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US president-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. Trump did not offer many specifics about his agriculture policies during the […]
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, who, during […]
Trump also said he would nominate Russel Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump’s first presidency. Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that he tried to distance himself from during the campaign. The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was […]
Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump signaled Friday his intention to nominate hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, in a move that puts a […]
Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent, a longtime hedge-fund investor who taught at Yale University for several years, to be his treasury secretary, according to media reports on Friday. The job is one of the most powerful in Washington, with huge influence over America’s gigantic economy and financial markets. Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal […]
Former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler expected to be tapped as agriculture secretary Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler, the former Georgia Republican senator, the position of agriculture secretary, CNN and The Hill report. According to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the outlet, Trump is set to meet with Loeffler at […]
PTI activists walk along the central stage on truck during a protest in Islamabad. — Online/File ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bureaucracy to ensure that state machinery is not used by the provincial government for the much-hyped “do-or-die” protest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) scheduled for 24th of this month. […]
Washington, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition team, along with […]
Steve Reed says, if farmers feel betrayed, they should blame Tories for state public finances were in after election In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing inheritance tax on some farms when Labour said in opposition that it was not planning to do that. Asked why the government changed […]
Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright at Liberty January 17, 2018. Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Shares of Liberty Energy rose on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump picked CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. Liberty Energy is an oilfield services company headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a market capitalization of $2.7 billion. […]