November 19, 20240 Comments

Trump picks pro-tariff billionaire Howard Lutnick for US commerce secretary | Donald Trump News

US president-elect nominates Lutnick, a Wall Street investment firm CEO, to lead his ‘tariff and trade agenda’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick, a billionaire and head of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as the next US secretary of commerce. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump hailed Lutnick – who has served as co-chair of the Republican’s transition team – as “a dynamic force on Wall Street

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November 19, 20240 Comments

RFK Jr. is Trump pick for HHS secretary. Here’s what he could do

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024.  Thomas Machowicz | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services – a selection that is raising fears in the public health community and leaving the biotech and pharmaceutical industries bracing for disruptions to drug development.

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Trump picks Sean Duffy, Fox host and former Wisconsin congressman, for transportation secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee for transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet. Duffy is a former reality TV star who was one of Trump’s most visible defenders on cable news — a prime concern for the media-focused president-elect. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years, was a member of the Financial

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Trump picks oil industry CEO Chris Wright as Energy Secretary By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm based in Denver. He is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize production of oil and gas and to seek ways to boost

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Trump picks RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. If the Senate approves Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate will lead a sprawling department responsible for the huge Medicare and Medicaid health coverage programs, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Trump backer John Paulson bows out as possible Treasury Secretary pick

John Paulson visits “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2024 in New York City.  John Lamparski | Getty Images The investor John Paulson removed himself Tuesday from consideration as a potential nominee for Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. Paulson said, “My complex financial obligations would prevent me from holding an official position in President Trump’s administration at this time.” “However, I intend to remain

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