Cabinet members in 1st term
Trump is surrounding himself with are people who can amplify his message and are simpatico with how he wants to remake the executive branch.
3 weeks ago
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
Pete Hegseth was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo that’s associated with white supremacist groups.
4 weeks ago
Trump promised the ‘largest deportation’ in U.S. history. Here’s how he might start
Andrew Selee of the Migration Policy Institute tells NPR that President-elect Donald Trump could begin his focus on newer arrivals and other immigrants on shaky legal grounds.
4 weeks ago
RFK Jr. wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ He could face a lot of pushback
MAHA has set its sights on big food and big pharma, arguing that these industries use lobbying power to maximize profits at the expense of the country's health.
4 weeks ago
Studio 2 Extra: Inside VP Kamala Harris’ Pennsylvania Campaign
Avi talks with Brendan McPhillips, veteran of five Democratic presidential campaigns, most recently serving as a senior adviser to the Harris for President Pennsylvania team.
Air Date: November 15, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 17:34What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ‘woke’
The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views.
4 weeks ago
What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary
Here's a look at Kennedy and the agency he'll be tasked with leading.
4 weeks ago
Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead
Trump’s attorney general is expected to oversee radical changes to the Justice Department, which has been the target of the president-elect's ire.
4 weeks ago
Republicans win 218 U.S. House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
With the thin majority, a highly functioning House is far from guaranteed.
4 weeks ago
Republicans choose John Thune as next Senate majority leader
Thune will be the point person shepherding President-elect Donald Trump's agenda through the chamber with a 53-47 GOP majority.
4 weeks ago
Trump makes a victor’s return to Washington and pledges a ‘smooth’ transition of power from Biden
President-elect Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour Oval Office meeting Wednesday with President Joe Biden and committed to a straightforward transition of power.
4 weeks ago
Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Hegseth opposes “woke” programs that promote inclusion and he questions the role of women in combat.
4 weeks ago
Musk has been a constant presence at Mar-a-Lago since Trump won the presidential election.
4 weeks ago
With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget.
4 weeks ago
As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: U.S. intelligence
The president-elect promises to clean house and overhaul agencies like the CIA, actions that critics say could undermine the country's global position.
4 weeks ago