Tag: secretary
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Trump selects Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary
Who will Trump pick for remaining spots? Who will Trump pick for 4 remaining Cabinet positions? 03:29 President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his nominee to lead the Labor Department. The Oregon House member who narrowly lost her reelection bid earlier this month received strong backing from union members in her…
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Who is Scott Bessent? What you need to know about Trump’s Treasury secretary pick.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced hedge fund billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick for U.S. Treasury secretary, choosing a former executive with Soros Fund Management who in recent years has been a vocal supporter of the former president’s policies, from tariffs to spending cuts. If confirmed, Bessent would follow Janet Yellen, a labor economist…
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Trump expected to select Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary, source says
CBS News 24/7 Live President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be treasury secretary, a source familiar with the decision told CBS News. The founder of Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, the 62-year-old Bessent had been making a full-court press for the post to Trump, according to a…
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Police report details woman’s 2017 allegations against Pete Hegseth, now Trump’s pick for defense secretary
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report released late Wednesday. Hegseth, a Fox News personality and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary,…
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Who is Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary?
Who is Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary? – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump announced he plans to nominate former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as education secretary. Washington Post political investigative reporter Beth Reinhard joins “The Daily Report” to discuss her qualifications and plans. Be the first to know Get browser…
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Trump expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary pick
Trump expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary pick – CBS News Watch CBS News Sources tell CBS News that President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is Trump’s transition co-chair and served in his last term as Small Business Administrator. Be…
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Trump will nominate transition adviser and billionaire Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump announced his pick Tuesday in a social media post. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s…
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Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, is Trump’s pick for secretary of Energy
Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, is Trump’s pick for secretary of Energy – CBS News Watch CBS News Chris Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
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Trump picks Sean Duffy, Fox host and former Wisconsin congressman, for transportation secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee for transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet. Duffy is a former reality TV star who was one of Trump’s most visible defenders on cable news — a prime concern for the media-focused president-elect.…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says
Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern that the allegation would lead to his firing from the cable news giant, his lawyer told CBS News. Hegseth’s attorney, Timothy Palatore, said the…