The to-be-established Department of Government Efficiency named several examples of what it called a waste of taxpayer money. The to-be-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already begun to eye possible cuts to the federal budget. In a series of posts on X this week, the official DOGE account published examples of what it called
Chavez-DeRemer, 56, is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. President-elect Donald Trump has fired off another Friday night cabinet pick, selecting Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead his Department of Labor. “Lori has worked tirelessly with both business and labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America,” Trump
Vought led the Office of Management and Budget, key to Trump’s agenda, during the president-elect’s first term. President-elect Donald Trump has revealed that a key figure in his first administration will return to his post. Russell Vought, who led the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term, will hold the same position in
The Biden administration is in a hurry to finalize more than a dozen green energy loans worth more than $25 billion before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in mid-January—a frantic effort that lawmakers and industry officials are warning could lead to fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. Through the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office,
The nomination ended days of speculation after several other names emerged as competitors to the reported favorite. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the U.S. Department of the Treasury, ending days of speculation after other names emerged as competitors to the reported favorite. “Scott is widely respected as one of the world’s
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 21 that he had chosen Pam Bondi, a longtime supporter of his and Florida’s former attorney general, to lead the U.S. Justice Department during his second term. News of her nomination came shortly after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew his name from consideration amid allegations of sexual misconduct
The longest-serving senator in U.S. history is transitioning away from his role in GOP leadership. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will chair two key committees in the new Congress, according to his announcement on Thursday. McConnell said he will head the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Rules Committee. The longest-serving