Trump picks Mnuchin as treasury secretary

Elaine Chao's record at the Labor Department suggests she'd have a light hand when it comes to safety regulation as transportation secretary and would seek to shift responsibility from the federal government to... Trump has a follow-up meeting Tuesday with the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, who has become a symbol of the internal divisions agitating the transition team. Reaching deep into conservative territory, President-elect Donald Trump chose Georgia Rep. Tom Price to oversee the nation's health care system on Tuesday, picking a fierce "Obamacare" critic who also has championed... President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday received only his third top-secret intelligence briefing since his election four weeks ago.

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WASHINGTON, Nov 29 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years.

Heya remember when Hillary wanted to ban flag burning?

I know I know we've sort of beaten the whole " Trump wants to jail flag burners " thing to death today, but there's just so much juice left in that tasty, tasty fruit. Earlier this morning, Ed Morrissey set forth the basics of why this should essentially be a constitutional non-starter.

GOP Could Repeal, Before Replacing, Obamacare

Congress may vote to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law before coming up with a replacement, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday. The approach could allow congressional Republicans to take swift action on one of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises, while putting off the hard part.

PHOTO: Rep. Tom Price chairs the House Budget Committee hearing, Jan. 27, 2015.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Georgia Rep. Tom Price, a strong critic of the Affordable Care Act, to be his secretary of Health and Human Services, his transition team announced this morning. What he does now : Represents Georgia's 6th district since 2004 in the House of Representatives.

Jon Huntsman For Senate?

Jon Huntsman, who served as Governor of Utah and U.S. Ambassador to China, and ran for President in 2012, is mulling a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018: Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman said he's weighing a run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, depending in part on whether fellow Republican Orrin Hatch decides to seek an eighth term. "I've always said that I've got one more run left in our bones.

Trump taps Price to lead HHS, plans 2nd meetinga

President-elect Donald Trump moved to fill out his Cabinet Tuesday, tapping Georgia Rep. Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Aides signaled that at least one other Cabinet nomination was imminent.

Trump Floats Jail, Loss of Citizenship for U.S. Flag Burners

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to impose punishment on people who burn American flags, possibly including imprisonment or loss of U.S citizenship. Trump floated the sanctions, which would run counter to a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in an early-morning "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!" Trump said.

Trump proposes possible jail time or loss of citizenship for burning the American flag

President-elect Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday a penalty - including possible jail time or loss of citizenship - for burning the American flag, in spite of two US Supreme Court rulings that protect the act under the First Amendment as a form of free speech. "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!" Trump tweeted.

Huntsman Sees – Wild Ride’ Ahead as Trump Talks Tough on China an hour ago

China relations are headed for a "wild ride" if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills a campaign promise to designate China as a currency manipulator and the Republican-led Congress imposes trade sanctions, said Jon Huntsman, who served as U.S. ambassador in Beijing under President Barack Obama. podcast  co-hosts Scott Lanman and Daniel Moss on Monday in Washington.

US home prices surpass pre-recession peak amid healthy sales

Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 people was an act of terror by a Somali-born student who had once criticized the media for its portrayal of... Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 people was an act of terror by a student who had once criticized the media for its portrayal of Muslims. Donald Trump's hunt for a secretary of state is veering into dramatic terrain, with the president-elect summoning Mitt Romney back for a second look as a top aide leads a public pressure campaign against the pick.

Trump’s baseless voter fraud claims could weaken his presidency

That's what President-elect Donald Trump has done by claiming to have won the popular vote after discounting for "the millions of people who voted illegally." Trump offered no evidence of voter fraud, and by so baldly staking a demonstrably false claim he risks damaging the integrity of the very representative democracy that just elected him president.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Rising as Investors Prepare for Epic OPEC Meeting

This morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is ticking higher as investors watch oil prices and an update to U.S. economic growth. GDP levels have been frustratingly low over the last eight years.