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Austin real estate investor Nate Paul reported to Travis County jail on Thursday night for a 10-day sentence for contempt of court, avoiding a possible media frenzy by showing up earlier than his 10...
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Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent is expected to meet with the president-elect on Friday. Transition co-chair Howard Lutnick is also seeking the post....
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Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks approved....
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President-elect Donald Trump has started selecting names for his Cabinet. Here's who has been nominated so far....
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President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm....
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Democrats had high hopes going into the November election that U.S. Rep. Colin Allred could come even closer to unseating U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz than Democrat Beto O’Rourke six years ago. Those hopes...
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Trump’s pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said. There is no indication charges were filed....
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Charles Sexton-Diranian resigned from the Townsend Board of Selectmen after losing his counseling job due to allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. The post Resignations leave Mass. town with...
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Democrats are reacting to Donald Trump's decision to pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Follow Newsweek's live blog....
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The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the unpredictability and upheaval to come....
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