The incoming administration has explored new personnel and policy that can deliver on Trump’s campaign promise to turn the U.S. into the ‘crypto capital of the planet.’
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Trump taps former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as EPA chief
Zeldin, a lawyer by trade, lacks an extensive background in environmental policy.
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Trump announces former ICE chief Tom Homan will be ‘border czar’
Trump said Homan, former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will have a role related to the border and the deportation of undocumented immigrants.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration. Here’s a look at whom he’s selected so far.
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Trump asks China hawk Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser
A person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press that the president-elect has picked the Florida Republican and decorated war veteran for the role.
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Lawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress
Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.
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FEMA says it fired worker who directed others to avoid helping hurricane survivors who backed Trump
The agency did not identify the employee, nor did it say where it happened, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said it happened in his state.
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Trump names former adviser Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, particularly on immigration.
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Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as United Nations ambassador
Stefanik has long been one of Trump’s most loyal allies in the House and was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice.
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A person is dead and 16 hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University
A man was taken into custody while leaving the scene of the campus shooting and had been found with a handgun with a machine gun conversion device.