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Scott PowersDecember 5, 2016

Palm Beach neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is Donald Trump‘s pick to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Trump’s transition office announced the nomination Monday, bringing his once rival but early supporter into the cabinet discussion for his administration. “I am thrilled to nominate Dr. Ben Carson as our next Secretary […]

Staff ReportsDecember 1, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday. A Trump transition spokesman disclosed the meeting during a Thursday conference call with reporters. He didn’t mention the topic of the conversation. Bondi, who supported Trump for the presidency, has been mentioned for a spot in his administration. But Trump already has tapped Republican […]

Peter SchorschNovember 13, 2016

Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him. While he’s announced one decision — putting Vice President-elect Mike Pence in charge of the transition […]

Guest AuthorMay 26, 2015

To my two or three readers of this commentary, I apologize for my silence. I have descended briefly into my end-of-year funk when I face the transition from 15-hour days to long stretches of empty time. This year has been complicated by my turning 65 and becoming officially “old” plus the deaths of a colleague […]

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Ben Carson nominated for Housing and Urban Development secretary

Pam Bondi meeting with Donald Trump on Friday

Donald Trump may revisit Trump Country during a victory tour

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