China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.”…
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Mr. Trump has criticized the Biden administration for what he calls its lax handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border. President-elect Donald…
The Trump transition team was only recently alerted to the payment by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for secretary of defense. President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Defense, Pete…
Where Donald J. Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington. To his detractors, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet looks like a rogues’ gallery…
Ms. Leavitt, 27, who served as his campaign’s press secretary and worked in the White House during his first administration, will be the youngest person ever to assume the role. President-elect Donald J. Trump announced…
The alarm from economists has been clear for months: Brace yourself. If he delivers on his campaign promises for an aggressive package of new US tariffs, they’ve warned, a re-elected Donald Trump will set the…
Each of Donald Trump’s most provocative Cabinet picks has been a calculated punch in the mouth to experts, elites and bureaucrats in Washington’s government agencies. But his decision to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine…
Whether the Senate would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has unorthodox views about medicine, is an open question. President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that he would nominate Robert F.…
Despite their concerns, some farm operators still support the former president and prefer his overall economic plan. To former President Donald J. Trump, “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. But to farmers…
As Bitcoin soars to record highs, cryptocurrency executives are maneuvering to influence Donald J. Trump’s transition and secure their policy goals. A cryptocurrency enthusiast as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. A presidential committee…