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Trump presses ahead with polarizing picks despite Senate GOP doubts
Planned nominations to the incoming administration are moving on an “accelerated schedule,” Trump’s team says
By Liz Goodwin, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Marianne LeVine and Jacqueline AlemanyNovember 19, 2024
Linda McMahon made a fortune with WWE. Wrestling scandals now shadow her rise.
Donald Trump’s transition co-chair and Education Department pick, along with her husband, are named in a recent lawsuit claiming they ignored abuse at WWE.
By Beth Reinhard and Abha BhattaraiNovember 19, 2024
Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
Here are the people Donald Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
By Washington Post staffNovember 19, 2024
Ukraine fires U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into Russia for first time
Ukraine’s ATACMS strike in Russia’s Bryansk region marks an intensification of the war amid uncertainty over Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
By Siobhán O'Grady, David L. Stern, Serhiy Morgunov and Missy RyanNovember 19, 2024
Trump picks Mehmet Oz to serve as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
By Patrick Svitek, Justine McDaniel, Azi Paybarah, Mariana Alfaro, Brianna Tucker and Maegan VazquezNovember 19, 2024
Trump’s Cabinet picks, and the morality problem
A number of Trump’s picks have major personal skeletons, including troubled sexual histories, but does the GOP care?
By Aaron BlakeNovember 18, 2024
Democrats blame Biden more than Harris for 2024 loss
Parsing the initial blame-game polls.
By Aaron BlakeNovember 18, 2024
The Senate Republicans balking at Trump’s Cabinet picks
A look at who has declined to express support for Gaetz, Kennedy, Gabbard and Hegseth.
By Aaron BlakeNovember 15, 2024
Checks and balances? Some GOP lawmakers say just do whatever Trump wants.
Republican lawmakers increasingly say not only that Trump has a mandate, but that his mandate is all that matters.
By Aaron BlakeNovember 14, 2024
Why Matt Gaetz is such a controversial pick for attorney general
Trump has been nominating loyalists to serve in his Cabinet, and nowhere is that more obvious than in his pick for attorney general: Rep. Matt Gaetz.
By Amber PhillipsNovember 14, 2024
The FixAnalysis
The diciest Trump Cabinet picks, ranked
Evaluating the factors that could give enough Republican senators pause in confirming Trump’s picks.
By Aaron BlakeNovember 19, 2024
Ex-Oath Keeper who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy gets probation
Brian Ulrich was sentenced to three years of probation after he severed ties with the Oath Keepers following the January 6 attack and became a government witness.
By Spencer S. HsuNovember 19, 2024
N.Y. prosecutors appear open to years-long delay in Trump hush money case
Manhattan prosecutors said they will oppose a request by Donald Trump’s lawyers to dismiss his 34-count felony conviction as sought by the president-elect’s lawyers
By Shayna JacobsNovember 19, 2024
At the end of his term, Biden seizes the day — and avoids reporters
Two weeks after an election he warned would change America forever, Biden has said little about it
By Matt ViserNovember 19, 2024
The allegations haunting Gaetz and Hegseth
President-elect Donald Trump has announced two Cabinet picks accused of sexual misconduct: Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth. So what exactly are they accused of? And does the GOP care?
By Reena Flores and Laura BenshoffNovember 19, 2024
Rep. Mace introduces measure to ban trans women from Capitol’s female bathrooms
The South Carolina Republican’s resolution comes two weeks after the historic election of Democrat Sarah McBride, a trans woman, to Congress.
By Mariana Alfaro and Marianna SotomayorNovember 19, 2024
Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.
Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.
By Lisa Rein, Aaron C. Davis and Josh DawseyNovember 19, 2024
Column
Republicans aren’t done using trans issues to score political points
The imminent Capitol Hill arrival of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), a trans woman, offered Republicans a new opportunity to play to their base.
By Philip BumpNovember 19, 2024
Documents with damaging Gaetz testimony accessed in apparent breach
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick was investigated on allegations of sexual misconduct; he was never charged.
By Jacqueline Alemany and Liz GoodwinNovember 19, 2024
Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe
Legal regulators filed a 10-count ethics complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who oversaw a review of the 2020 presidential election.
By Patrick MarleyNovember 19, 2024
Column
Comparing the experience of recent top-level Cabinet nominees
Should a Fox News host be sixth in line for the presidency?
By Philip BumpNovember 19, 2024
Column
Private prisons, crypto and Elon Musk see quick post-election surges
A look at who’s benefited already from Trump’s election.
By Philip BumpNovember 19, 2024
Trump tried to limit financial conflicts in 2017. This time could be different.
Trump will take office with extraordinary wealth at a time when the government’s ability to monitor his ethics is far weaker than in his first presidency.
By Michael Kranish and Jonathan O'ConnellNovember 19, 2024
Who is Sean Duffy? Former lawmaker, reality TV star is Trump’s transport pick.
Duffy is married to fellow “Real World” alum Rachel Campos-Duffy. He has described them as the first reality TV couple in the United States.
By Niha MasihNovember 19, 2024
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules ballots with date error should not be counted
The ruling is a major victory for Republican Senate candidate David McCormick, who holds a very narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey ahead of a statewide recount.
By Colby ItkowitzNovember 18, 2024
