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Hegseth, Who Denies Sexual Assault, Paid Accuser
Defense Nominee Paid Accuser
Nov 17, 2024 1:15 PM CST

Defense Nominee Paid Accuser

Pete Hegseth denies sexually assaulting a woman in 2017

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice for secretary of defense paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault, his lawyer said, but insists the 2017 encounter was consensual. Timothy Parlatore said that Pete Hegseth was "visibly intoxicated" at the time and that California investigators came to the conclusion the woman...

Trump Picks Oil CEO for Energy Secretary

Musk lobbies Trump over choice for Treasury

(Newser) - President-elect Trump on Saturday announced he's chosen campaign donor and fracking company CEO Chris Wright for the top job at the Department of Energy. Wright, who runs Liberty Energy, also will be a member of Trump's planned Council of National Energy, CNN reports. The chair of that body...

Susie Wiles: &#39;Grandma Is a Ninja&#39;
Susie Wiles: 'Grandma Is a Ninja'
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Nov 16, 2024 2:13 PM CST

Susie Wiles: 'Grandma Is a Ninja'

A Politico profile recounts the rise of the influential Susie Wiles, Trump's incoming chief of staff

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's selection of Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff has drawn renewed attention to a lengthy Politico profile of her written in April. No wonder: For all of her formidable clout—and the story by Michael Kruse makes clear that she has it—the 67-year-old keeps...

Larry Kudlow Tells Trump He's Not Interested

Ex-NEC chief from Trump's first term doesn't want Treasury post, any other government job

(Newser) - Donald Trump continues to fill big posts for his incoming administration , but the top spot for Treasury remains up in air. Larry Kudlow, who served as director of the National Economic Council during Trump's first term, is one name that's been bandied about to fill either the NEC...

Zelensky Objects to Germany's Call to Putin

German chancellor pushes Russia toward peace talks in hourlong conversation

(Newser) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader's first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years. Scholz urged Putin to be open to negotiations with Ukraine to end their war, his office said. The...

Trump Picks Steven Cheung for Communications Director

But still no word on who will be press secretary

(Newser) - President-elect Trump announced Friday that Steven Cheung, who's been a campaign spokesman, will become White House communications director. He'll also be an assistant to the president, CNN reports. Sergio Gor also will be an assistant to the president, in addition to serving as director of presidential personnel. "...

Star of the New Snow White Criticized Over Trump Posts
Disney Star
Apologizes
Over Trump
Post
UPDATED
Nov 15, 2024 1:18 PM CST

Disney Star Apologizes Over Trump Post

Rachel Zegler says she let her 'emotions get the best of me'

(Newser) - Disney star Rachel Zegler has publicly apologized for her post slamming Donald Trump and his supporters after the election. The Snow White actress wrote on Instagram that she let her "emotions get the best of me," per the Hollywood Reporter . "Hatred and anger have caused us to...

Defense Chief Pick Was Hit With Sex-Assault Claim in 2017

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth was accused in 2017, but no charges were filed

(Newser) - Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host who is Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women's event in Monterey, California, according to a statement released by the city. No charges were filed...

Trump Delivers First Post-Election Speech

At Mar-a-Lago gala, Sylvester Stallone praises president-elect as 'second George Washington'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump praised nominees including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his first public post-election speech. Trump, speaking to an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort Thursday night, described last week's election as "the most consequential election in the last 129 years," the BBC reports....

Trump Reveals Choices to Lead Interior, Veterans Affairs

He's going with a governor and an ex-congressman

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet picks are two Dougs:
  • Department of the Interior: Trump will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, whom the Washington Post calls an "aggressive champion of the oil industry." The 67-year-old briefly ran for president this cycle, but his campaign only lasted from June
...

Next Pick for Justice: Trump Defense Lawyer

Todd Blanche led legal team in New York hush-money trial

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump's defense team both in the...

Trump Picks Kennedy to 'Make America Healthy Again'

President-elect says he's 'thrilled' to announce RFK Jr. will be his nominee for health secretary

(Newser) - President-elect Trump continued his stream of controversial Cabinet appointments on Thursday, saying he was "thrilled" to announce that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be his nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and
...

McCarthy: 'Everybody Knows' Gaetz Won't Be Confirmed

Former House speaker calls it a 'good deflection' by Donald Trump

(Newser) - President-elect Trump stunned DC on Wednesday with his pick of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. But former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted Thursday that his bitter political rival would never actually become AG. "Gaetz won't get confirmed, everybody knows that," McCarthy tells Bloomberg . McCarthy called the...

Defense Chief Pick Not a Fan of Women in Combat
Potential Defense Chief:
No Women in Combat
the rundown
Nov 14, 2024 10:55 AM CST

Potential Defense Chief: No Women in Combat

It's not clear if Pete Hegseth would attempt to reverse Pentagon rule

(Newser) - "I'm straight up just saying that we should not have women in combat roles," Fox News host Pete Hegseth declared on a recent podcast. The reason his view is gaining attention, of course, is because Hegseth is President-elect Trump's choice to be the next defense secretary...

'Holy Cow' and Other GOP Reactions to Gaetz's AG Nod

Congressional Republicans express disbelief at Trump's attorney general pick

(Newser) - Reaction was swift and intense following President-elect Trump's announcement that Matt Gaetz (who quickly resigned from the House of Representatives ) is his pick for attorney general. Outlets including the Guardian , the New York Times , Newsweek , Axios , NBC News , ABC News , NPR , Mediaite , the New Republic , CNN , and even...

AP Calls It: Republicans Will Maintain Control of the House

GOP has made it to 218 seats

(Newser) - Republicans have won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on US government alongside President-elect Trump, the AP reports. A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House...

Democrat Wants House to Rule Out Third Term for Trump

President-elect again suggested remaining in office

(Newser) - President-elect Trump got a laugh out of House Republicans on Wednesday when he hinted to them about running for a third term, but a Democratic member didn't see the humor. So New York Rep. Dan Goldman said he'll introduce a resolution Thursday spelling out that the two-term limit...

Rubio Is Trump's Pick for Secretary of State

We will 'always put the interests of Americans and America above all else,' senator says

(Newser) - Amid a flurry of announcements Wednesday afternoon, President-elect Trump confirmed that Sen. Marco Rubio is his choice for secretary of State. The 53-year-old senator from Florida ran against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016 but dropped out after he finished a distant second to Trump in his home state,...

Trump to Nominate Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

'Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders,' Trump writes

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has made his pick for attorney general and will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. Trump makes the case for Gaetz in a lengthy Truth Social post that reads in part:
  • "Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law,
...

Trump Picks Gabbard for Top Intelligence Job

Former Democrat who joined GOP last month is his choice for director of national intelligence

(Newser) - Donald Trump announced a former Democrat as his choice for a Cabinet role on Wednesday. Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Army veteran who ran for president as a Democrat in 2020, is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence. CNN predicts that the choice will "set off a...

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