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  1. we’ll do it live
    Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Live UpdatesLawmakers are set to grill Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, three of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  2. early and often
    Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to WatchWill the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
  3. we’ll do it live
    Dems Grill RFK Jr. on Vaccines, Abortion in Testy HearingPresident Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary was confronted with his history of vaccine skepticism and other views.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  4. politics
    Caroline Kennedy Calls RFK Jr. a ‘Predator’ Ahead of HearingIn a letter and video, the former ambassador urged lawmakers to oppose her cousin’s nomination, warning that he is “addicted to attention and power.”
    By Nia Prater
  5. politics
    Will Tulsi Gabbard Be Confirmed to Top Intelligence Role?Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, who faces confirmation hearings this week, may be his most at-risk Cabinet pick.
    By Nia Prater
  6. politics
    Pete Hegseth Narrowly Confirmed by Senate as Defense SecretaryThree GOP senators, including Mitch McConnell, voted against Trump’s embattled nominee, forcing J.D. Vance to break the tie.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  7. the body politic
    The Fear Driving Trump’s Second TermPete Hegseth’s nomination relied on brute force for a reason.
    By Rebecca Traister
  8. we’ll do it live
    Republicans Salute Hegseth at Confirmation HearingTrump’s once-embattled Defense secretary pick now looks much closer to confirmation.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  9. the body politic
    Pete Hegseth Is a TestInside the Senate’s torturous debates over Donald Trump’s worst Cabinet nominee.
    By Rebecca Traister
  10. what we know
    Donald Trump Watches SpaceX Launch Its Sixth Test Flight Of Starship Spacecraft
    What Is the Net Worth of Trump’s New Cabinet?Break out the White House caviar because here come the billionaires.
    By Chas Danner
  11. who’s buying
    Did Howard Lutnick Just Buy Bret Baier’s D.C. Mansion?Trump’s pick for commerce secretary just dropped nearly $30 million on the Fox New host’s palatial home, sources say.
    By Kim Velsey
  12. what we know
    Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Dogged By Reports on Past BehaviorA New Yorker piece details claims of excessive drinking and mismanagement from Hegseth’s tenure leading a veterans non-profit.
    By Nia Prater
  13. tremendous content
    The New York Observer's New Look Hosted by Jared Kushner and Joseph Meyer
    From Pardon to Paris: Trump Names Charles Kushner as U.S. Ambassador to FranceJared’s dad keeps racking up the perks.
    By Chas Danner
  14. what we know
    Russell Vought
    All of the Trump Cabinet Picks That Have Ties to Project 2025Trump has named several Project 2025 collaborators to his Cabinet, and his transition team is reportedly consulting its personnel database.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  15. politics
    What We Know About Trump’s COVID-Skeptic Pick to Lead the NIHDr. Jay Bhattacharya argued against COVID-19 lockdowns and was in favor of using herd immunity to fight the pandemic.
    By Nia Prater
  16. health
    Do We Really Need to Be Worried About Fluoride in Tap Water?RFK Jr. called it “industrial waste.” But dentists, physicians, and fluoride researchers say fluoridated water is safe and essential to public health.
    By Liz Krieger
  17. what we know
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    What Are RFK Jr.’s Plans As HHS Secretary for Trump?Here’s what Kennedy has said he’ll do, as well as what he can and can’t do, if confirmed by the Senate.
    By Chas Danner
  18. politics
    2024 Republican National Convention TW
    What We Know About Pam Bondi, Trump’s Loyalist Attorney-General PickBondi, a former Florida attorney general, once chose not to pursue a Trump University lawsuit after receiving a donation from Trump’s foundation.
    By Nia Prater
  19. politics
    Will the House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz Be Released?Though Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination to be attorney general, some Democrats believe the report should still be made public.
    By Nia Prater
  20. politics
    Former congressman Matt Gaetz.
    Matt Gaetz Withdraws Attorney General NominationThe former Florida representative’s nomination had been dogged by claims that he had an inappropriate relationship with a teenager.
    By Nia Prater
  21. tremendous content
    Dr. Oz’s Main Credential: Pretending Trump Is Incredibly HealthyHe isn’t actually qualified to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, but he did give Trump a glowing made-for-TV physical.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. we’ll do it live
    President-Elect Donald Trump
    What’s Going On With Trump’s Cabinet? Live UpdatesHere’s the latest on all the cabinet drama, including news, commentary, and analysis.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. early and often
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Trump Nominates Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. As Health SecretaryIf confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will oversee the $1.7 trillion agency that oversees pandemic prevention and scientific research.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. the law
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush-Money Criminal Trial
    Trump’s Nomination of Matt Gaetz Is a Sign of Dark IntentionsMatt Gaetz, U.S. attorney general — it’s almost an oxymoron. This is a crazy pick. A dangerous pick.
    By Elie Honig
  25. early and often
    Trump’s Clown-Car Cabinet Is Headed for the New Republican Senate LeaderThe winner of Mitch McConnell’s old gig might want to demand a recount.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. not serious people
    Trump Picks Dancing With the Stars Cast, Not a CabinetPicks like Matt Gaetz, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Elon Musk fit classic reality-show archetypes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. politics
    What We Know About Trump’s Fox News Defense Secretary PickPete Hegseth has said women shouldn’t serve in combat roles and has railed against inclusion programs in the U.S. military.
    By Nia Prater
  28. games people play
    Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Is for Power GamesElon Musk is there so much that Trump gave him a theme song.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. politics
    What Does Trump’s Hardline ‘Border Czar’ Want to Do?Ex-ICE director Tom Homan has signaled a return to workplace raids and said in an interview that families could be deported together.
    By Nia Prater
  30. politics
    As Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta Is Still Shielding the WealthyHis disqualifying habit of protecting the rich at the expense of the poor and vulnerable goes far beyond Jeffrey Epstein.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Finally Gets Her Own Ethics ScandalHer many interviews with her shipping magnate father feature the Transportation Department emblem and highlight her government connections.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Trump’s CDC Pick Peddled ‘Anti-Aging’ Medicine to Her Gynecologic PatientsBrenda Fitzgerald is still among the most defensible appointments Trump has made.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. Populist President: I’d Rather Get Advice From Wall Street Than ‘a Poor Person’At a rally in Iowa, Trump explains why his cabinet is filled with multimillionaires.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. Senate Confirms Leading Opponent of Environmental Regulation As Head of the EPAScott Pruitt will spearhead the Trump administration’s efforts to increase water pollution and accelerate man-made climate change.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. cabinet of horrors
    Trump’s New Health Secretary Could Be Disastrous for WomenThe Georgia congressman is almost as bad as Mike Pence.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  36. WATCH: Betsy DeVos Was Just Confirmed in an Unprecedented Tiebreaker VoteVice-President Mike Pence delivered the first tie-breaking vote for a cabinet appointee in history.
    By Christine Nguyen and Jared T. Miller
  37. parlor game
    Ranking the Trump-Administration Appointees, From Bad to MonstrousA race to the bottom.
    By Jonathan Chait, Ed Kilgore, and Eric Levitz
  38. the national interest
    The True Purpose of TrumpismA culture war sold through the rhetoric of jobs and security.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Senate Confirms Rex Tillerson As Secretary of StateIt’s official: America’s top diplomat is now Vladimir Putin’s favorite Exxon CEO!
    By Eric Levitz
  40. Republicans Buck Boycott, Vote for Price and Mnuchin Without Democrats PresentAfter a Democratic boycott, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee changed the rules so they could advance the cabinet nominees by themselves.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. government gazillionaires
    The Billionaires (and Mega-Millionaires) Trump Wants in His CabinetPopulism has seldom been so rich. A nominee dossier.
    By Nick Tabor and James D. Walsh
  42. wall street
    For Wall Streeters Who Bet Long on Trump, It’s Bonus TimeAfter getting behind their very unlikely candidate, a few financiers are salivating over the dividends.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary Traded Medical Stocks While in CongressTom Price traded more than $300,000 in shares of health-care companies while sponsoring legislation that would likely affect the value of the shares.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. the body politic
    Identity Issues Don’t Distract From Economic Issues — They Are Economic IssuesWhat Trumpism could do to our human infrastructure.
    By Rebecca Traister
  45. Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation SecretaryChao would have a key role in shaping Trump’s infrastructure plan — a policy that her husband Mitch McConnell has displayed little enthusiasm for.
    By Eric Levitz