Trump appoints Dr. Oz and Howard Lutnick to key cabinet positions

independent.co.uk

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary and Dr. Mehmet Oz as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The treasury secretary position remains unfilled amid ongoing discussions. Trump is currently in Texas with Elon Musk for a SpaceX launch. His administration is facing scrutiny over the potential appointment of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, following a hacking incident related to his ethics investigation. Additionally, Trump plans to use the military for his mass deportation strategy. His incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has warned against hiding migrants. Meanwhile, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will not oppose delaying Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case.


With a significance score of 3.3, this news ranks in the top 18% of today's 17973 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 9000 minimalists.