Episodes

  • Sources: Trump Intel Pick Gabbard Briefly On TSA Watch List

    Sources: Trump Intel Pick Gabbard Briefly On TSA Watch List
    Nov 23 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. Plus, Trump announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration -- Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as US surgeon general; Dr. Marty Makary as US Food and Drug Administration commissioner; and Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida, as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Trump Taps MAGA Loyalist Pam Bondi To Replace Gaetz For AG

    Trump Taps MAGA Loyalist Pam Bondi To Replace Gaetz For AG
    Nov 22 2024
    Hours after his first pick to run the nation’s top law enforcement agency dropped out, President-elect Donald Trump named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his new choice to run the Justice Department. Trump made the announcement in a post on social media Thursday evening – the same day that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whom the president-elect had selected for the role last week, withdrew from consideration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • GOP Sen. Warns Gaetz: “Everything’s Eventually Going To Come Out”

    GOP Sen. Warns Gaetz: “Everything’s Eventually Going To Come Out”
    Nov 21 2024
    The New York Times obtained a document assembled by federal investigators detailing the trail of payments to various women made by former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who President-elect Trump picked as his nominee for attorney general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Bannon: Trump Is “Applying Blunt-Force Trauma To The System”

    Bannon: Trump Is “Applying Blunt-Force Trauma To The System”
    Nov 19 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump has selected Sean Duffy, a former US representative and Fox Business host, as his choice for Transportation secretary. Duffy is part of a growing list of loyalists to play key roles in Trump’s administration, some of whom have sparked controversy. Key positions Trump has yet to fill are secretaries of Treasury and Education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Top Trump Aide Questioned Hegseth About Sexual Assault Allegation

    Top Trump Aide Questioned Hegseth About Sexual Assault Allegation
    Nov 16 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections, Pete Hegseth, stunning several members of Trump’s team who have since raised questions about the viability of his nomination, according to two people close to the situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Trump Tests GOP Loyalty With Controversial Cabinet Picks

    Trump Tests GOP Loyalty With Controversial Cabinet Picks
    Nov 15 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that would add to Trump’s list of provocative picks whose confirmation processes will test the loyalty of Senate Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • GOP Senators Divided Over Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick

    GOP Senators Divided Over Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick
    Nov 14 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general. “Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Trump Picks Musk, Ramaswamy To Run Government Efficiency Agency

    Trump Picks Musk, Ramaswamy To Run Government Efficiency Agency
    Nov 13 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration. The announcement of Ramaswamy and particularly Musk, who leads companies with existing, lucrative government contracts, raises immediate questions about potential conflicts of interest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins