The Trump transition team is compiling a list of senior current and former U.S. military officers who were directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and exploring whether they could be court-martialed for their involvement, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the plan. read more
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was picked to lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, proposed defunding federal programs that no longer have congressional authorization - which includes money for veterans' health care, NASA and early education. read more
Trump picks RFK Jr. , anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary read more
That effort, if successful, could give Trump far greater authority to remake the federal budget on his own, altering the balance of power between the branches of government. read more
Trump's Nominee for Solicitor General is D John Sauer John Sauer, a lawyer arguing Donald Trump's presidential immunity case, generated significant controversy when he asserted, in response to a judge's hypothetical, that a president could not be prosecuted if he were to order the assassination of a political rival -- unless he were first impeached and convicted. read more
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