In Trump's statement on choosing Scott Bessent to be his treasury secretary, he said Bessent would “help curb the ...

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The president-elect, armed with hindsight and empowered by his party, is choosing anti-establishment loyalists for top ...

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Republicans avoided a confirmation firestorm when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as attorney general, but ...

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A new Trump administration readies the dismantling of a government it was elected to manage – the very objective his most ...

Donald Trump had the right idea about education during his first administration: Judge potential employees by their skills ...

When it comes to housing, Democrats and Republicans agree on a key solution: cutting regulations. But they talk about it ...

For more on Sherrod Brown’s Senate defeat, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and ...

Democrat Josh Stein doesn’t take office until January, but Republicans are already working to make sure he has less power ...

President-elect announced nominations to lead several departments and agencies as he continues to staff his next ...