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January 11, 2017
Did Rex Tillerson just lie under oath about lobbying against Russia sanctions?
There’s a real chance that he did.
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January 11, 2017
Trump’s team got a guide to running an ethical transition. They ignored it.
Trump was the least transparent candidate in modern history. His Cabinet nominees are following in his footsteps.
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January 11, 2017
What to expect at Wednesday's Senate confirmation hearings
President-elect Trump’s picks for secretary of state, attorney general, and transportation secretary go under review. Expect intrigue.
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January 10, 2017
If you want the truth about racism, listen to the Sessions hearing, not just Obama’s farewell
The hearing is frightening. And real.
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January 10, 2017
What the Senate needs to ask Rex Tillerson before he becomes secretary of state
Five key questions for one of Trump’s most important Cabinet picks.
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January 10, 2017
Why Democrats aren’t fighting Trump’s nominee to run immigration enforcement
If anything, they’re hoping he’ll “speak truth to power.”
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January 10, 2017
Jeff Sessions’s confirmation hearing is a referendum on Trumpism
A fight about race that both parties want.
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January 10, 2017
Trump’s Cabinet picks will have to answer the questions their boss has dodged
It’ll be tough for Trump’s nominees to avoid the hard questions when they’re under oath.
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January 4, 2017
Trump adds Goldman Sachs lawyer to his Wall Street dream team
Trump’s anti-bank posturing was his greatest con.
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January 4, 2017
Report: Donald Trump hires 3-time Apprentice loser Omarosa for a White House position
She’s expected to take on a public engagement role in Donald Trump’s administration.
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January 3, 2017
Donald Trump producing The Celebrity Apprentice is a big conflict of interest — for NBC
Trump's title is almost certainly ceremonial, but there’s probably not much anyone can do to boot his name from the credits.
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December 21, 2016
Trump’s budget director has some awfully strange ideas about economic policy
His vow to “end Medicare as we know it” is only the start.
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December 13, 2016
The real reason Trump's denial that Russia hacked Democrats’ emails is so worrying
Trump is sending a signal about how he’ll run the government.
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December 13, 2016
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state is a Putin-friendly Exxon CEO
But Rex Tillerson is already getting pushback from both sides of the aisle.
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December 12, 2016
Goldman Sachs alumni will have the 2 top Trump economic policy jobs
Trump’s Washington will be a bonanza for bankers.
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December 12, 2016
Trump’s DHS pick is a retired general who warns Latin America could pose an “existential” threat to the US
But he doesn’t exactly mean it the same way Trump does.
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December 9, 2016
Trump's labor secretary pick: “I like beautiful women eating burgers in bikinis”
Of course Trump would pick a guy like Andy Puzder to join his Cabinet.
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December 9, 2016
Trump’s fast-food CEO Labor Department pick teaches us a lot about populism
You are what you eat.
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December 9, 2016
Trump’s governing strategy is taking shape — and it could be a political winner
The president will participate in populist stunts, while his Cabinet enacts hard-right policies.
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December 8, 2016
Trump’s secretary of labor pick is exactly the type of pro-immigration Republican Trump campaigned against
Andy Puzder sounds a lot more like Jeb Bush than Donald Trump.
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December 7, 2016
Trump’s ambassador to China wants closer trade ties between the countries. Wait, what?
The president-elect’s pick for China ambassador will likely check some of his worst impulses.
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December 6, 2016
Donald Trump is turning his transition into a reality show, too. That’s an ominous sign.
Even his biggest Cabinet picks are playing out like a season of The Apprentice.
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November 30, 2016
Steven Mnuchin: Trump's Treasury secretary pick is a banker with no known qualifications or views
He was picked because he raised millions for Trump’s presidential campaign.
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November 29, 2016
Trump’s latest Cabinet picks signal he has no intention of governing as a populist outsider
Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao, and Tom Price are staunch conservatives.