A modern democratic state depends upon the rule of law and people who believe in the spirit of law, Snyder writes. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s proposed attorney general, embodies lawlessness, and “can be counted upon to abuse the law to pursue Trump’s political opponents.”

Their agenda: Trump has named the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to lead a cost-cutting effort dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency”. He will share the role with 39-year-old investor-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who became an ardent Trump backer after failing as a candidate in the Republican primary.

While many nominees are yet to be announced, Trump's cabinet is already shaping up to be one of the richest in recent history.

The former vice president opposes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as HHS secretary due to his past comments on abortion.

In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

The JPMorgan CEO received a shoutout on Trump’s Truth Social account on Thursday, the president-elect posting: “I respect Jamie Dimon, of JPMorgan CHASE, greatly, but he will not be invited to be a part of the Trump Administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has named his campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt to serve as his White House press secretary.

Also, neither video of Harris or Trump in the post is from the Sept. 10 presidential debate. The clip of Trump is from his June 27 CNN debate with President Joe Biden, who dropped out of the presidential race in July. And Harris’ clip is from the July 31, 2019, CNN Democratic presidential primary debate.

President-elect Donald J. Trump wants Congress to repeal a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Doing so would hurt American automakers.