Category: USA
Trump Picks Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to Be Surgeon General
New York Times Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a medical director for a chain of urgent care clinics. Her sister served as an adviser in the first Trump administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general.html
Read MoreSebastian Gorka to Return to White House as Adviser
New York Times In a statement, Donald J. Trump lauded the firebrand conservative commentator as a “tireless advocate” for his agenda. There was no mention that Mr. Gorka had been forced out of the Trump administration in 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/sebastian-gorka-adviser.html
Read MoreTrump Picks Scott Turner, Little-Known Official From First Term, to Lead HUD
New York Times The housing agency plays a central role in addressing the growing national affordability crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/scott-turner-hud-trump.html
Read MoreTo Challenge China, India Needs to Get Out of the Way of Its Factory Owners
Wall Street Journal India has a fresh chance to become a manufacturing powerhouse with the election of Donald Trump, who has promised to levy sky-high import tariffs on Chinese goods. https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-challenge-china-india-needs-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-its-factory-owners-28cb4a6f
Read MoreFrom CDC to labor secretary: See Trump’s top picks for Cabinet roles
Fox News A clearer picture emerged of who will serve in the Cabinet of America’s 47th President, with President-elect Trump assembling more of his top cabinet picks on Friday evening. All of Trump’s Cabinet choices must be confirmed by the Senate, with the process set to begin in January. The confirmation process will be made…
Read MoreSebastian Gorka to return to the White House as an adviser.
New York Times In a statement, Donald J. Trump lauded the firebrand conservative commentator as a “tireless advocate” for his agenda. There was no mention that Mr. Gorka had been forced out of the Trump administration in 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/sebastian-gorka-to-return-to-the-white-house-as-an-adviser.html
Read MoreTrump picks Dr. Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner
Fox News President-elect Trump on Friday announced he is nominating Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. “I am very pleased to nominate Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, for FDA Commissioner,” Trump said in a statement. “FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight…
Read MoreEmerging Details of Chinese Hack Leave U.S. Officials Increasingly Concerned
New York Times Leaders of the big telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House to discuss strategies for overhauling the security of the nation’s telecommunications networks amid growing alarm at the scope of a Chinese hack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/chinese-hack-telecom-white-house.html
Read MoreTrump picks Scott Turner as secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fox News President-elect Trump nominated Scott Turner as the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner, who is chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and is a former professional football player, previously served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC). “Scott is an NFL Veteran,…
Read MoreTrump brings back former aide Sebastian Gorka, ex-State Department official Alex Wong to serve in admin
Fox News President-elect Trump on Friday announced that former State Department official Alex Wong will be appointed assistant to the president and principal deputy national security advisor, and that Sebastian Gorka, a former aide, will serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. Both men served under Trump during his first term. Wong…
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