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  1. 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    Will the House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz Be Released?Though Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination to be attorney general, some Democrats believe the report should still be made public.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
  2. 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
  3. early and often
    Trump Cabinet Picks: Everyone He’s Announced So FarTrump has stunned even some GOP lawmakers with wild picks like RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, and Matt Gaetz — who has now withdrawn. Here’s the full list.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. what we know
    Pete Hegseth’s Nomination at Risk As Police Report EmergesThe woman at the center of the 2017 encounter told police that Hegseth blocked her from leaving the hotel room and assaulted her despite saying no.
    By Nia Prater
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. parlor game
    Ranking the Trump-Administration Appointees, From Bad to MonstrousA race to the bottom.
    By Jonathan Chait, Ed Kilgore, and Eric Levitz
  21. the national interest
    The True Purpose of TrumpismA culture war sold through the rhetoric of jobs and security.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
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