Trump Administration Appointments

Focus on Trump's Proposed Administration Appointments:

(Most of these articles are from the period before, during, and shortly after earlier Senate confirmation processes - hense the article dates in red.  After Senate confirmation, most articles pertaining to these appointees, are listed under "The Second Trump Administration" heading of some other pertinent news subject heading.)

Trump’s pick to run the critical DC attorney’s office has appeared on Russian state media over 150 times: report (04/17/25) 

https://share.newsbreak.com/co7f6bci 

Trump’s pick to be DC’s top prosecutor failed to report nearly 200 appearances on far-right media outlets to Senate (04/17/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-pick-dc-top-prosecutor-110036970.html 

These are the people Trump picked for top roles in his administration and their connections | PBS News (04/10/25) 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/these-are-the-people-trump-picked-for-top-roles-in-his-administration-and-their-connections 

Trump intentionally hired amateurs for top jobs. This is their most dramatic blunder (03/24/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-intentionally-hired-amateurs-top-204646557.html 

Axios: Scoop: Senate Dems plot to delay all Trump nominees in retaliation for USAID restructuring (02/04/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/senate-democrats-holds-nominees-usaid 

The White House: Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Appointments (01/20/25) 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/cabinet-and-cabinet-level-appointments/

This is the schedule for Trump's Cabinet Senate hearings | AP News 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-picks-senate-hearings-schedule-4ed7745df0eae49bad07d02d7b16805b

White House warns of ‘consequences’ for Republicans who don’t support all of Trump’s nominees (01/26/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-warns-consequences-republicans-140040467.html

How Trump's 'cabinet in waiting' has lived up to its reputation - ABC News (01/17/25) 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-cabinet-waiting-lived-reputation/story?id=117803797

Trump's Cabinet picks raise concerns about government dysfunction (01/16/25) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/16/donald-trump-cabinet-government-dysfunction-concerns/76741545007/

The Hill: Thune says it’s unclear whether all Trump Cabinet picks will be confirmed (01/05/25) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5067702-thune-says-its-unclear-whether-all-trump-cabinet-picks-will-be-confirmed/

Trump nominees: 5 confirmation battles to watch  (01/01/25)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5061466-trump-nominees-confirmation-battles/

Why Trump and Elon Musk still want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote  (12/30/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-trump-elon-musk-want-110301770.html

The Real Reason Why Americans Approve of Trump’s Disastrous Transition (12/16/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/real-reason-why-americans-approve-110000389.html?guccounter=1

BY THE NUMBERS: Trump Stacks His Cabinet with Billionaires, Project 2025 Authors, and Unqualified Minions - Democrats (12/12/24) 

https://democrats.org/news/by-the-numbers-trump-stacks-his-cabinet-with-billionaires-project-2025-authors-and-unqualified-minions/

Trump's bringing several billionaires — and their conflicts — to Washington - POLITICO (12/11/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/11/trumps-bringing-several-billionaires-and-their-conflicts-to-washington-00193844 

Trump assembling US cabinet of billionaires worth combined $340bn | Trump administration | The Guardian (12/06/24)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-us-cabinet-billionaires 

See the list of Trump Cabinet picks and more White House appointments so far (12/05/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/ 

How Many Billionaires Are in Trump’s Administration, and What Is Their Worth? | National News | U.S. News (12/05/24)

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-12-05/how-many-billionaires-are-in-trumps-administration-and-what-is-their-worth 

Donald Trump Is Stacking His Cabinet With Out-of-Touch Billionaires - Democrats (12/03/24)

https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-is-stacking-his-cabinet-with-out-of-touch-billionaires/ 

Trump cabinet: Who has joined his team so far? - BBC News (12/03/24) 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24gze60yzo 

Who are Trump’s Cabinet picks? Here’s every name so far (11/26/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/who-are-trumps-cabinet-picks-heres-every-name-so-far 

Tracking Trump's picks to serve in his Cabinet, administration (11/23/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/tracking-trump-named-serve-cabinet-administration/story?id=115777302 

Slate: Two Damning Investigations Are a Stark Reminder of What We Stand to Lose (12/23/24)

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-clarence-thomas-harlan-crow.html

The Hill: Raskin demands FBI vetting of Trump nominees, details on Epshteyn (12/13/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5039373-raskin-fbi-vetting-trump-nominees-epshteyn/ 

Trump: Senators opposing cabinet picks 'for stupid reasons' should face primary opposition (12/16/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-senators-opposing-cabinet-picks-180027245.html

The Associated Press: Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump  (12/12/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-senate-confirmation-ernst-hegseth-dd15a8b031ca8cad2a99237ab99b53a8 

Axios: Scoop: Heritage Action targets nine GOP senators on Trump nominees (12/11/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/heritage-action-senators-trump-nominees 

Speaker Mike Johnson versus the Constitution (12/10/24)

https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5030366-senate-advice-consent-nominations/

Why Trump's Talk of Recess Appointments Is Dangerous | TIME (12/09/24)

https://time.com/7200290/trump-recess-appointments-cabinet/ 

Trump Picks Yet Another Fox Star for White House Role  (12/04/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-yet-another-fox-030153448.html 

Trump picks Monica Crowley for senior State Department post (12/04/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-monica-crowley-senior-190737894.html

A top GOP senator predicts Trump’s picks will get FBI background checks (12/04/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/02/congress/vetting-trumps-picks-00192265

Opinion: Trump’s Senate Backers Must Tell Him to Dump Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth (12/03/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-trump-senate-backers-must-193049900.html

Trump Fox News Cabinet picks are a huge deal. Here's why (11/25/24) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/11/25/trumps-cabinet-fox-news-second-administration/76479341007/ 

Trump team weaponizes Elon Musk in threat to senators who won’t confirm cabinet picks (11/22/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-team-weaponizes-elon-musk-155129118.html 

Trump team warns Republicans to support Cabinet picks or face primary funded by Musk - ABC News (11/21/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-team-warns-republicans-support-cabinet-picks-face/story?id=116094924 

Pete Hegseth - Secretary of Defense

Federal Register :: Agencies - Defense Department 

https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department#:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Defense%20is,the%20security%20of%20our%20country

As allegations against Hegseth mount, the Pentagon chief faces a new kind of problem (03/31/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/maddow-blog-allegations-against-hegseth-145846000.html 

Hegseth brought his wife to high-level foreign meetings where sensitive information was shared: report (03/29/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hegseth-brought-wife-high-level-170744343.html 

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon (03/28/25) 

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/03/28/hegseths-younger-brother-is-serving-in-a-key-role-inside-the-pentagon/ 

Comment: Nepotism?

The Guardian US: Pete Hegseth’s Arabic tattoo stirs controversy: ‘clear symbol of Islamophobia’ (03/27/25)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/27/pete-hegseth-tattoo-arabic-language 

The Hill: GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth  (03/27/25)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5216365-hegseth-scrutiny-republican-lawmakers/ 

POLITICO: Trump allies are starting to notice Hegseth’s growing pile of mistakes  (03/27/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/hegseth-mistakes-some-trump-allies-00254817 

Pete Hegseth appoints his personal lawyer to a powerful Pentagon post (03/14/25)

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/shows/maddow/blog/rcna196431 

The Guardian US: Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war (03/13/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/pete-hegseth-pentagon-lawyers-rules-of-war 

Breaking Defense: Hegseth orders ‘disestablishing’ of Office of Net Assessment (03/13/25)

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/hegseth-orders-disestablishing-of-office-of-net-assesment/ 

The Bulwark: Pete Hegseth’s Climate Change ‘Crap’ (03/13/25)

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegseth-climate-change-crap-national-security-military-strategic 

San Antonio Express-News: 'Make it make sense:' Hegseth banned cultural awareness events across the military. Except one. (03/13/25) 

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/hegseth-st-patrick-s-day-black-history-month-ban-20217437.php 

Military.com: Hegseth Ban on Travel Forces Closures, Reduced Hours at Military Entrance Exam Sites (03/11/25)    

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/11/military-entrance-exam-sites-close-reduce-hours-due-hegseth-ban-civilian-travel.html 

The Atlantic: Hegseth Has All the Wrong Enemies (03/07/25) 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/hegseth-brings-culture-war-combat/681960/ 

NPR: War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge (03/07/25) 

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5321003/pentagon-images-flagged-removal-dei-purge-trump 

‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge (03/06/25) 

https://share.newsbreak.com/bxlal12y

Understanding Defense Secretary Hegseth's contempt for Judge Advocate General officers (03/06/25)

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5317556/understanding-defense-secretary-hegseths-contempt-for-judge-advocate-general-officers 

Pentagon denies reports Hegseth ordered halt in cyber operations against Russia (03/05/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-denies-reports-hegseth-ordered-170414648.html 

Congress Demands Answers from Hegseth on Army Misappropriating Millions Meant for Food | Military.com (03/04/25) 

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/04/armys-use-of-soldier-food-allowances-spurs-bipartisan-inquiry-congress.html?amp=

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations against Russia (03/02/25) 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-orders-halt-offensive-cyber-operations-rcna194435 

Military.com: Fired: Joint Chiefs Chairman, Top Navy Leader, Air Force Vice Chief, Service Judge Advocates General (02/21/25) 

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-chiefs-chairman-top-navy-leader-air-force-vice-chief-service-judge-advocates-general.html 

Hegseth tells military to find $50 billion for Trump programs (02/20/25) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/20/pete-hegseth-defense-budget-directive/79244204007/ 

Video: Hegseth considering firing top military officers (02/19/25) 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/hegseth-considering-firing-top-military-officers-232433221645 

The New Republic: Pete Hegseth Crumbles When Asked What Russia Is Conceding to Ukraine (02/13/25) 

https://newrepublic.com/post/191512/pete-hegseth-russia-ukraine-negotiations

Forbes: Pete Hegseth Under Fire From Dems Over Alleged $49,000 ‘Emergency’ Paint Job For Government Home (02/07/25)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/02/07/house-pete-hegseth-under-fire-from-dems-over-alleged-49000-emergency-paint-job-for-government-home/ 

Hegseth strips Milley of his security detail, orders investigation into his conduct : NPR (01/29/25)

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279386/hegseth-milley-security-detail

How Trump’s orbit used blunt force to squeeze Hegseth through (01/28/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/hegseth-confirmation-senate-trump-00201033

Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to narrowly confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary (01/25/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/vice-president-vance-casts-tie-034811089.html

The Associated Press: Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick (01/23/25)

https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-pentagon-trump-confirmation-79d38a3d821eda7e03789e857b417a7f

Hegseth paid sexual assault accuser $50,000 (01/23/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hegseth-paid-sexual-assault-accuser-002551352.html 

Slate: I’m a Marine. I Can’t Get One Part of the Pete Hegseth Hearing Out of My Head. (01/15/25) 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/trump-cabinet-pete-hegseth-military-defense-worst-case-scenario.html

The Associated Press: Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important? (01/15/25)

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-duckworth-asean-trump-cabinet-senate-d06bda55cfa19b2454c5cac0a6e897a5 

Pete Hegseth's Defense confirmation hearing: Five questions he dodged (01/14/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/hegseth-defense-confirmation-hearing-dodge-questions

'What are you afraid of?' Sen. Tammy Duckworth yells as Pete Hegseth dodges questions - NewsBreak (01/14/25) 

https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3760487395906-what-are-you-afraid-of-sen-tammy-duckworth-yells-as-pete-hegseth-dodges-questions

POLITICO: The death of the Senate confirmation hearing (01/14/25)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2025/01/14/the-death-of-the-senate-confirmation-hearing-00198291

ABC News: FBI questions people from Hegseth’s past ahead of Senate confirmation hearing: Sources (01/11/25)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-questions-people-hegseths-past-ahead-senate-confirmation/story?id=117299498 

Duckworth: Trump’s Pentagon pick has less experience than Applebee’s manager (01/10/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/duckworth-trump-pentagon-pick-less-191822780.html 

How to assess a nominee to be deputy secretary of Defense (12/27/24)

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5057072-how-to-assess-a-nominee-to-be-deputy-secretary-of-defense/ 

Pete Hegseth's Lawyer Says His Misconduct Was Due to Stress, So Let's Make Him Secretary of Defense? (12/27/24)

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/27/2294025/-Pete-Hegseth-s-Lawyer-Says-His-Misconduct-Was-Due-to-Stress-So-Let-s-Make-Him-Secretary-of-Defense 

In rare move, Republican senators call for Hegseth’s FBI report - POLITICO (12/19/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/19/republican-senators-hegseth-fbi-report-00195191 

KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups (12/17/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kfile-pete-hegseth-spread-baseless-100042854.html

Pete Hegseth’s guard retired from army after incident of alleged violent misconduct (12/17/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/17/pete-hegseth-guard-john-jacob-hasenbein

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Hegseth has pledged to release accuser from confidentiality agreement (12/15/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-lindsey-graham-says-hegseth-014600454.html 

Hegseth Cabinet Nomination: Less Than 20% Of US Adults Approve Of Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick, Poll Finds (12/12/24)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/12/hegseth-cabinet-nomination-less-than-20-of-us-adults-approve-of-trumps-defense-secretary-pick-poll-finds/ 

POLITICO: Republicans defend Ernst ahead of Hegseth vote (12/12/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/12/congress/joni-ernst-trump-hegseth-00194070

Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups (12/07/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hegseth-collins-push-cutting-veterans-120043901.html

Pete Hegseth Faces New Onslaught of Drinking and Love Triangle Claims (12/05/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boozy-hegseth-quizzed-fox-news-145646935.html 

GOP insiders sought Hegseth's removal as leader of veterans' group in 2016 - CBS News (12/04/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-concerned-veterans-for-america-jessie-jane-duff/ 

Pete Hegseth admitted to having five affairs during first marriage (12/04/24)

https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3700363015506-pete-hegseth-admitted-to-having-five-affairs-during-first-marriage?_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjEyMDEyOTYxLTE3MzMyNzk3NTkxODE=&pd=0ELaFt8i&hl=en_US&send_time=1733279759&actBtn=floatShareButton&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2222.49.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=ns_foryou_model_exp_24q4-v8%2Cns_push_exp_rt_bucketv12-v5%2Cns_foryou_rank_exp_24q4-v4%2Cns_foryou_recall_exp_24q4-v2%2Cns_foryou_blend_exp_24q4-v1%2Cns_local_strategy_24q4_exp-v10

Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News (12/03/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseths-drinking-worried-colleagues-fox-news-sources-tell-nbc-ne-rcna181471 

Trump Defense pick Pete Hegseth report details alcohol abuse (12/02/24)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/02/trump-defense-pentagon-pete-hegseth-drinking-sex-finances-.html 

CNN: The New Yorker: Pete Hegseth forced out of veterans’ advocacy groups over misconduct allegations (12/02/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/pete-hegseth-veterans-advocacy-groups-misconduct-allegations/index.html 

CNBC: Trump's Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, faces new media report on alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety (12/02/24)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/02/trump-defense-pentagon-pete-hegseth-drinking-sex-finances-.html 

Pete Hegseth's mother complained about his treatment of women: NYT (11/29/24)

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5015482-hegseth-nomination-mother-women/ 

Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years - The New York Times (11/29/24)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/us/politics/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html 

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions (11/25/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances 

Police report details sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth (11/21/24)

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5001882-pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegation-detailed-police-report/ 

Police report details woman's 2017 allegations against Pete Hegseth, now Trump's pick for defense secretary - CBS News  (11/21/24) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-police-report-details-womans-allegations/

Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists • Idaho Capital Sun (11/21/24)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/11/21/trumps-defense-secretary-nominee-has-close-ties-to-idaho-christian-nationalists/

Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel weighs in on Trump nominee Pete Hegseth’s qualifications to lead the Department of Defense. : NPR (11/20/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/20/g-s1-34899/is-trump-pick-pete-hegseth-ready-to-run-defense-a-former-defense-secretary-weighs-in 

Hegseth tells Republicans that ‘this is a battle that is just beginning’ | CNN Politics (11/19/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/pete-hegseth-prayer-call-defense-secretary-trump/index.html 

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says (11/18/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegation-payment/ 

I vetted Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth years ago. He's not qualified. (11/16/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-cabinet-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-fox-news-rcna180237

Pete Hegseth had been flagged by service member as possible 'Insider Threat' | AP News (11/15/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-fox-news-8cd9f065e54a7cbbaceeec8bae9261a6 

Pete Hegseth's plan to overhaul America's military: 'You need to fire a ton of generals' - ABC News (11/14/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/pete-hegseths-plan-overhaul-americas-military-fire-ton/story?id=115842674 

Trump picks Fox host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary and stuns Pentagon | AP News (11/13/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-hegseth-defense-secretary-pentagon-2d8030921ecef933778cf92afd40ec72 

What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick | AP News (11/13/24)

https://apnews.com/article/who-is-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-2e2bdd16c8e90f5d037f763cfadbde94  

Hegseth, advocate for firing 'woke' military leaders, picked for defense secretary | Reuters (11/13/24)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-nominate-fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-2024-11-13/ 

Pam Bondi (Attorney General):

Bondi’s Rapid Corporate Crime Memos Rattle White Collar Bar (1) (02/06/25) 

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bondis-day-one-corporate-crime-memos-rattle-white-collar-bar

"An invitation to foreign actors": Bondi tells DOJ to quit worrying about foreign lobbying campaigns (02/06/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/invitation-foreign-actors-bondi-tells-160900454.html

Bondi, Trump's choice to lead DOJ, earned millions in his sphere: form (01/17/25) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/17/pam-bondi-trump-choice-doj-attorney-general/77781150007/

Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger, filings show - ABC News (01/17/25)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-ag-pick-pam-bondi-made-3-million/story?id=117784776

Opinion | Bondi’s Non-Answer on the 14th Amendment Speaks Volumes | Common Dreams (01/17/25) 

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/pam-bondi-14th-amendment

Former US Attorney Lays Out 'Concerns' With Trump AG Pick Pam Bondi's Answers in Confirmation Hearing (01/17/25) 

https://www.latintimes.com/former-us-attorney-lays-out-concerns-trump-ag-pick-pam-bondis-answers-confirmation-hearing-572617

Pam Bondi Has a Good Resume. That’s Not Enough to be Attorney General. | US News Opinion (01/17/25) 

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-17/pam-bondi-has-a-good-resume-thats-not-enough-to-be-attorney-general

The Hill: NAACP report finds Trump AG pick Pam Bondi ‘undermined’ voting rights (01/16/25) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/5089582-naacp-report-trump-doj-pam-bondi/

The New Republic: Trump AG Pick Accidentally Reveals a Dark, Ugly Truth About 2025 Plans (01/16/25) 

https://newrepublic.com/article/190296/trump-ag-pick-accidentally-reveals-dark-ugly-truth-2025-plans

Pam Bondi grilled over Trump’s influence at AG hearing: 5 takeaways (01/15/25) 

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5087783-trump-pick-justice-department/ 

What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump's attorney general pick | AP News (01/15/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/pam-bondi-justice-department-trump-attorney-general-4b94c094cfcabf606e4883fe709ab55a

Pam Bondi fields questions on Trump, DOJ independence at confirmation hearing for attorney general - CBS News (01/15/25)

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pam-bondi-confirmation-hearing-2025/

Trump attorney general pick Bondi faces Democrats' questions about her independence (01/15/25)

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/g-s1-42712/trump-cabinet-picks-pam-bondi-confirmation-hearing

5 Big Questions Pam Bondi Dodged In Her Senate Confirmation Hearing | HuffPost (01/15/25)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bondi-trump-attorney-general-hearing_n_67882141e4b02f1db4f843b2

Pam Bondi doesn't rule out probes of Trump foes as attorney general | AP News (01/15/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-bondi-garland-01edf039f8102271943da4fb85d56fa7

Trump DOJ pick Pam Bondi echoes claims prosecutions were political (01/15/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/15/trumps-attorney-general-confirmation-hearing

AG nominee Pam Bondi won't say Donald Trump lost 2020 election (01/15/25)  

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5086766-ag-nominee-pam-bondi-trump-2020-election/

Senate Dems spent Pam Bondi’s hearing talking about one guy. (No, not Trump.) - POLITICO (01/15/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/pam-bondi-hearing-kash-patel-in-hot-seat-004272

Democrats wary of attorney general pick’s loyalty to Trump after hearing | Trump administration | The Guardian (01/15/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/15/trump-pam-bondi-senate-hearing

Latin Times: AG Nominee Pam Bondi Says She Will 'Study' Birthright Citizenship in Hearing After Trump Floated Abolishing Practice - Senator Alex Padilla  (01/15/25) 

https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/news-coverage/latin-times-ag-nominee-pam-bondi-says-she-will-study-birthright-citizenship-in-hearing-after-trump-floated-abolishing-practice/

Pam Bondi to face questions on loyalty to Trump, lobbying ties in AG confirmation hearing - ABC News (01/15/25) 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pam-bondi-face-questions-loyalty-trump-lobbying-ties/story?id=117640295

Video: Rachel Maddow on Pam Bondi: Five things to know about Trump's (second) pick for attorney general (01/10/25)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igOCeeJmnSw&list=PLDIVi-vBsOExll56zG8y58SuDJFLRjHb-&index=1

Kash Patel (Director of the FBI):

The Guardian: FBI director Kash Patel removed as director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (04/09/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/kash-patel-director-atf-bureau-removal 

The New Republic: Kash Patel Wants to Work From Home for FBI. But Who Does He Live With? (02/28/25) 

https://newrepublic.com/post/192150/kash-patel-work-home-fbi-vegas 

FBI director Kash Patel reportedly considering relationship with UFC to train agents in martial arts - MMA Fighting (02/27/25) 

https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/2/27/24374481/fbi-director-kash-patel-reportedly-considering-relationship-with-ufc-to-train-agents-in-martial-arts 

Comment: Maybe Linda McMahon (Department of Education) can get her WWE wrestlers to take on Kash Patel's UFC fighters in a benefit match to help fund the U.S. government after Trump and Elon Musk bankrupts it. They can call it "Rumble as U.S. Crumbles."  $29.99 pay for view.  The undercard matches will be of federal workers fighting against one another for the few remaining agency jobs left.  No LOL, just rage as the insanity continues. 

AL.com: Kash Patel reportedly orders 500 FBI employees to transfer from Washington to Huntsville (02/21/25)

https://www.al.com/politics/2025/02/kash-patel-reportedly-orders-500-fbi-employees-to-transferred-from-washington-to-huntsville.html 

Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director (02/20/25)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/senate-confirms-kash-patel-fbi-director-rcna192842 

Video: Watch "Before Kash Patel confirmation vote, Democrats warn of 'unqualified' Trump FBI director pick" on YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ3U8thcOtk

The Associated Press: Senate pushes toward confirmation of Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI director (02/19/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-patel-fbi-justice-department-518329110ea230e2989095bfcbe34c59 

Mother Jones: Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series (02/07/25)  

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/kash-patel-fbi-trump-tucker-carlson-russia-ukraine-putin/ 

ABC News: Committee vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director delayed after Democrats object (02/06/25)  

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/committee-vote-kash-patels-nomination-fbi-director-delayed/story?id=118527085 

Just Security: The Senate’s Dilemma: Kash Patel and the Purging of the FBI (02/06/25) 

https://www.justsecurity.org/107507/senates-confirmation-patel-purge-fbi/

Mother Jones: It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Lied to Congress (02/04/25)  

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/kash-patel-fbi-january-6-choir-senate/ 

Kash Patel received a massive gift from Trump's media company before his hearing (02/03/25) 

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/kash-patel-fbi-trump-media-stock-gift-rcna190485

Slate: I Just Read the Wild Children’s Books by One of Trump’s Most Controversial Nominees. I Don’t Know Where to Begin. (01/30/25) 

https://slate.com/culture/2025/01/kash-patel-confirmation-hearing-donald-trump-fbi.html

The Hill: Republican former government officials urge Senate to reject Patel nomination (01/28/25)

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5111656-kash-patel-trump-fbi-gop-critics-comstock-walsh-ty-cobb/

The Hill: Durbin opposes Patel after meeting with FBI nominee (01/21/25)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5099224-durbin-opposes-kash-patel-fbi/

Former FBI, CIA Head Flags 'Serious Concerns' With Trump Cabinet Picks (12/27/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-fbi-cia-head-flags-121317811.html 

Former FBI and CIA chief urges senators to sink Patel, Gabbard | Fox News (12/27/24)

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-fbi-cia-chief-urges-senators-sink-patel-gabbard 

Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard - Live Updates - POLITICO (12/26/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/26/congress/tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-fbi-cia-trump-00196055 

Column: Kash Patel, Trump's FBI pick, would turn the agency into the Federal Bureau of Retribution (12/16/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/column-kash-patel-trumps-fbi-110015529.html 

Bolton: Senators ‘won’t escape history’s judgment’ if they vote to confirm Patel to FBI (12/11/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bolton-senators-won-t-escape-160929525.html 

AL.com: Kash Patel’s ‘Deep State’ enemy list includes Alabama native who worked for Tuberville, Sessions (12/10/24) 

https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/kash-patels-deep-state-enemy-list-includes-alabama-native-who-worked-for-tuberville-sessions.html

CBS News: Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves through Washington (12/02/24) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kash-patel-fbi-director-pick-donald-trump-reaction/ 

Even Team Trump Hates His Garbage FBI Pick (12/02/24)

https://newrepublic.com/post/188917/donald-trump-hate-fbi-kash-patel 

CNN: Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director? (12/02/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/who-is-kash-patel-trump-fbi-director/index.html 

Trump’s Pick for FBI Director Already Has an Enemies List  (12/02/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-pick-fbi-director-already-225505578.html 

GOP senator praises current FBI Director Christopher Wray, calls Putin a 'tyrant' (12/01/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senator-praises-current-fbi-150600399.html

The Associated Press: Trump says he'll nominate Kash Patel as FBI director to remake the agency. Here's what happens next (12/01/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-kash-patel-what-happens-next-6b2678baba229362d25b468ed2f61f87 

PBS NewsHour: What happens next after Trump chooses FBI critic Kash Patel to remake the agency (12/01/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-happens-next-after-trump-chooses-fbi-critic-kash-patel-to-remake-the-agency 

Trump says he'll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, replace him with longtime ally Kash Patel (11/30/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hell-fire-fbi-002900578.html 

Tulsi Gabbard - Director Of National Intelligence

Director of National Intelligence - Wikipedia 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence#Office_of_the_Director_of_National_Intelligence 

Scoop: Gabbard installs Iran dove to prepare Trump's intel briefing (04/11/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/gabbard-iran-ruger-trump-intel-briefing 

The Associated Press: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee (02/02/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-trump-syria-intelligence-musk-russia-c59241818e71e701cce73161969a0a22

Axios: Sen. Schmitt dodges answering if Edward Snowden is a traitor (02/02/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/02/gabbard-snowden-traitor-schmitt 

Axios: Trump's MAGA machine scrambling to boost Gabbard's nomination as intel chief (02/01/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/01/trump-tulsi-gabbard-senate-intelligence 

POLITICO: Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment. She didn’t get it. (01/30/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/30/tulsi-gabbard-hearing-takeaways-00201684 

Tulsi Gabbard Pictured at Altar Dedicated to Her Wacky Anti-Gay Guru (01/27/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-pictured-altar-dedicated-204100254.html

POLITICO: Some GOP senators want open committee vote on Gabbard (01/27/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/tulsi-gabbard-senate-intelligence-committee-vote-006977

The Hill: Gabbard’s path through Intelligence Committee narrows ahead of key hearing (01/27/25) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/5106082-tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-committee-hearing/ 

Axios: Snowden support threatens Tulsi Gabbard's Senate confirmation (01/22/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/tulsi-gabbard-edward-snowden-trump-senate

Slate: The Terrifying Power Now in Tulsi Gabbard’s Hands (01/20/25)

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/tulsi-gabbard-confirmation-russia-putin-trump-cia.html

Tulsi Gabbard changes tone on surveillance powers she once sought to dismantle (01/10/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-changes-tone-surveillance-192133937.html 

POLITICO: He Went to Syria With Tulsi Gabbard. He Has Some Big Concerns. (01/09/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/09/moustafa-gabbard-syria-concerns-00197168

Former FBI, CIA Head Flags 'Serious Concerns' With Trump Cabinet Picks (12/27/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-fbi-cia-head-flags-121317811.html 

Former FBI and CIA chief urges senators to sink Patel, Gabbard | Fox News (12/27/24)

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-fbi-cia-chief-urges-senators-sink-patel-gabbard 

Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard - Live Updates - POLITICO (12/26/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/26/congress/tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-fbi-cia-trump-00196055 

Video: Rachel Maddow on Tulsi Gabbard: Six things about Trump's pick for director of national intelligence (12/19/24)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXWa08U-zn4&list=PLDIVi-vBsOExll56zG8y58SuDJFLRjHb-&index=4

Trump pressed on foreign fears about Tulsi Gabbard and sensitive secrets (12/16/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/maddow-blog-trump-pressed-foreign-171914246.html

Ex-Tulsi Gabbard Aides Say She Was a Devout Consumer of Kremlin Propaganda Network (12/05/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-tulsi-gabbard-aides-she-142559901.html 

MAGA Fears Hegseth Isn’t Trump’s Biggest Confirmation Headache (12/04/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-fears-hegseth-isn-t-184816348.html

Former Staff Says Tulsi Gabbard 'Fraud' Politics Supported by Alleged Cult - Newsweek (12/04/24) 

https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-science-identity-foundation-support-politics-money-1994347

National security officials from Trump’s first term question Tulsi Gabbard pick - Washington Examiner (12/02/24)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3244792/national-security-trump-first-term-question-tulsi-gabbard/ 

Will Tulsi Gabbard protect America’s national security? (12/01/24)

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5015402-will-tulsi-gabbard-protect-americas-national-security/

Ayman Mohyeldin: Tulsi Gabbard has a troubling history of alliances with autocrats (12/01/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ayman-mohyeldin-tulsi-gabbard-troubling-110254176.html

What Tulsi Gabbard Has Said About Syria's Assad as Insurgents Seize Aleppo - Newsweek  (12/01/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-bashar-al-assad-syria-aleppo-1993834

Christian Science Monitor - Russian TV calls Tulsi Gabbard 'our girlfriend.'  Can she keep US secrets? (11/27/24)

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Military/2024/1127/tulsi-gabbard-national-intelligence-director 

Tulsi Gabbard's Ties to India's Modi and His Hindu Nationalist Movement - Newsweek (11/27/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-trump-modi-india-rss-dni-1991869 

Commentary - Former National Intelligence Chairman: Tulsi Gabbard is Dangerous and Unfit (11/26/24)

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-26/trump-intelligence-pick-tulsi-gabbard-is-dangerous-and-unfit 

Republicans reject claims intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard is 'compromised' | AP News (11/24/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-director-russia-putin-0f661dd39bd16e248b16c049e6aa26c5 

Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections | CNN Politics (11/22/24) 

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/tulsi-gabbard-government-watch-list-travel-connections/index.html 

Trump’s pick for intel chief has deeply rooted distrust of agencies she would oversee (11/21/24)

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/21/politics/tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence-distrust

Top House Democrat: Gabbard ‘a national security threat’ to US (11/18/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4996448-tulsi-gabbard-gregory-meeks-donald-trump-dni/ 

Tulsi Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm | AP News (11/17/24)

https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-trump-putin-intelligence-russia-syria-a798adaf9cd531a5d0c9329f7597f0f6 

Trump Pick of Tulsi Gabbard Alarms Intelligence Community | TIME (11/15/24)

https://time.com/7176696/gabbard-russia-connection-trump-intelligence/ 

‘Extraordinarily dangerous’: Intelligence community insiders warn against Trump’s DNI pick (11/15/24)

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/11/extraordinarily-dangerous-intelligence-community-insiders-warn-against-trumps-dni-pick/401092/?oref=ge-related-article

‘Worst cabinet-level appointment in history’: Bolton on Trump picking Gabbard | CNN Politics (11/14/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/video/tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence-trump-bolton-digvid 

Trump Puts Americans in Danger By Promoting Tulsi Gabbard to Top Intelligence Post After Record of Praising Dictators and Spreading Disinformation - Democrats (11/13/24)

https://democrats.org/news/trump-puts-americans-in-danger-by-promoting-tulsi-gabbard-to-top-intelligence-post-after-record-of-praising-dictators-and-spreading-disinformation/ 

Trump's pick  for top intel job has been accused of 'traitorous' parroting of Russian propaganda (11/13/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna180073 

What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's director of national intelligence pick | AP News  (11/13/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-gabbard-director-national-intelligence-466dfdfe2f949ea20bc2f4ef13e21438 

Trump selects Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence (11/13/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-selects-tulsi-gabbard-as-director-of-national-intelligence

Trump names Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence  (11/13/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna180035 

Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence : NPR  (11/13/24) 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5189603/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence

Kristi Noem (Secretary - Department of Homeland Security)

Senate confirms Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, a key role as Trump vows immigration crackdown (01/25/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-confirms-kristi-noem-homeland-170523511.html?guccounter=1

Video: Rachel Maddow on Kristi Noem: Five things to know about Trump's pick for homeland security secretary (12/12/24) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sedx7rkSOMc&list=PLDIVi-vBsOExll56zG8y58SuDJFLRjHb-&index=5

ICYMI: Is Kristi Noem ready to run FEMA? South Dakota flood victims doubt it. - Democrats (12/04/24) 

https://democrats.org/news/icymi-is-kristi-noem-ready-to-run-fema-south-dakota-flood-victims-doubt-it/ 

How Unqualified Is Kristi Noem? Let Us Count the Ways. (11/20/24) 

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/kristi-noem-homeland-security-unqualified

Kristi Noem 'Knows Nothing' About Homeland Security: Ex-Trump Official - Newsweek (11/16/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-knows-nothing-homeland-security-ex-trump-official-1986824 

What Kristi Noem's DHS appointment could mean for the border (11/15/24)

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/kristi-noem-dhs-appointment-border/ 

Why Kristi Noem got the Homeland Security job - POLITICO (11/13/24) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513

Who is Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for homeland security secretary | CNN Politics (11/13/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/who-is-kristi-noem-homeland-security/index.html 

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary (11/13/24) 

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary-rcna180009 

Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science | Scientific American (11/13/24) 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kristi-noem-trumps-nominee-for-leader-of-the-department-of-homeland-security/

Trump Nominates South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to Serve as Homeland Security Secretary | Currents (11/13/24) 

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/trump-nominates-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-to-serve-as-homeland-security-secretary

Trump says he will nominate Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary (11/12/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-expected-nominate-kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary-rcna179746

Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary | CNN Politics (11/12/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/index.html 

Trump names Kristi Noem as his pick for Homeland Security secretary - CBS News (11/12/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-department-of-homeland-security-donald-trump/ 

Trump to nominate Kristi Noem to lead Homeland Security (11/12/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4985664-donald-trump-kristi-noem-homeland-security/amp/

Trump picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security secretary | AP News (11/12/24)

https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-immigration-trump-homeland-security-border-60d998d6c973411c020fd5824456c860 

Trump picks Kristi Noem to be Homeland Security secretary (11/12/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-expected-tap-kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/story?id=115772453

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for Homeland Security (11/12/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/12/trump-south-dakota-kristi-noem-homeland-security/76207914007/ 

Kristi Noem is nominated to lead DHS in Trump administration : NPR (11/12/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33820/trump-kristi-noem-homeland-security 

Trump nominates South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for DHS secretary - POLITICO (11/12/24) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary-trump-00189193 

Trump reportedly picks Kristi Noem to run homeland security department | Trump administration | The Guardian (11/12/24)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/kristi-noem-homeland-security-donald-trump 

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his Homeland Security secretary (11/12/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/12/trump-kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary 

Kristi Noem: 5 Things the New Homeland Security Secretary Has Said About Immigration - Newsweek  (11/12/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-new-homeland-security-secretary-1984221 

Kristi Noem Controversies: From Dog Killing to Tribal Land Bans - Newsweek (11/12/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-controversies-dog-killing-tribal-land-bans-1984194 

DHS nominee Kristi Noem stood alone for rejecting department cyber grants to state, local governments | CyberScoop (11/12/24)

https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-nominee-kristi-noem-cyber-grants-trump-admin/ 

Who is Trump's Homeland Security head, Kristi Noem? (11/12/24) 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/who-is-kristi-noem/

Kristi Noem Picked to Run Homeland Security Under Trump: Report - Newsweek (11/12/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary-donald-trump-republicans-1984173 

SD Dems: ‘Noem lacks qualifications’ for Homeland Security (11/12/24)

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/11/12/sd-dems-noem-lacks-qualifications-homeland-security/?outputType=amp

Trump nominates South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead Homeland Security (11/12/24) 

https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-to-lead-homeland-security-reports-say 

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to run Homeland Security • South Dakota Searchlight (11/12/24)

https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/11/12/trump-reportedly-picks-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-to-run-homeland-security/

Most of South Dakota's tribes banned Kristi Noem from their land. Here's why : NPR (5/15/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251493304/most-of-south-dakotas-tribes-have-banned-kristi-noem-from-their-land-heres-why 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from all tribal lands in her home state | CNN Politics (5/22/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/kristi-noem-tribal-lands-ban/index.html 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary - Department of Health and Human Services):

Wikipedia - Department of Health and Human Services

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services

HHS Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in Brief

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2024-budget-in-brief.pdf

Politico: RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ called FDA employees ‘sock puppet’ of industry (04/11/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/rfk-jr-hhs-fda-deep-state-00286826 

NBC News: Health Secretary RFK Jr. falsely claims that measles vaccine protection ‘wanes very quickly’ (04/11/25)  

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/health-secretary-rfk-jr-measles-vaccine-falsely-claims-wanes-rcna200636 

RFK Jr. will reportedly not appear before Senate subcommittee | Healthcare Finance News (04/08/25)  

https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rfk-jr-will-reportedly-not-appear-senate-subcommittee 

The Bulwark: RFK’s Anti-Vax Flock Turns on Him (04/07/25)  

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/rfks-anti-vax-flock-turns-on-him-mmr-measles-winsome-earle-sears 

statnews.com: 'Most effective way' to prevent measles is vaccination, RFK Jr. says, in most direct remarks yet (04/06/25) 

https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/06/rfk-jr-measles-statement-west-texas-outbreak/ 

Comment: Finally, after the needless death of a second child.

Yahoo: Axed Vaccine Chief Reveals RFK Jr.’s Crackpot ‘Data’ Demands (04/04/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/axed-vaccine-chief-reveals-rfk-232843367.html 

Yahoo News: Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal (03/31/25)  

https://news.yahoo.com/analysts-cantor-formerly-headed-lutnick-232933488.html 

Politico: New FDA commissioner agreed to oust top vaccine regulator after private swearing-in (03/31/25)  

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/new-fda-commissioner-signed-off-on-ousting-top-vaccine-regulator-after-private-swearing-in-00260582 

POLITICO: ‘This is all wholly preventable,’ former Covid chief says of measles outbreak (03/30/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/30/this-is-wholly-preventable-former-covid-chief-says-of-measles-outbreak-00259733 

Forbes: RFK Jr. Expected To Lay Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy (03/29/25)  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/03/29/rfk-jr-laying-off-entire-office-of-infectious-disease-and-hivaids-policy/ 

Government Hires Crackpot to "Study" Nonexistent Link Between Vaccines and Autism 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/government-hires-crackpot-study-nonexistent-134516937.html 

POLITICO: Can RFK Jr. ban pharma TV ads? (03/25/25) 

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/prescription-pulse/2025/03/25/can-rfk-jr-ban-pharma-tv-ads-00246067 

Mother Jones: What Was the Plan Behind This Fake CDC Website? (03/24/25) 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/reallcdcorg-fake-cdc-website-childrens-health-defense/ 

Yahoo: Kennedy off to a bumpy start as US health secretary (03/18/25)  

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kennedy-off-bumpy-start-us-200700634.html 

Mother Jones: RFK Jr. Reportedly Had a Call With Texans Helping Distribute Unproven Measles Remedies (03/10/25)  

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/rfk-jr-measles-outbreak-texas-cod-steroids-call-seminole-mennonite-community-hhs/ 

The Hill: Farmers are struggling in Europe — don’t let RFK Jr. do the same to America (03/08/25) 

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5181077-rfk-ban-chemicals-farming/ 

Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists | AP News (03/07/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/seed-oil-beef-tallow-kennedy-4fdf0f30134277fd6dd20b4ede789295 

CNN: Kennedy touts unconventional therapies for measles linked to disciplined Texas doctor (03/06/25) 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/health/kennedy-measles-texas-doctor-treatment/index.html 

Axios: RFK Jr. move to kill public comment roils providers (03/03/25)  

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/rfk-transparency-rule-elimination-fallout 

‘Top Priority’: RFK Jr. Backtracks After Embarrassing Measles Misstep (03/01/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-priority-rfk-jr-backtracks-212924981.html 

Forbes: RFK Jr. Readies CDC For Changes In Vaccine Policies (03/01/25) 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2025/03/01/rfk-jr-readies-cdc-for-changes-in-vaccine-policies/ 

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments (02/27/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-takes-sledgehammer-two-142741731.html 

Yahoo: Health officials sound alarms after Texas measles outbreak spreads to metropolitan area with nearly 100 sick now (02/24/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-officials-sound-alarms-texas-161029048.html 

FactCheck.org: FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary (02/21/25) 

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/factchecking-rfk-jr-s-first-interview-as-hhs-secretary/ 

POLITICO: RFK Jr. prepares shake-up of vaccine advisers (02/20/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/20/kennedy-prepares-shakeup-of-vaccine-advisers-00205223 

The Associated Press: Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it (02/18/25)

https://apnews.com/article/childhood-vaccines-schedule-kennedy-trump-hhs-4d5e6c52c602f5edbcd837748605e9d0 

POLITICO: ‘Nothing … off limits’: Kennedy lays out plan for HHS (02/18/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/kennedy-lays-out-hhs-plan-00204675 

WSJ asks Kennedy to cast aside ‘antivax hooey’ amid Texas measles outbreak (02/17/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wsj-asks-kennedy-cast-aside-215428276.html 

RFK Jr. Got to Work Gutting CDC Staff on Day 1  (02/16/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-got-gutting-cdc-150013816.html

NPR: How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy (02/15/25) 

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5293507/cdc-rfk-vaccine-advice 

RFK Jr. is sworn in, but he'll face challenges trying to "Make America Healthy Again" - CBS News (02/14/25) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-hhs-challenges-make-america-healthy-again/

Mother Jones: RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants (02/14/25) 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/kennedy-rfk-antidepressants-ssri-school-shootings/

NBC News: In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight (02/14/25) 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-west-texas-grows-unvaccinated-rcna192163 

TIME: ‘Terrifying’: Public Health Experts React to Senate’s Confirmation of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS (02/13/25) 

https://time.com/7222309/rfk-jr-confirmed-hhs-public-health-react/

POLITICO: RFK Jr.’s plans could make Musk’s look small (02/13/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/13/rfk-jr-now-runs-americas-health-agencies-00204063

Axios: Texas measles outbreak fans fears of wider rebound (02/13/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/13/texas-measles-outbreak-fans-fears-of-wider-rebound

ABC News: 3 things to watch for as RFK Jr. takes the helm as health secretary (02/13/25)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/3-things-watch-rfk-jr-takes-helm-health/story?id=118787702

NPR: After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people (02/13/25) 

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5296672/cdc-bird-flu-study-mmwr-veterinarians 

POLITICO: RFK Jr. taps former border patrol agent as senior adviser (02/12/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/12/chris-clem-rfk-adviser-immigration-00203914 

POLITICO: ‘I hope he goes wild’: RFK Jr.’s nomination is headed to the Senate floor (02/04/25)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/04/congress/kennedy-advances-to-final-senate-vote-00202300 

The New Republic: How Much RFK Jr. Paid a Sexual Misconduct Accuser to Stay Silent (02/04/25)

https://newrepublic.com/post/191104/robert-f-kennedy-jr-paid-settlement-sexual-misconduct 

Axios: RFK Jr. avoids answering senators' written vaccine question  (02/03/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/rfk-vaccines-autism-hhs-confirmation 

The Guardian US: Support letter for RFK Jr’s confirmation includes signatures of doctors with suspended or revoked licenses (02/01/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/rfk-jr-support-letter-doctors

The Associated Press: Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary (01/29/25)

https://apnews.com/article/rfk-trump-health-hhs-vaccine-abortion-b785e44f341691684b4daa711dae8c85

'He cheats his way through life': The five biggest bombshells from Caroline Kennedy's open letter about RFK Jr. (01/29/25) 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/caroline-kennedy-letter-bombshells-rfk-jr-b2688248.html

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job (01/27/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-rfk-trump-health-human-services-vaccines-d81d4ab960d7703ff490e6cd2e5d1258

Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rfk-jr-samoa-measles-vaccine-crisis-rcna187787

CNN: RFK Jr. intends to keep financial interest in some lawsuits brought by firm that challenges pharmaceutical companies (01/22/25) 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/politics/rfk-jr-financial-interest-wisner-baum-lawsuits/index.html 

Axios: RFK Jr. earned millions from law work, book deals (01/22/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/rfk-jr-financial-disclosures

POLITICO: Anti-Kennedy pressure rises (01/17/25)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2025/01/17/anti-kennedy-pressure-rises-00198841

POLITICO: Trump transition puts up guardrails around RFK Jr. (01/15/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/rfk-loyalists-hhs-trump-004032

GOP senator: RFK Jr. ‘wrong’ on vaccinations  (01/06/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senator-rfk-jr-wrong-135016231.html 

The Hill: Hawley: RFK Jr. open to mifepristone restrictions (12/18/24)

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5047469-trump-kennedy-abortion-pill-mifepristone/ 

McConnell puts RFK Jr. on notice over polio vaccine (12/13/24) 

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/13/mitch-mcconnell-robert-f-kennedy-jr-polio-vaccine-senate 

Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine | CNN (12/13/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/13/health/kennedy-lawyer-fda-polio-vaccine/index.html 

POLITICO: RFK Jr. faces trouble in the Senate (12/10/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/10/rfk-jr-faces-trouble-in-the-senate-00193579 

NPR: How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch (12/06/24)

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5218574/rfk-vaccines-anti-vaccine-infectious-disease 

Hypocrite': Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mocked for Selling Bottled Water With Extra High Levels of Fluoride After Boasting About His Healthy Lifestyle (12/04/24)

https://share.newsbreak.com/a7qiwvxh

Michael Bloomberg Said Putting RFK Jr. In Charge of Vaccines Would Be 'Medical Malpractice' (12/03/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-bloomberg-said-putting-rfk-200627742.html 

RFK Jr., Trump's pick for HHS secretary, facing criticism and risky revelations (12/02/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/02/rfk-nomination-hhs-criticisms-vulnerabilities 

R.F.K., Jr., Wants to Eliminate Fluoridated Water. He Used to Bottle and Sell It | The New Yorker (12/02/24) 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/09/rfk-jr-wants-to-eliminate-fluoridated-water-he-used-to-bottle-and-sell-it 

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went from outsider to Cabinet pick - Los Angeles Times (12/01/24)

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-12-01/robert-kennedy-cabinet-trump-health

Gottlieb: RFK Jr. ‘will cost lives’ if he follows through on health plans (11/29/24)

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5015000-rfk-jr-will-cost-lives-if-he-follows-through-on-health-plans-ex-fda-head-says/amp/ 

The Potential Economic Implications of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Skepticism (11/29/24) 

https://www.investopedia.com/the-potential-economic-implications-of-rfk-jr-vaccine-skepticism-8703589 

RFK Jr., Who Hates Adderall, Says Heroin Was Great for Treating His ADHD (11/29/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-hates-adderall-says-130017811.html 

Former RFK Jr. staffers question his ability to run HHS: 'He's not a manager' - POLITICO (11/28/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/28/rfk-hhs-management-doubts-00191852 

What policies could RFK Jr. actually change at HHS? (11/27/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/policies-rfk-jr-change-hhs/story?id=116254879

RFK Jr. attacked the CDC's ‘fascism’, likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church (11/27/24) 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-vaccines-cdc-fascism-abuse-catholic-church-autism-conferences-rcna181605

Vox.com: The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart (11/26/24)

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/386215/trump-rfk-jr-vaccines-health-measles-chart

Fact Check: RFK Jr. Says Heroin Helped Him Reach Top of His Class - Newsweek (11/26/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-rfk-jr-says-heroin-helped-him-reach-top-his-class-1991956 

‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr | Pacific islands | The Guardian (11/25/24) 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/26/rfk-jr-samoa-visit-measles-outbreak-vaccines 

'Ex-babysitter to RFK Jr.'s kids discusses sexual assault allegation (11/20/2024)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/20/rfk-jr-sexual-assault-allegation-eliza-cooney/76450231007/ 

How RFK Jr. could impact vaccines as Trump's HHS secretary (11/18/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk-jr-vaccine-access-hhs/

Caroline Kennedy says RFK Jr. holds 'dangerous' views on vaccines (11/18/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/caroline-kennedy-says-rfk-jr-holds-dangerous-views-vaccines-rcna180706

RFK. Jr's controversial health stances, from vaccines to raw milk (11/15/24) 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-health-stances-vaccines-fluoride-raw-milk-rcna180244 

Why health experts are concerned about RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination | PBS News (11/15/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-health-experts-are-concerned-about-rfk-jr-s-hhs-nomination 

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. : Consider This from NPR : NPR (11/15/24) 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/15/1213159025/trump-nominates-rfk-jr-to-remake-healthcare 

How RFK Jr. could cause an earthquake for American public health - POLITICO (11/14/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-hhs-public-health-priorities-00189672 

A look at RFK Jr.’s record as Trump selects him to lead nation’s health agency | PBS News (11/14/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-at-rfk-jr-s-record-as-trump-selects-him-to-lead-nations-health-agency 

Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary (11/14/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-picks-rfk-jr-anti-vaccine-activist-health-human-services-secreta-rcna180182 

Trump picks RFK Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary | CNN Politics (11/14/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/robert-f-kennedy-donald-trump-hhs/index.html 

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services : NPR  (11/14/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5188411/robert-kennedy-trump-administration-health

A world without seed oils and pesticides? The food industry braces for RFK Jr. era - POLITICO (10/31/24 ??) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/31/trump-rfk-food-pharma-00186513 

Here's Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Explicitly Voicing His Support For Anti-Vax Godfather Andrew Wakefield (10/15/19) 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/heres-robert-f-kennedy-jr-explicitly-voicing-his-support-for-anti-vax-godfather-andrew-wakefield/

How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science | Scientific American (01/11/17)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-robert-f-kennedy-jr-distorted-vaccine-science1/

Russell Vought (Director of the Office of Management and Budget - OMB)

POLITICO: Vought wants to dismantle the ‘deep state.’ As he takes office, it’s already happening. (02/07/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/russ-vought-omb-director-agenda-00202969 

Russell Vought's about to use a normally obscure role to tear down the ‘deep state’ - POLITICO (02/07/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/russ-vought-omb-director-agenda-00202969

Government Executive: Russ Vought, champion of Schedule F and slashing agency budgets, wins confirmation to OMB (02/06/25) 

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/02/russ-vought-champion-schedule-f-and-slashing-agency-budgets-wins-confirmation-omb/402823/ 

Video: Sen. Whitehouse Makes the Case Against Russ Vought's Nomination to Lead OMB (02/05/25)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8YrB7JWkJk

Luján Calls Out Trump Administration Chaos and Confusion, Exposes Threat of Budget Office Nomination - Senator Ben Ray Luján  (01/30/25)

https://www.lujan.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lujan-calls-out-trump-administration-chaos-and-confusion-exposes-threat-of-budget-office-nomination/

Groups oppose Trump's nominee for OMB director (01/30/25)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5117286-groups-oppose-vought-nomination-omb/

Democrats grill Project 2025 co-author over ‘illegal’ Trump funding move  (01/22/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-grill-project-2025-co-174437846.html

POLITICO: Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams (01/15/25) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/trumps-pick-for-budget-chief-echoes-his-power-of-the-purse-dreams-00198510 

OMB nominee Russell Vought dodges Schedule F question | FedScoop (01/15/25) 

https://fedscoop.com/russell-vought-omb-senate-confirmation-hearing-schedule-f/

The Hill: Vought distances himself from past statements about government shutdowns (01/15/25)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5087437-russell-vought-government-shutdown-hassan/ 

The man with a plan to upend government, and what it entails - Roll Call (12/02/24)

https://rollcall.com/2024/12/02/the-man-with-a-plan-to-upend-government-and-what-it-entails/

Russell Vought is just the man to implement Trump’s autocratic vision (11/26/24)

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5008500-russell-vought-is-just-the-man-to-implement-trumps-autocratic-vision/

Trump's Nomination of Project 2025 Architect Means Social Security, Medicare 'Are At Risk' | Common Dreams (11/25/24) 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/russell-vought-trump

House Oversight Democrats slam Trump for choosing Project 2025’s ‘lead architect’ to head OMB (11/23/24) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5006480-house-oversight-democrats-slam-trump-for-choosing-project-2025s-lead-architect-to-head-omb/ 

Trump taps Russell Vought, key Project 2025 architect, to lead budget office (11/23/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/22/trump-taps-russ-vought-project-2025-architect-to-lead-budget-office/76511443007/

Trump’s pick for budget head worked on Project 2025 – and wants to bypass the US Senate (11/23/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/23/trump-project-2025-russell-vought-budget-director

Trump taps authors and influencers of Project 2025 for key roles in new administration | AP New (11/23/24) 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-project-2025-administration-nominees-843f5ff20131ccba5f056e7ccc5baf23 

Who is Russell Vought, Project 2025 co-author and Trump's OMB director pick? (11/23/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-russell-vought-project-2025-office-management-budget-rcna181469 

Trump's most painful budget cuts could come from this Project 2025 author (11/22/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/project-2025-russell-vought-trump-cabinet-management-budget-rcna181088

Trump picks Project 2025's Russ Vought for White House budget director : NPR (11/22/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5193351/trump-russ-vought-omb-budget-director 

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead White House’s budget office | CNN Politics (11/22/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/russell-vought-office-management-budget-director/index.html 

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office (11/22/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-project-2025-russell-vought-office-management-budget-rcna181453

Trump picks Project 2025 author Russ Vought to lead budget office (11/22/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5005710-trump-picks-project-2025-author-russell-vought-to-lead-budget-office/ 

Trump selects Russ Vought to run OMB (11/22/24) 

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/23/trump-russ-vought-omb-white-house 

Trump says Russell Vought will return as OMB director - POLITICO (11/22/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/22/russell-vought-trump-omb-pick-00191191 

Donald Trump Stacks Project 2025 Cabinet With “Chief Architect” Russ Vought in Charge of the OMB - Democrats (11/20/24) 

https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-stacks-project-2025-cabinet-with-chief-architect-russ-vought-in-charge-of-the-omb/ 

Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again - CBS News (11/20/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-russ-vought-office-of-management-budget/

Trump considering bringing Vought back to lead OMB - Live Updates - POLITICO (11/19/24) 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/19/congress/an-encore-performance-at-omb-00190441 

Leaked Videos Show Project 2025’s Architect Calling for a MAGA Takeover of the Federal Government  (10/29/24)

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/russell-vought-project-2025-videos/ 

“We want to put them in trauma.” Russ Vought, beyond the Project 2025 secret training videos (10/29/24) 

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/29/2280800/--We-want-to-put-them-in-trauma-Russ-Vought-beyond-the-Project-2025-secret-training-videos 

The Bureaucrat Who Could Make Trump’s Authoritarian Dreams Real – Mother Jones (09/24) 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/russ-vought-profile-project-2025-trump-architect/

Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought talks Trump in secret video | CNN Politics (08/15/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/russ-vought-project-2025-trump-secret-recording-invs/index.html

Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration - POLITICO  (02/20/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/donald-trump-allies-christian-nationalism-00142086 

Scott Bessent (Secretary of the Treasury)

Bessent Freezes Most CFPB Work Upon Taking Control of Agency (1) (02/03/25) 

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/bessent-pauses-cfpb-litigation-new-rules-as-he-takes-the-reins

CNN: Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary (01/27/25) 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/senate-confirms-scott-bessent-treasury-secretary/index.html 

Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires (01/16/25)

https://share.newsbreak.com/az4ozcmb 

Trump’s Treasury Pick Vows to Give Back to the Rich in Bleak Hearing (01/16/25) 

https://share.newsbreak.com/az4gg26i 

Senate Democrats circulating memo alleging Bessent tax dodges - POLITICO (01/15/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/senate-democrats-memo-scott-bessent-tax-dodges-00198567

Scott Bessent: CEOs relieved about Trump pick to lead Treasury | CNN Business (11/25/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/business/ceos-react-bessent-trump-treasury-pick/index.html

Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary (11/22/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-picks-scott-bessent-serve-treasury-secretary-rcna180171

Trump names billionaire Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary pick | CNN Politics (11/22/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/scott-bessent-treasury-secretary-trump/index.html 

Who is Scott Bessent, Trump's nominee for treasury secretary? | AP News (11/22/24)

https://apnews.com/article/treasury-election-scott-bessent-trump-e4df1ef61309ee78f2affc2d9eabeff1 

Howard Lutnick (Secretary of Commerce)

POLITICO: Gambling man: Inside Howard Lutnick’s scandal-tainted sports betting gambit (02/06/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/06/howard-lutnick-sports-gambling-00202692

Lutnick Pledges Chips Act Review, Demurs on Honoring Contracts (01/29/25) 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lutnick-pledges-chips-act-review-193236805.html

Canada and Mexico can avoid tariffs before Saturday’s deadline, says Trump’s commerce pick | Trump administration | The Guardian (01/29/25)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/tariffs-deadline-trump-commerce-pick-howard-lutnick

NPR: Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary is Howard Lutnick. Here's what to know (01/29/25) 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5277129/commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-trump-nomination-senate-hearing

SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump's Commerce Dept nominee (12/13/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/13/sec-cantor-fitzgerald-howard-lutnick

SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump’s Commerce pick (12/12/24)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/12/sec-cantor-fitzgerald-charges-howard-lutnick-trump-commerce-spac-.html 

Tether was an outlaw for years. Now the $132 billion stablecoin has a key ally in Trump’s cabinet (11/25/24)

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/11/25/commerce-nominee-howard-lutnick-tether-booster-cantor-fitzgerald/

Trump aide Howard Lutnick gets closer to Tether amid federal probes (11/25/24)

https://qz.com/trump-tether-lutnick-cantor-fitzgerald-crypto-cartel-1851707251 

Howard Lutnick’s China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead trade war (11/21/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/21/howard-lutnick-china-commerce-secretary

Donald Trump’s commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick is a Wall Street titan who lost his brother—and nearly 70% of his employees—in the 9/11 attacks (11/20/24)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-commerce-secretary-pick-180045030.html

Trump Nomination of Crypto Banker Howard Lutnick Another 'Win for the Billionaire Class' | Common Dreams (11/20/24)

https://www.commondreams.org/news/howard-lutnick-net-worth 

Trump picks Lutnick for Commerce secretary - POLITICO (11/19/24) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/19/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-trump-pick-00189339

Donald Trump selects Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary (11/19/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/19/trump-howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary/76425648007/

Trump Commerce Pick Howard Lutnick Celebrated Higher Prices for Consumers while Pushing Tax Handouts for Ultra-Wealthy - Democrats (11/19/24)

https://democrats.org/news/trump-commerce-pick-howard-lutnick-celebrated-higher-prices-for-consumers-while-pushing-tax-handouts-for-ultra-wealthy/ 

Trump picks Lutnick to be Commerce secretary | CNN Politics (11/19/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary/index.html 

Trump picks billionaire and transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary | PBS News (11/19/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-billionaire-and-transition-adviser-howard-lutnick-for-commerce-secretary 

Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary (11/19/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-expected-pick-cantor-fitzgerald-ceo-howard-lutnick-commerce-secr-rcna180176

Trump will nominate transition adviser and billionaire Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary - CBS News (11/19/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary/ 

Trump picks Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary job (11/19/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-picks-howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-job/story?id=116020527

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary | AP News (11/19/24)

https://apnews.com/article/howard-lutnick-trump-crypto-economy-elon-musk-a03d95e323f7d2d4b722184d83e7b388

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's Commerce secretary pick - Los Angeles Times (11/19/24)

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-11-19/what-to-know-about-howard-lutnick-trumps-pick-for-commerce-secretary

Howard Lutnick, Trump's transition co-chair, is his pick to lead Commerce Department (11/19/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/howard-lutnick-trumps-transition-co-164532493.html

Trump to tap Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary (11/19/24) 

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/trump-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick 

Trump picks Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary | Trump administration | The Guardian (11/19/24)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-trump 

Donald Trump taps Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department (11/19/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/donald-trump-taps-howard-lutnick-194000691.html 

Trump picks Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary : NPR (11/19/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196618/trump-picks-wall-street-ceo-howard-lutnick-as-commerce-secretary

Trump taps Howard Lutnick, billionaire and transition team leader, for commerce secretary (11/19/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-taps-howard-lutnick-billionaire-203423510.html

Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary - BBC News (11/19/24)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9371zk1q6vo 

Howard Lutnick, Tether's Wall Street Banker, Is Trump's Pick for Commerce Chief, Not Treasury Secretary (11/19/24) 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/howard-lutnick-tethers-wall-street-160342484.html

Howard Lutnick: Trump's choice for commerce secretary is a Musk pick, avid crypto fan and big tariff backer - The Economic Times (11/19/24)

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/howard-lutnick-trumps-choice-for-commerce-secretary-is-a-musk-pick-avid-crypto-fan-and-big-tariff-backer/articleshow/115470446.cms?from=mdr

Transition team co-chair Lutnick prioritizes loyalty in prospective appointees (10/17/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4919663-howard-lutnick-trump-appointees/

Wall Street CEO on Tether Controversy: 'They Have the Money' (01/16/24)

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/16/big-wall-street-ceo-addresses-controversy-around-tethers-stablecoin-assets-they-have-the-money 

Linda McMahon (Department of Education):

The Guardian US: US Department of Education workers decry ‘final mission’ email as power grab (03/04/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/linda-mcmahon-shut-down-department-education 

NPR: Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education (03/03/25) 

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5307078/trump-cabinet-linda-mcmahon-confirmed-education 

Linda McMahon’s alleged WWE sexual abuse lawsuit paused (12/07/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/linda-mcmahons-alleged-wwe-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-paused/story?id=116558050

WWE sexual abuse lawsuit naming Trump education secretary pick Linda McMahon is paused - CBS News (12/07/24) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wwe-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-linda-mcmahon-paused/ 

Linda McMahon once said she had an education degree. She doesn't. (12/05/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/11/20/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-degree-discrepancy/76451271007/ 

Where does Linda McMahon stand on the issues facing schools? (12/05/24) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/02/linda-mcmahon-trump-education/76448914007/ 

Does the secretary of education need to be an educator? (12/04/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/secretary-education-educator/story?id=116386124

Linda McMahon misconduct allegations raise red flags (12/03/24) 

https://ctmirror.org/2024/12/03/linda-mcmahon-misconduct-allegations/ 

Where does Linda McMahon stand on the issues facing schools? (12/02/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/02/linda-mcmahon-trump-education/76448914007/ 

Theatrics, hatred and Linda McMahon: how pro wrestling explains Donald Trump | Trump administration | The Guardian (11/24/24)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/24/donald-trump-wwe-wrestling-linda-mcmahon 

Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children | CNN Business (11/21/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/business/linda-mcmahon-abuse-wwe-trump-education/index.html 

Linda McMahon Got Body-Slammed Over Bogus Education Degree (11/20/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/linda-mcmahon-got-body-slammed-204018922.html 

Top Three Reasons Linda McMahon Should Not Be Secretary of Education (11/20/24)

https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/top-three-reasons-linda-mcmahon-should-not-be-secretary-education

Linda McMahon's Nomination Attacked by Educators: 'Slap in the Face' - Newsweek  (11/20/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/linda-mcmahon-donald-trump-secretary-education-nomination-attacked-1988707 

Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary - ABC News (11/20/24) 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/linda-mcmahons-background-trumps-pick-education-secretary/story?id=116058197 

Donald Trump taps Linda McMahon of WWE for education secretary (11/20/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/19/trump-linda-mcmahon-wwe-cabinet/76197831007/ 

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary (11/20/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/20/trump-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary 

Trump picks former WWE CEO and TV's Dr Oz for top roles (11/20/24)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rl8knmg8eo.amp

Trump Could Name Linda McMahon Education Secretary. What's Next for the Department - Newsweek (11/20/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-department-1985464 

Linda McMahon: What to know about the ex-WWE mogul and Trump's pick for education | AP News (11/19/24)

https://apnews.com/article/linda-mcmahon-trump-education-secretary-wwe-613016d0c164b89765af761404cbb123 

Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary | Trump administration | The Guardian (11/19/24) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/trump-nominates-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary 

Trump picks Linda McMahon to head Department of Education (11/19/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-picks-linda-mcmahon-head-department-education/story?id=116033211

Trump picks Linda McMahon, former wrestling executive, to head Department of Education - CBS News (11/19/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-pick-linda-mcmahon-head-department-of-education-sources/ 

Donald Trump nominates Linda McMahon to lead Education department (11/19/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/4999252-trump-nominates-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-education-department/ 

Trump taps Linda McMahon for Education secretary - POLITICO (11/19/24) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/19/linda-mcmahon-trump-education-secretary-pick-00188507 

Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary (11/19/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-names-linda-mcmahon-pick-education-secretary-rcna180917 

Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for Education secretary | CNN Politics 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump/index.html (11/20/24)

Dr. Mehmet Oz (Head of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)): 

CMS - About Us

https://www.cms.gov/about-cms

The Guardian: Dr Oz tells federal health workers AI could replace frontline doctors (04/09/25) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/mehmet-oz-doctors-ai 

Healthcare Dive: Trump’s CMS dramatically raises payments to Medicare Advantage plans (04/08/25) 

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/medicare-advantage-2026-payment-rates-trump-humana-unitedhealth/744682/ 

Axios: Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid (04/03/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/03/senate-confirms-oz-medicare-medicaid 

"He's Signing A Death Warrant For Anyone Over 75": Older Adults Are Sharing How They Feel About Dr. Oz Potentially Overseeing Medicare (03/181/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/older-adults-getting-honest-dr-191746858.html 

The Guardian US: US justice department opens civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare (02/21/25)  

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/united-healthcare-justice-department-investigation 

Dr. Oz to sell UnitedHealth, HCA stocks, step away from iHerb (02/20/25) 

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/dr-oz-ethics-financial-disclosures-net-worth-trump-pick-cms-unitedhealth-hca-stock/ 

Potential fraud could have earned insurance companies billions off of Medicare Advantage (01/04/25)

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5246231/potential-fraud-could-have-earned-insurance-companies-billions-off-of-medicare-advantage

UnitedHealth doctors helped it collect billions from Medicare, WSJ says (12/31/24) 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-doctors-helped-collect-billions-114528092.html

Video: Rachel Maddow on Dr. Mehmet Oz: Five things about Trump's pick to lead Medicare & Medicaid Services (12/25/24)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-Dsiz5EyQ&list=PLDIVi-vBsOExll56zG8y58SuDJFLRjHb-&index=3

Dr. Mehmet Oz had up to $33 million in companies doing business with agency he'd run (12/13/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/13/dr-oz-companies-tied-medicare/76917868007/

Democrats demand answers from Trump pick Mehmet Oz on 'Medicare privatization' (12/10/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-demand-answers-trump-pick-mehmet-oz-medicare-privatization-rcna183514

Warren, Democrats demand answers from Dr. Oz about Medicare privatization (12/10/24)

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5032680-warren-democrats-oz-medicare-privatization/

FTC Called To Investigate Dr. Oz (12/04/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/ftc-called-investigate-dr-oz-1995333

One Of Trump's Nominees Is Already In Hot Water Over Ethics (12/03/24)

https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3700181692940-one-of-trump-s-nominees-is-already-in-hot-water-over-ethics?_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjEyMDEyOTYxLTE3MzMyNzkwNjEwMTU=&pd=0ELaFt8i&hl=en_US&send_time=1733279061&actBtn=floatShareButton&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2222.49.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=ns_push_exp_rt_bucketv12-v5%2Cns_foryou_recall_exp_24q4-v2%2Cns_foryou_rank_exp_24q4-v4%2Cns_local_strategy_24q4_exp-v10%2Cns_foryou_model_exp_24q4-v8%2Cns_foryou_blend_exp_24q4-v1

'Whoa! Now we’re talking!' Expert warns Dr. Oz threatens Trump with 'ethical morass' (12/02/24)

https://www.rawstory.com/amp/mehmet-oz-ozempic-medicare-donald-trump-2670282415

Dr. Oz Has Some Pretty Shady Conflicts of Interest (12/02/24)

https://newrepublic.com/post/188923/dr-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-medical-conflicts-ozempic-novo-nordisk 

Trump's Medicare pick Dr. Oz pushed dubious treatments (11/26/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/26/dr-oz-trump-cabinet-medicare/76569918007/ 

Dr. Oz wants to expand private Medicare plans. Here's how he could do it. (11/24/24)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dr-oz-wants-to-expand-private-medicare-plans-heres-how-he-could-do-it-172956265.html

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run (11/22/24)

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5201663/trump-dr-oz-investments-cms

Mehmet Oz once proposed massive changes to Medicare. Now he could run it. (11/21/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/dr-mehmet-oz-proposed-massive-changes-medicare-trump-rcna181017

Medicare Advantage gets ally in Dr. Oz (11/20/24)

https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/5001146-medicare-advantage-gets-ally-in-dr-oz/

Mehmet Oz unqualified to run Medicare and Medicaid | Center for Science in the Public Interest (11/19/2024)

https://www.cspinet.org/statement/mehmet-oz-unqualified-run-medicare-and-medicaid 

What to know about Dr. Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid | AP News (11/19/2024) 

https://apnews.com/article/dr-oz-mehmet-things-to-know-trump-be62594d66e07b9544e48ddf9febf7bf 

What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (11/19/2024)

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/dr-oz-trump-picks-lead-centers-medicare-medicaid/story?id=116028274 

Trump picks Dr. Oz for top Medicare, Medicaid role (11/19/2024)

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/trump-dr-oz-cms-cabinet

Trump picks Dr. Oz to head CMS : Shots - Health News : NPR (11/19/2024)

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196969/dr-oz-trump-cms

Medicare Advantage plans received $4;2 billion in payment for questionable home visits, report says (10/24/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-advantage-home-visits-billions-extra-payments-oig-report/

Medicare Advantage: Questionable Use of Health Risk Assessments Continues To Drive Up Payments to Plans by Billions (10/24)

https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/evaluation/10028/OEI-03-23-00380.pdf

Dr. Oz Grilled In Congress, Admits Weight Loss Products He Touts Don't Pass 'Scientific Muster' (06/18/24)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dr-oz-congress_n_5504209

Tom Homan ('Border Czar')

ABC News: 'Border czar' Tom Homan threatens military action against Mexican cartels if necessary

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/border-czar-tom-homan-threatens-military-action-mexican/story?id=118537218 

National Review: Tom Homan Fires Back at Pope Francis for Calling Mass Deportations a ‘Disgrace’ (01/25/25)

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tom-homan-fires-back-at-pope-francis-for-calling-mass-deportations-a-disgrace/ 

ABC News: Trump 'border czar' tells ABC military planes will deport migrants every day (01/24/25)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-border-czar-tells-abc-military-planes-deport/story?id=118065503

NPR: Trump's border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago (01/18/25)

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266892/immigration-raid-chicago-trump

Tom Homan says he’ll need funding and at least 100K beds to carry out deportation plans | CNN Politics (12/18/24)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/politics/border-czar-homan-trump-deportation-plans/index.html 

POLITICO: Homan tells Democrats to ‘get the hell out of the way’ on immigration (12/09/24) 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/border-czars-tough-talk-00193416 

Trump's "border czar" claims Mexican cartels killed a quarter-million Americans with fentanyl. Here's a fact check. - CBS News (12/07/24) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-fact-check-mexican-cartels-u-s-fentanyl-deaths/ 

Trump border czar Tom Homan and Dr. Phil visit Arizona-Mexico border (12/04/24) 

https://www.kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/cochise-county/trump-border-czar-tom-herman-and-dr-phil-visit-arizona-mexico-border

Tom Homan: US has 'no other option' than mass deportations (12/02/24)

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-czar-tom-homan-deportations/ 

Trump border chief threatens jail for Denver mayor amid deportation dispute | Donald Trump | The Guardian (11/26/24)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/26/trump-tom-homan-border-denver 

Tom Homan threatens jail for Denver mayor over migration policy (11/26/24) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5009692-tom-homan-denver-mayor-marty-johnston-deportation-plans/ 

Donald Trump's border czar threatens funding cuts for non-cooperative states (11/25/24) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5008059-trump-border-czar-threatens-funding/ 

Tom Homan Vows to Send 'Twice as Many' Officers to L.A. in Deportation Plan - Newsweek (11/22/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/tom-homan-vows-send-twice-many-officers-l-deportation-plan-1990493 

'Shock and awe': What Trump 'border czar' Tom Homan has said he plans to do starting on Day 1 - ABC News (11/18/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/shock-awe-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-plans/story?id=115972346

Trump picks Miller and Homan for immigration policy jobs | AP News (11/12/24)

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportation-homan-miller-trump-border-abb1a75497d11c978c369cb20016eecb 

Trump says former ICE Director Tom Homan will be 'border czar' - ABC News (11/11/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-announces-former-ice-director-tom-homan-join/story?id=115722788 

5 things to know about Tom Homan, Trump’s new border czar (11/11/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4984740-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-immigration-ice-deportation/

What to know about Tom Homan, Trump's new "border czar" - CBS News (11/11/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-what-to-know/ 

Trump announces "border czar" will be Tom Homan, former head of immigration enforcement - CBS News (11/11/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-former-immigration-enforcement-head/ 

Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’ | CNN Politics (11/11/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/10/politics/tom-homan-border-czar-ice-donald-trump/index.html 

Trump announces Tom Homan as incoming border czar (11/11/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179536

Ex-acting ICE director Tom Homan will be 'border czar,' Trump says | AP News (11/11/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-homan-ice-border-czar-7dea915b5ea43896390b8020d254f887 

Trump announces former ICE official Tom Homan as border czar : NPR (11/11/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5186522/tom-homan-border-czar-trump 

Stephen Miller (Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy)

Trump Appoints Immigration Hard-liner Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff - Newsweek (12/02/24) 

https://www.newsweek.com/stephen-miller-trump-immigration-deputy-chief-staff-1981080 

Who is Stephen Miller, architect of Trump's mass deportation plans? (11/25/24) 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/21/stephen-miller-trumps-mass-deportation-architect/76260908007/ 

How Stephen Miller is poised to carry out Trump's darkest visions (11/14/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-immigration-mass-deportation-rcna179816 

Trump names immigration hardliner Stephen Miller deputy chief of staff : NPR (11/13/24) 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/g-s1-33741/trump-stephen-miller-deputy-chief-of-staff-immigration-policy-deportations

Trump picks Miller and Homan for immigration policy jobs | AP News (11/12/24) 

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportation-homan-miller-trump-border-abb1a75497d11c978c369cb20016eecb 

Trump to name immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy (11/11/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/trump-appoint-stephen-miller-deputy-chief

Stephen Miller named deputy chief of policy in new Trump administration | PBS News (11/11/24) 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/stephen-miller-named-deputy-chief-of-policy-in-new-trump-administration 

Stephen Miller named Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy, signifying focus on immigration (11/11/24)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/11/stephen-miller-trump-white-house-deputy-chief-staff/76195963007/ 

Stephen Miller set to play major role in next Trump administration (11/11/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/11/stephen-miller-trump-administration-role-00188813

Trump is stacking his White House with immigration hawks - POLITICO (11/11/24) 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/11/donald-trump-immigration-white-house-00188845 

Stephen Miller to return as Trump's deputy chief of staff  (11/11/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4984020-stephen-miller-trump-white-house/ 

Trump names Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy; Lee Zeldin to lead EPA | AP News (11/11/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-stephen-miller-policy-immigration-9cc6ad3118779b23bff88022ca5e2260 

Extremist ex-adviser drives ‘anti-white racism’ plan for Trump win – report (04/01/24)

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/01/trump-stephen-miller-anti-white-racism-plan

Billy Long (IRS Commissioner)

Trump’s IRS Pick Had Some Interesting People Pay Off His Personal Debt (04/161/25) 

https://share.newsbreak.com/co7jsbwl 

The Under-the-Radar Trump Nominee Who Could Be Utterly Disastrous (01/29/25)  

https://www.yahoo.com/news/under-radar-trump-nominee-could-180129406.html

Why Trump’s Tax Man Billy Long Will Be the Sheriff of Rottingham–Not Robin Hood (01/11/25) 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-trumps-tax-man-would-target-enemies-and-ruin-the-irs/

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Warren Presses IRS Nominee... (01/09/25)

https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-presses-irs-nominee-billy-long-on-questionable-record-of-pushing-fraud-ridden-tax-credit 

Billy Long, Trump's pick to lead IRS, pushed a tax credit that raises red flags, Sen. Warren says - CBS News (01/09/25) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-billy-long-irs-ertc-tax-credit-senator-elizabeth-warren/

Warren questions Long's ERTC promotion as IRS nominee (01/09/25) 

https://thehill.com/business/5077349-warren-questions-irs-nominee-billy-long/

Video: Rachel Maddow on Billy Long: Five things to know about Trump's pick for IRS commissioner (01/04/25) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phb8oUnX3vk&list=PLDIVi-vBsOExll56zG8y58SuDJFLRjHb-&index=2

ProPublica: Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious (12/20/24)

https://www.propublica.org/article/billy-long-irs-trump-certified-tax-business-advisor-missouri 

Report: Trump IRS Pick Billy Long Took Nearly $250K From 17 Top Corporate Tax-Avoiders - Accountable US (12/19/24)

https://accountable.us/report-trump-irs-pick-billy-long-took-nearly-250k-from-17-top-corporate-tax-avoiders/ 

Senate Democrats launch probe into Trump IRS nominee (12/18/24) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/5046653-senate-democrats-launch-probe-into-trump-irs-nominee/ 

Senate Democrats demand answers on Trump IRS nominee, promotion of pandemic-era tax credit - UPI.com (12/18/24)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/18/senate-democrats-irs-nominee-Billy-Long/7371734559849/ 

Dems want answers on Billy Long's tax credit work - Live Updates - POLITICO (12/18/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/18/congress/dems-want-answers-on-billy-longs-tax-credit-work-00195127

Trump’s pick for IRS chief touted troubled tax credit to businesses - POLITICO (12/17/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/17/trumps-irs-chief-tax-credit-businesses-00194237 

What to know about Billy Long, the ex-congressman and auctioneer Trump wants to head the IRS (12/06/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-irs-billy-long-auctioneer-congressman-werfel-what-to-know/

Trump IRS pick Billy Long once sought to defund the agency. How will he lead it? - MarketWatch (12/06/24) 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-pick-for-irs-chief-would-lead-an-agency-he-once-wanted-to-scrap-heres-how-he-might-run-it-4cb37095 

Trump's pick for IRS commissioner receives mixed reactions  (12/06/24) 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/06/trumps-nominee-irs-commissioner.html 

Trump’s Plan to Turn the IRS Into a Grifter’s Paradise | The New Republic  (12/06/24)

https://newrepublic.com/article/189098/trumps-plan-turn-irs-grifters-paradise 

Trump picks Republican opponent of the IRS to lead the IRS (12/06/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-picks-republican-opponent-irs-lead-irs-rcna183173 

Trump’s IRS Pick Billy Long Will Put Tax Cheats Over Hardworking Americans - Democrats (12/06/24)

https://democrats.org/news/trumps-irs-pick-billy-long-will-put-tax-cheats-over-hardworking-americans/ 

Trump Pick to Lead IRS Signals 'Open Season for Tax Cheats' | Common Dreams (12/05/24)

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-irs 

What Trump’s plan to replace the current IRS chief could mean for the agency | CNN Politics (12/05/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/politics/irs-billy-long-trump/index.html 

Trump signals new direction for IRS as he announces atypical plan to replace its leadership - Government Executive (12/05/24)

https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/12/trump-signals-new-direction-irs-he-announces-atypical-plan-replace-its-leadership/401458/ 

Trump picks ex-Rep. Billy Long to head IRS (12/04/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/trump-billy-long-irs 

Donald Trump picks Missouri's Billy Long to lead the IRS • Missouri Independent (12/04/24) 

https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/donald-trump-picks-missouris-billy-long-to-lead-the-irs/ 

Donald Trump names Billy Long as IRS head  (12/04/24)

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5023124-trump-names-billy-long-as-irs-head/ 

Trump picks former Rep. Billy Long for IRS commissioner - Live Updates - POLITICO  (12/04/24) 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/04/congress/trump-taps-long-for-irs-00192718 

Matthew Whitaker (US Ambassador to NATO)

Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Trump's ambassador to NATO | AP News (04/01/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-ambassador-matt-whitaker-confirmed-125c9974108ec25f1246ea35a2eb50c5 

Video: Rachel Maddow on Matt Whitaker: Six things to know about Trump's pick to be NATO ambassador (12/12/24)

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-video/mmvo226920517597

Trump picks former top DOJ official to be ambassador to NATO (11/20/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-names-former-top-doj-official-serve-ambassador-nato-rcna181004 

Trump announces Matthew Whitaker as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO (11/20/24)

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/20/politics/matthew-whitaker-trump-pick-ambassador-nato 

Trump picks Matthew Whitaker for ambassador to NATO : NPR (11/20/24) 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-5188699/trump-matthew-whitaker-nato

Mike Huckabee (Ambassador to Israel)

Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel | AP News (11/13/24)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-huckabee-ambassador-israel-ace1894ce731c36622d5f09982a0a9b2

Trump ambassador pick Huckabee says administration could back West Bank annexation | The Times of Israel (11/13/24)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-ambassador-pick-huckabee-says-administration-could-back-west-bank-annexation/ 

Trump Israel ambassador pick Mike Huckabee is longtime ally of settlers (11/12/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/12/mike-huckabee-israel-ambassador-settlers 

Video captures Trump’s Israel ambassador pick saying in 2016, ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’ | CNN Politics (11/12/24) 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/video/mike-huckabee-trump-palestinian-israel-kfile-ebof-digvid

Other Administration Appointments (Not Covered Elsewhere)

Axios: Scoop: White House pulls CDC director nomination (3/13/25) 

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/13/white-house-pulls-cdc-nomination 

Dan Bongino tapped for FBI deputy director - CBS News (02/24/25) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dan-bongino-fbi-deputy-director/ 

Trump nominates ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, DOGE efforts as top DC federal prosecutor (02/17/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-nominates-ally-defended-jan-170107675.html

Trump names Jim Byron to senior archivist role (02/16/25) 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5148582-trump-names-jim-byron-to-senior-archivist-role/ 

Fortune: Transportation secretary's memo to tie funding to marriage and birth rates is called 'bizarre and a little creepy (02/08/25) 

https://fortune.com/2025/02/08/transportation-secretary-memo-funding-marriage-birth-rates-republican-democratic-states/ 

Axios: Trump's "Sharpiegate" pick to lead NOAA faces new, mounting challenges  (02/05/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/noaa-neil-jacobs-sharpiegate-ai-modernization 

NPR: Trump picks Neil Jacobs to head NOAA, a scientist with 'Sharpiegate' ties (02/05/25) 

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286701/trump-neil-jacobs-noaa-sharpiegate-misconduct 

The Associated Press: Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling (01/31/25) 

https://apnews.com/article/burgum-trump-interior-secretary-energy-a123dea9f2a1f03a1ed95f316593740d 

Axios: Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead EPA  (01/29/25)

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/senate-confirms-lee-zeldin-to-lead-epa

Trump WH Press Secretary took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions (01/24/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wh-press-secretary-took-200109900.html

ProPublica: North Dakota Sued Interior at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency (01/24/25) 

https://www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump

Trump's pick to lead EPA was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG (01/12/25)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-pick-lead-epa-paid-180939304.html

Marco Rubio’s New Spokesperson Really Doesn’t Like Him (01/06/25) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/marco-rubio-spokesperson-really-doesn-223424734.html

Trump chooses Kari Lake to lead Voice of America (12/11/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/12/trump-kari-lake-voice-of-america-director

Trump picks Kari Lake to lead Voice of America (12/11/24)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/11/congress/kari-lake-to-voa-00193921

NPR: Trump nominates Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection (12/06/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5189475/trump-nominates-2-officials-immigration-enforcement-agencies 

CNBC: Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto 'czar' (12/05/24)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/trump-david-sacks-billionaire-ai-crypto.html 

Ars Technica: How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA? (12/05/24)

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/how-did-the-ceo-of-an-online-payments-firm-become-the-nominee-to-lead-nasa/ 

NPR: Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA  (12/04/24)

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/nx-s1-5215889/trump-chooses-billionaire-astronaut-jared-isaacman-to-run-nasa 

Social Media Reacts To Trump Picking Peter Navarro As Top Trade Adviser (12/04/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/social-media-reacts-trump-picking-200752162.html 

Trump hires Pete Navarro, who just served a four-month prison stint for contempt of Congress, as senior counselor (12/04/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-hires-pete-navarro-just-162018467.html

Paul Atkins tapped as crypto-friendly SEC chair (12/04/24)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-atkins-tapped-crypto-friendly-185355277.html 

Trump names Kelly Loeffler for SBA (12/04/24) 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-names-kelly-loeffler-sba-232753806.html 

POLITICO: Trump picks billionaire investor as Pentagon deputy (12/03/24) 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/03/congress/trump-picks-billionaire-investor-pentagon-deputy-00192390 

Billionaire investor with military contracts picked to be No. 2 at Trump's Pentagon  (12/03/24)

https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3700032663398-billionaire-investor-with-military-contracts-picked-to-be-no-2-at-trump-s-pentagon?_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjEyMDEyOTYxLTE3MzMyNzk0MDM3NzQ=&pd=0ELaFt8i&hl=en_US&send_time=1733279403&actBtn=floatShareButton&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2222.49.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=ns_foryou_rank_exp_24q4-v4%2Cns_foryou_model_exp_24q4-v8%2Cns_local_strategy_24q4_exp-v10%2Cns_push_exp_rt_bucketv12-v5%2Cns_foryou_recall_exp_24q4-v2%2Cns_foryou_blend_exp_24q4-v1

Trump FCC chair pick talks how to ‘smash the censorship cartel’ (12/03/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-fcc-chair-pick-talks-121533941.html

Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier (12/02/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-press-secretary-pick-removed-090047987.html 

Trump Surgeon General Pick Is a Director of Urgent Care Firm Once Accused of Fraud (11/29/24)

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-cabinet-surgeon-general-janette-nesheiwat-1993086

Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy (11/27/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-picks-john-phelan-businessman-navy-secretary-rcna182003

Meet the health care critics Trump picked to lead top U.S. health agencies under RFK Jr. (11/27/24)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/meet-the-health-care-critics-trump-picked-to-lead-top-u-s-health-agencies-under-rfk-jr

Dave Weldon, Trump's CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda (11/25/24)

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/weldon-trump-cdc-rfk-jr-vaccine-children-rcna181701 

Other Ambassadors

Will Trump send troops to Mexico? His pick for ambassador worries officials there (12/23/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-send-troops-mexico-pick-222100905.html 

The Guardian US: Trump’s ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed (12/21/24) 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/trump-team-cabinet 

Trump nominates ex-US Senate candidate Herschel Walker as ambassador to Bahamas (12/17/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-nominates-ex-us-senate-023121698.html 

The Daily Beast: Ambassador Pick Guilfoyle Once Called Greeks ‘Freeloaders’ (12/11/24)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/greece-ambassador-pick-guilfoyle-once-called-greeks-freeloaders/

ABC News: Trump picks daughter Tiffany's father-in-law Massad Boulos as senior Mideast adviser (12/01/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-picks-daughter-tiffanys-father-law-massad-boulos/story?id=116351766 

Trump selects Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, for ambassador to France (11/30/24)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-selects-jared-kushner-father-185214614.html 

Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's pick for UN ambassador? (11/11/24)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vlndv0yxpo.amp