Gail Slater and Michael Kratsios are handling tech policy during the Trump transition, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person said the decision was made roughly two months ago and that the two want to hear from a “diverse set of stakeholders” in their work. Kratsios served as chief technology officer during […]
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Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, says she is leaving the U.S. over Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “I’ve thought this for a while, but yesterday confirmed it for me. I don’t see my future being in the United States,” she said in a Threads post on Wednesday. “Even if […]
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison hit back at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ claim that the Democratic Party has “abandoned working-class people” as “straight up BS.” “This is straight up BS … Biden was the most-pro worker President of my life time — saved Union pensions, created millions of good paying jobs and even marched in a picket […]
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a sharp, dramatic about-face on the Biden administration’s energy policies — including “drill, baby, drill” and a sharp drop in Americans’ fuel prices. Meeting some of those pledges won’t be easy. Or quick. Federal bureaucracy grinds slowly, and the energy markets don’t move at presidents’ whims. These are among the […]
Donald Trump is leaning on many of the people who served in top positions in his first administration to help prepare an aggressive set of policies he plans to pursue right out of the gate. The result is an administration that will be better prepared than in 2016 to implement Trump’s priorities soon after the […]
President Joe Biden praised Vice President Kamala Harris for running “an inspiring campaign” and called on the country to unite behind a fair election during his first public remarks since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. “The will of the people always prevails,” Biden told a group of his staffers, Cabinet members and some family members in […]
In a break from his approach in 2016, Donald Trump has turned to a pair of staunch allies from the private sector — Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon — to lead his transition effort. Lutnick is in charge of personnel, while McMahon is overseeing policy. Lutnick, the longtime CEO of the financial services firm Cantor […]
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy forged a unique relationship with President Donald Trump that could help the blue state when Trump returns to the White House. While the Democratic governor is preparing to clash with Republicans on immigration and women’s rights, Murphy is also looking to work with Trump on issues like infrastructure. “If it’s […]
Trump’s second term will have major implications for the future of U.S. clean energy — and for the more than $150 billion in private-sector clean energy manufacturing investments triggered by Democrats’ landmark climate law. Those investments are expected to create about 160,000 jobs, mainly in Republican congressional districts, with most projects coming online during Trump’s […]
Donald Trump won. Now the sprint to turn over one of the largest organizations on the planet begins. Trump’s transition team — working parallel to Kamala Harris’ — has already spent months quietly crafting plans to realign the federal government. They’ve been making shortlists for Cabinet jobs, assembling “landing teams” for federal agencies, vetting a […]