Trump Cabinet

• Trump taps Dr. Oz to lead U.S. health insurance programs in next cabinet

  Trump nominated Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Howard Lutnick as his next U.S. commerce secretary, who would oversee tariff policy.

  U.S. News

  Nov 19, 2024
  
• How Trump may bypass U.S. Senate to appoint controversial cabinet picks

  Trump is considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in U.S. government.

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  Nov 14, 2024
  
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• Trump forged ahead with Mexican cartel terrorism policy despite Cabinet opposition

  Cabinet members and top aides from across the government recommended against the policy weeks before Trump's declaration last month that the U.S. would designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

  Dec 26, 2019
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• ‘Chaos’ as Trump administration struggles to retain, fill top posts

  Amid a series of resignations and dismissals at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Trump has denied accusations that he is "cleaning house."

  World

  Apr 9, 2019
• Trump set to replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster: report

  U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to replace his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, but the move is not expected to be made immediately, the Washington Post reported.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2018
• Donald Trump has no plans to shift cabinet members: WH spokesperson

  Simmering tensions between President Donald Trump and his attorney general appear to be cooling down.

  Politics

  Jul 31, 2017
• University students turn backs on Betsy DeVos during speech at grad ceremony

  Betsy DeVos powered through her commencement address Wednesday at a historically black university, even as many of the graduating students turned their backs to her in protest.

  Politics

  May 10, 2017
• Rex Tillerson in Moscow in attempt to peel Russia away from its Syrian ally

  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow, gambling that an unpredictable new president armed with the willingness to threaten military action gives the U.S. much-needed leverage to end Syria's carnage.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2017
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• Trump’s labour pick Puzder withdraws nomination following undocumented worker controversy

  Andrew Puzder says he is withdrawing as President Donald Trump's nominee for labour secretary.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2017
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• ‘Foreclosure machine’ Steven Mnuchin confirmed as treasury secretary

  A bitterly divided Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary despite strong objections by Democrats that the former banker ran a "foreclosure machine."

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2017