President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to pick more allies for Cabinet positions. Follow for live updates. Read More Politics

As Donald Trump conducts a free-wheeling transition from his Mar-a-Lago estate, drawing flocks of business moguls, contractors, foreign dignitaries and anyone looking for jobs in the new administration, the federal agencies charged with protecting the president-elect and his communications face a daunting task. Read More Politics

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Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency or “DOGE” will comprise of two clueless tech bros. What targets, exactly, will Musk and Ramaswamy try to hit? Read More Government

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to take the reins of the brand-new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) under President-elect Trump — a panel with bold ambitions of s… Read More Government

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South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining Read More Government

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Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock. Read More Politics