Trump transition
Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.
Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
President-elect Trump picked Lutnick, the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be his next Commerce Secretary.
One thing Trump and Obama have in common: a fondness for ‘czars’
Trump is the latest president to appoint a czar to deal with a particular issue — in this case, the border. But what does that mean? A look at the controversial history of government czars.
