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54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition, Cabinet picks

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who stood by his criticism of Donald Trump’s character but acknowledged in a CNN interview that the party has been reshaped in the president-elect’s image, says it’s up to Congress to weigh the suitability of some of Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks. Trump’s picks are “an unusual collection of individuals, not the people that I would have …

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Donald Trump has been making key choices to fill out the ranks of his incoming administration, tapping loyalists for major roles and making some controversial selections. More lawmakers, including Senate Republicans, are asking to review a House Ethics Committee report on sexual misconduct accusations against Trump’s choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz. And Trump’s team is dealing with the revelation …

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54 years, 11 months ago

November 15, 2024 - Presidential transition news

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The US Capitol in Washington, DC on October 3. In Section II, it makes clear that while the president is the executive, he hires certain positions spelled out in the Constitution and others established by law with the “advice and consent” of senators. The three presidents before Donald Trump’s first term all had more than 200 nominees confirmed by 200 …

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2 months ago

Trump considers bucking presidential transition system

Politico

While the Trump transition team insists it will be ready to hit the ground running if the former president wins, experts say it’s likely to further set back its preparations, already running well behind schedule, to take over the executive branch and its millions of employees. There’s all this “serious work that needs to take place that, it just seemed …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to transition team

The Hindu

Donald Trump has added former White House hopefuls Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team if he wins November's U.S. presidential election, his campaign said on Tuesday. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across partisan lines, we are proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been added to the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind

LA Times

The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning for the first time Tuesday, with experts suggesting both are behind in preparing for their potential administrations. Politics Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump have thrown into question whether they will meet …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Libya lawmakers pass no confidence vote for transition govt

Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyan lawmakers Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence in the country’s transitional government, throwing long-waited elections scheduled later this year into further uncertainty. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said after the vote, however, that his government would push forward with plans for elections in late December. Ablaihig said Dbeibah’s government would work as a caretaker administration …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Obama’s GSA administrator: Presidential transition is too important to be left to political games (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Denise Turner Roth served as administrator of the General Services Administration from 2015 to 2017, during the Obama administration. CNN — Denise Turner Roth General Services Administration The General Services Administration is a lesser-known federal agency, but it plays a critically important role in keeping things stable and orderly as a new president replaces an outgoing one. Because …

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