Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary

Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to make nominations to key posts in his incoming administration. On Friday, Trump made choices for treasury secretary, CDC director, FDA commissioner and surgeon general, among others. Here’s what to know about the flurry of announcements.

Trump nominates Marty Makary, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, to head FDA

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Marty Makary Friday to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who opposed vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Makary, a Johns Hopkins University professor, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have declared the U.S. health

Trump “hush money” sentencing delayed indefinitely as transition plans continue

Trump “hush money” sentencing delayed indefinitely as transition plans continue – CBS News Watch CBS News Donald Trump has selected hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary with the hopes of boosting the president-elect’s tarrif’s plan. Trump also got some good news Friday about his “hush money” case. Ed O’Keefe and Margaret Brennan

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

Who is Scott Bessent? What 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

Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is selecting hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary, he announced Friday.  In a statement, Trump said he was “most pleased to nominate” Bessent, describing him as “widely respected as one of the world’s foremost international investors and geopolitical and economic Strategists.” He said that that Scott “will support” policies