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‘Delete CFPB’: Musk calls for elimination of consumer bureau
Republicans and the financial industry have long targeted the CFPB for what they consider its overly aggressive regulation.
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Zuckerberg dines with Trump
The Meta CEO had banned the current president-elect while he was still in office in 2021
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Trump picks billionaire for huge role
President-elect Donald Trump has named a billionaire as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute tax cuts and tariffs.
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Trump Nominates Hedge Fund Chief Bessent to Lead US Treasury
Scott Bessent, who runs Key Square Group, served as a key economic adviser to Trump during the campaign, promoting his agenda and crafting policy speeches.
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President-elect Trump announces Pam Bondi as his new pick for US attorney general
Pam Bondi is the former attorney general for Florida
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Trump Team Blindsided by Latest Details of Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Hegseth
The president-elect is still behind his pick for defense secretary, but the transition team is growing frustrated with the candidate.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump's attorney general pick
He made the announcement after accusations of having sex with an underage woman in 2017
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Mehmet Oz Named to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Donald Trump said the TV personality would work closely with RFK Jr., his nominee for health secretary.
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Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency Should Eliminate Itself
The vanity agency the billionaire oligarch is getting from Trump probably won’t accomplish much beyond giving him and partner Vivek Ramaswamy more of what they desperately crave—attention.
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The demographic detail of Donald Trump’s victory
Immigrant voters may have won America’s presidential election for the nativist candidate
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Johnson says he's going to request Ethics Committee not release Gaetz report
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Will Trump Break Congress to Confirm Matt Gaetz?
The president-elect is contemplating taking up never-before-used presidential powers to create a separation of powers crisis on behalf of a favored political crony.
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Trump taps border-control hardliner for key position
The US President-elect has announced he will nominate South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security.
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Trump names RFK Jr. to cabinet position
A former Democrat, Kennedy endorsed the president-elect in August, vowing to “make America healthy again”
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Elon Musk Has Always Been Like This. So Has Silicon Valley.
Much has been made of the tech billionaire’s reactionary turn. But his politics have long been clear—and they’re shared by many of his fellow tech barons.
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Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his Cabinet picks
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