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Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt unpacks potential confirmation battle for cabinet noms
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt to discuss President-elect Trump’s recent cabinet nominees and the potential battle ahead to get them appointed to their positions.
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Tracking Trump's picks to serve in his Cabinet, administration
President-elect Donald Trump is rolling out names for top jobs in his administration.
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Who is secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth?
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos has more on presumptive secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth and what the Pentagon could look like under Hegseth’s leadership.
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Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Trump’s Cabinet picks so far
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with United States Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) about President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Linda McMahon's professional qualifications as Trump's choice for Dept. of Education
Linda McMahon's background -- in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. -- has come under scrutiny.
November 21, 2024 at 12:35 AM
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Former acting CDC director on Dr. Oz selection
Dr. Richard Besser, the former acting CDC director, weighs in on President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Dr. Oz to lead the Medicare and Medicaid agency.
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Could changes be coming to Medicare, Medicaid with Dr. Oz leading CMS?
Donald Trump tapped Dr. Oz to lead the CMS. Could changes be coming to Medicare and Medicaid, which are run by the federal government?
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Trump promised to disrupt Washington. His Cabinet picks would do just that: ANALYSIS
Donald Trump campaigned on bringing about a radical overhaul of the federal government. His Cabinet picks, so far, reflect his intent to carry out that pledge.
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Trump picks Linda McMahon to head Department of Education
President-elect Donald Trump announced Linda McMahon, his transition co-chair and former small business administrator, as his nomination for the next secretary of education.
November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Trump picks Linda McMahon to head Department of Education
Donald Trump picks Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education.
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, some of his cabinet appointees appear to be split on the question of what he should do about TikTok in the U.S.
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Trump stands by Matt Gaetz after tapping him for AG pick
The bipartisan House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to decide whether to vote to release their report on Matt Gaetz and allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Trump's nominee for attorney general under fire
Questions are being raised about former Rep. Matt Gaetz's fitness to serve as attorney general, in part because of a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations about him.
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 AM
November 20, 2024 at 4:07 AM
What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to oversee Medicare, Medicaid
President-elect Donald Trump picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here's what to know about the former TV host.
November 20, 2024 at 4:07 AM
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Trump picks Lutnick for commerce secretary job
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his secretary of the Department of Commerce.
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 AM
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Trump picks Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary job
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his secretary of the Department of Commerce.
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
November 19, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth draws controversy
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi joins ABC News Live to talk President-elect Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.
November 19, 2024 at 10:29 PM
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Dr. Oz picked as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been selected to serve as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Trump announced.
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Hegseth was flagged as potential 'insider threat' for 'Deus Vult' tattoo
Sgt. DeRicko Gaither made the complaint about the tattoo in 2021.
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Questions grow over Trump’s pick for defense secretary
Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney confirmed that Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 as part of a settlement agreement, but claimed the encounter was consensual.
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
November 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
President-elect wastes no time filling his cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary.
November 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
November 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM
What to know about Trump's energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a fracking executive who has long ties to the energy industry, to lead the Department of Energy.
November 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM
November 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Trump picks loyalists for his new administration
ABC News contributor Ramesh Ponnuru and Tricia McLaughlin, former senior adviser for Vivek Ramaswamy, join ABC News Live to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration picks.
November 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM
November 17, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Trump taps fracking CEO as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Chris Wright, Liberty Energy CEO and climate policy critic, is his pick for energy secretary.
November 17, 2024 at 12:31 AM
November 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Trump announces new Cabinet, administration picks
President-elect Donald Trump tapped North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to run the Department of the Interior and Karoline Leavitt to be the White House press secretary.
November 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM
November 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Mike Pence opposes RFK Jr. for HHS because of support for abortion access
Mike Pence said choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a departure from what he framed as the Trump-Pence administration's general opposition to abortion access.
November 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
RFK Jr. tapped to head HHS
A number of groups on both sides of the political spectrum are raising concerns for President-elect Trump's choice for the Department of Health and Human Services.
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
November 16, 2024 at 2:08 AM
How environmental agencies could be managed under new Trump administration
As President-elect Donald Trump names his cabinet picks, environmental groups are concerned over who he's chosen to regulate environmental and energy policies.
November 16, 2024 at 2:08 AM
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Trump’s controversial cabinet picks raise concerns
Also, President Joe Biden is expected to meet with China’s president on Saturday, and Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will square off in the ring on Friday.
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
November 15, 2024 at 11:15 PM
'This would be a big change': Martha Raddatz on Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth
ABC News' Martha Raddatz discusses President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick for secretary of defense.
November 15, 2024 at 11:15 PM
November 15, 2024 at 11:01 PM
'It's a litmus test for Thune': Former senator on confirming Trump's nominees
Former North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) discusses whether President-elect Donald Trump can get his nominees through Congress.
November 15, 2024 at 11:01 PM
November 15, 2024 at 7:14 PM
House Republicans applaud Trump's picking Kennedy to lead HHS -- with a few concerns
House Republicans had mixed reactions to Trump's announcement that he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be HHS secretary.
November 15, 2024 at 7:14 PM
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Former acting CDC director says RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary is 'chilling'
Dr. Richard Besser discusses why he thinks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have a profound negative impact on our healthcare system.
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
November 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
RFK Jr. is ‘exactly the wrong pick’ for HHS secretary
Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of Brown University’s Pandemic Center, criticizes President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary.
November 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
November 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Doctor warns against ‘historic amnesia’ with RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines
Dr. Todd Ellerin, South Shore Hospital’s chief of infectious diseases, reacts to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet pick.
November 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Former defense secretary addresses nominee's claim about women in combat units
Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat.
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 PM
November 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Matt Gaetz ethics report ‘will be damming’: Former congressman
Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent comments on the House Ethic Committee’s investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to serve as attorney general.
November 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM
November 15, 2024 at 3:34 PM
RFK Jr. as HHS secretary is creating ‘a lot of stress’ in medical community
ABC News medical contributor and epidemiologist Dr. John Brownstein reacts to President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet pick.
November 15, 2024 at 3:34 PM
November 15, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Trump praises cabinet picks at Mar-a-Lago gala
President-elect Donald Trump also officially announced noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary.
November 15, 2024 at 3:31 PM
November 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Fallout after Trump nominates Gaetz as attorney general
Senate Democrats and Republicans have called on the House ethics committee to release their findings from a monthslong investigation into Matt Gaetz.
November 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
November 15, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Pete Hegseth's plan to overhaul the military: 'You need to fire a ton of generals'
Across hours of interviews, defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth has articulated his plan for a "frontal assault" to reform the Department of Defense from the top down.
November 15, 2024 at 12:54 AM
November 14, 2024 at 10:13 PM
What could we see from a Vice President JD Vance?
Vance will be Trump's "eyes and ears" in the Senate, a source said.
November 14, 2024 at 10:13 PM
November 14, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
President-elect Donald Trump said he has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he wrote in a social media post Thursday.
November 14, 2024 at 9:54 PM
November 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM
The latest on the Trump transition process
ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and meeting with President Joe Biden Wednesday in the Oval Office.
November 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM
November 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Matt Gaetz’s resignation letter read on House floor
The Florida congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general had been under House ethics investigation.
November 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
November 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Trump ramps up picks for cabinet nominations
ABC News’ Jon Karl breaks down President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for key nominations for his second term in the White House.
November 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
November 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Matt Gaetz as AG is ‘an example of extremism’: Congressman
Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner says his colleagues will be vocal about some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.
November 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
November 14, 2024 at 5:46 PM
There are ‘lots of reasons’ to pick Matt Gaetz as AG: Former Trump official
ABC News political contributor Sarah Isgur says the Florida congressman isn’t the worst pick for U.S. attorney general.
November 14, 2024 at 5:46 PM
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Inside Trump’s decision to pick Matt Gaetz as AG
ABC News’ John Santucci and contributing correspondent Rachel Bade discuss the president-elect’s controversial pick for attorney general.
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Justice Department officials react to Trump picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general
ABC News’ Alex Mallin discusses President-elect Donald Trump's pick for his future attorney general, which has sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM