POLITICS

Trump Selects Dr. Oz to Run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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CMS handles matters related to Medicare and Medicaid. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he will nominate famed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS handles matters related to those entitlement programs. In a statement, Trump cited Oz’s work as a physician and

Race to take over DNC has begun after devastating 2024 losses

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Two candidates have officially launched their campaign to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, kicking off the race to determine who will lead the party’s recovery after widespread losses in 2024. Martin O’Malley, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Governor, became the first notable figure to jump into the race

Prosecutors Agree To Pause Sentencing for Trump’s NY Hush Money Case

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Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case have agreed to delay the president-elect’s sentencing as the judge weighs whether to dismiss the case in light of his election victory. Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office agreed to postpone the Nov. 26 sentencing date for Trump to formally request a dismissal of the case,

Trump will nominate transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

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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