Trump administration 2.0: Tracking his Cabinet, White House picksAxios | Avery Lotz, Sareen Habeshian | 11/19/24
President-elect Trump's Cabinet and West Wing teams are quickly being assembled as the 45th president prepares to become the 47th.
The big picture: So far, he's pulled from his campaign staff, congressional and gubernatorial allies, and loyalists from his first administration to craft a team that so far appears to be more MAGA-aligned than the one he built in 2016.
Zoom in: Two big factors are driving the president-elect's decisions, Axios has reported: experience and loyalty.
Several members of his first administration became outspoken critics, including his ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Vice President Mike Pence.
He's so far explicitly ruled out the return of two previous senior officials: former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
He's also handed rival-turned-ally Sen. Marco Rubio the most prestigious nomination to date: secretary of state. ... Read more
Wealthy? Want to join the Trump administration? There's a tax break for you Democrats' dreams of imposing stiff tax increases on the rich have gone poof, and now some super-wealthy people who campaigned for Donald Trump could get a sweet tax break just for serving in his administration. There's an arcane provision in the tax code that allows people who join the federal government to sell stock and other assets and put off paying the capital gains tax they'd owe. That could be lucrative perk for Trump backers like Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager now in the running to become the president-elect's Treasury Secretary. ... Read more What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump's Transportation secretary pick Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) was tapped by President-elect Trump on Monday to serve as Secretary of Transportation. Why it matters: If confirmed, the Fox News contributor and former reality star will be tasked with handling the nation's air, rail and supply-chain issues. State of play: Duffy is the second Fox News personality selected by for the new administration, following Trump's Pentagon pick, Pete Hegseth. Trump himself launched a political career after becoming a household name via NBC's "The Apprentice." ... Read more |
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Robert ReichIn an interview with The New York Times in 2008, Reich explained that "I don't believe in redistribution of wealth for the sake of redistributing wealth. But I am concerned about how we can afford to pay for what we as a nation need to do [...] [Taxes should pay] for what we need in order to be safe and productive. As Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote, 'taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.'"
In response to a question as to what to recommend to the incoming president regarding a fair and sustainable income and wealth distribution, Reich said: "Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit—a wage supplement for lower-income people, and finance it with a higher marginal income tax on the top five percent. For the longer term, invest in education for lower income communities, starting with early-childhood education and extending all the way up to better access to post-secondary education."
Reich is pro-union, saying: "Unionization is not just good for workers in unions, unionization is very, very important for the economy overall, and would create broad benefits for the United States." Writing in 2014, he stated that he favors raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hr across three years, believing that it will not adversely impact big business, and will increase higher value worker availability.
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Lindsey GrahamSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the quiet part aloud on why he’s still so close to former President Donald Trump: because we can use him for our goals. "President Trump has gotten people who wouldn't give me or Romney or anybody else the time of day. They believe he is on their side," the senator told the America First Agenda Summit crowd on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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Trump's MashupsDonald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? VICE News' "Trump Talk" mashup series tries to answer that. And, we're happy to say, it was just nominated for two Webby Awards. Now you can watch all the nominated videos.
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Trump's Sexcapades.Jessica Leeds (1980s)
Kristin Anderson (1990s)
E. Jean Carroll (1995 or 1996)
Lisa Boyne (1996)
Cathy Heller (1997)
Temple Taggart McDowell (1997)
Karena Virginia (1998)
Mindy McGillivray (2003)
Jennifer Murphy (2005)
Rachel Crooks (2005)
Natasha Stoynoff (2005)
Juliet Huddy (2005 or 2006)
Jessica Drake (2006)
Ninni Laaksonen (2006)
Cassandra Searles (2013)
Allegations of pageant dressing room visits(1997)
Mariah Billado,
Victoria Hughes,
and three other Miss Teen USA contestants
Bridget Sullivan (2000)
Tasha Dixon (2001)
Unnamed contestants (2001)
Samantha Holvey (2006)
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Trump's Speeches | RallysDonald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? Watch Trump at some of his rallys and see what you think.
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