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Trump, Cabinet and Washington

Trump’s Cabinet picks alarm WA’s Adam Smith, Patty Murray

Rep. Adam Smith said Trump's pick to head the Defense Department shows he wants to purge generals and install political loyalists.

Yahoo · 1d

Trump pick for attorney general has Washington reeling

Among Donald Trump's totally unexpected cabinet choices, none has been greeted with more shock and bafflement -- from Republicans as well as Democrats -- than the nomination of right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department.

Twistity on MSN · 1d

Trump's Controversial Cabinet Picks Stir Up Washington

In a bold move that has left Washington stunned, President-elect Donald Trump has announced a series of controversial Cabinet picks, igniting fierce reactions from both sides of the political spectrum.

Trump, Republicans

The Associated Press on MSN · 22m

Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

Complicating the matter for senators is the Trump campaign’s decision to not engage, so far, in the traditional transition process, having declined to sign agreements with the federal government that would launch FBI background checks of nominees, among other standard steps before confirmation hearings.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

The Senate Republicans balking at Trump’s Cabinet picks

President-elect Donald Trump is going for it with his Cabinet picks. These are picks that align with his worldview and inclination to wreck shop in the U.S. government — but that are giving his party heartburn.

The Atlantic · 1d

Trump Takes Aim at Republicans

Even as he fulminates against Democrats and bureaucrats, Trump’s most radical proposals are aimed at bypassing members of his own party.

Trump, Sylvester Stallone and George

Entertainment Weekly on MSN · 8h

Sylvester Stallone compares 'mythical character' Donald Trump to George Washington, invokes Rocky in bizarre speech

Sylvester Stallone invoked 'Rocky' and called 'mythical creature' Donald Trump the 'second George Washington' in a short, bizarre speech at Mar-a-Lago.

Newsweek · 15h

Sylvester Stallone Embraces Donald Trump, Hails Him as 'Mythical Character'

On November 6, Trump defeated his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, to win another term in the White House. On Thursday, Stallone introduced the president-elect at an America First Policy Institute gala hosted at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Hosted on MSN · 19h

Sylvester Stallone Hails Donald Trump as the ‘Second George Washington' Introducing President-Elect at Mar-a-Lago

Sylvester Stallone welcomed Donald Trump to the stage at the President-elect’s Mar-a-Lago event Thursday evening, praising him as the “second George Washington.” The two shook hands before Trump’s headlining speech for the America First Policy Institute gala,

RFK Jr, Trump

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Used to getting their way, Washington’s lobbyists are unnerved by RFK Jr.

Lobbyists expecting a more conventional pick to lead the government’s $3 trillion health agency than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the brash contrarian President-elect Donald Trump named on Thursday to take charge,

Newsweek on MSN · 20h

Trump Speaks on RFK Jr. Nomination: 'Nobody's Going to Do it Like You'

President-elect Donald Trump praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night, saying that "nobody's going to be able to do it like you." Trump nominated Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services earlier in the day,

USA Today · 1d

Trump: RFK Jr. will 'make America healthy again'

Former President Donald Trump said during his Election Night victory speech that Robert Kennedy Jr. will "make America healthy again", adding "Go have a good time, Bobby."

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Trump promises to turn Washington upside down. He’s being welcomed back anyway

There were no protests on the streets as Donald Trump returned to Washington. He visited the nation's capital on Wednesday, a ...

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5 takeaways as Trump returns to Washington as president-elect: 'It's a nice world today'

Four years after leaving the White House in fury, President-elect Donald Trump returned to his old and future home Wednesday.

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Trump's Cabinet: How Wealthy Is His Inner Circle?

While many nominees are yet to be announced, Trump's cabinet is already shaping up to be one of the richest in recent history ...

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Trump makes a victor’s return to Washington and pledges a ‘smooth’ transition of power from Biden

Donald, congratulations,” Biden said, greeting Trump with a handshake in the Oval Office and adding that he looked “forward ...

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How Democrats can still flex power in Trump's Washington: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Republicans prepare to scrutinize Matt Gaetz's attorney general nomination, and Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage

Trump also wants a say in school curriculum, vowing to fight for “patriotic” education. He promised to reinstate his 1776 ...

What are recess appointments and why does Trump want to use them?

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

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Hotel MAGA-fornia: The sound and fury of Donald Trump in Washington — again

President-elect Trump attracted a media throng to a Capitol Hill hotel this week, and the usual chaos broke out. "The Trump ...

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