Trump expected to offer Kelly Loeffler secretary of Agriculture  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job of secretary of the Department of Agriculture, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.  —  He is set to meet with her at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon …

Gabbard nomination puts Senate GOP in a bind … That panel — which is responsible for processing Gabbard's nomination — is stacked with hawks on both sides of the dais. … But GOP senators are already indicating they'll be interested in probing Gabbard's controversial …

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools  —  Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts  —  The Texas board of education voted 8-7 on Friday to approve a new Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools.

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign  —  Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.

Walmart just leveled with Americans: China won't be paying for Trump's tariffs, in all likelihood you will  —  Donald Trump told voters tariffs are a tax on a foreign country.  But it's Americans that will pay the price, Walmart's finance chief warned.  —  Voters who returned Donald …

Trump plans to fire Jack Smith's team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election  —  The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.

Trump's Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’  —  Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’  —  Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, has written in a book …

Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works  —  The world's richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump's inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question.  —  For the first 53 years of his life …

More details about JFK assassination keep emerging, even 61 years later  —  Sixty-one years ago, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in a shocking tragedy that still echoes.  —  The JFK assassination sent the nation into mourning and shook it to its core …

Trump Picks Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary  —  Hedge-fund manager has been a key economic adviser to president-elect  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has selected hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department, according to people familiar with the matter …

Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel  —  Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

Musk Unleashes Online Army on Federal Workers.  'A Tough Way to Find Out She's Losing Her Job.'  —  As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback  —  As co-director of President-elect Donald Trump's nascent Department of Government Efficiency …

Bird flu confirmed in child for first time in US: CDC  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday.  —  The case is the first reported infection in a child in the U.S., according to the release.

Kim Jong Un's Message to Trump: We're Not Interested  —  North Korean dictator has fewer reasons to seek sanctions relief from the U.S. and has played down the need for disarmament talks  —  SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy …

The Trump-Trumpist Divide  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring coverage of the 2024 race and what comes next.  —  Members of Donald Trump's inner circle understandably wish to interpret the election results as a mandate for the most extreme right-wing policies …

Kennedy's ‘MAHA transition team’ includes anti-vax activists  —  At least three informal advisers connected to the anti-vaccine movement are assisting Kennedy in filling out his staff as he prepares to lead HHS.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is enlisting associates with close ties …