The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized President-elect Trump for lacking Black cabinet or high-level administration appointees thus far. "In the two weeks since Donald Trump was elected to a second term, he has put forth a dozen troubling nominees, yet the most alarming factor in his proposed cabinet is that not a single candidate is Black,"...

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump taps Dr. Oz to run Medicare, Medicaid agency The television personality and doctor would lead a powerful agency that oversees health coverage for more than 150 million people. AP Trump announced Tuesday that Oz, a heart surgeon...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) opened the door on Tuesday to supporting ex-rival Mehmet Oz as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, Im voting for the dude, Fetterman said in a post on the social platform X. President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced...

The WWE co-founder could be the last U.S. education secretary if Trump is able to shut down the federal department.

WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans and selected Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department. “Dr. Oz will be a leader […]

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Matt Gaetz and his battle with Big Tech President-elect Trumps decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general signals a rough road ahead for major technology firms. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Gaetz was a known critic of Big Tech throughout his...

THE CENTER SQUAREManhattan District AttorneyAlvin Bragg said Tuesday that his office will oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his felony conviction in New York.... Read MoreThe post

Senate Republicans aired frustrations on Tuesday after Vice President-elect Vance and other party members skipped votes on Monday, greasing the skids for Democratic-backed judicial nominees to be green-lighted as part of a final push to fill the bench with lifetime appointees before President-elect Trump takes office. Republicans on Monday attempted to slow down an effort...

Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as secretary of the Department of Education, CNN reports.

Texas has reportedly offered the incoming administration a plot covering more than 1,400 acres as a staging area for the deportations.

As administrator of the CMS, Oz will lead the federal health programs that provide services to about half of all Americans.

Lawmakers in both parties are generally offering support for President Biden's decision to authorize a major shift in U.S. policy to allow Ukraine to uselong-range U.S. missiles to attack sites in Russia. The escalatory move came less than two weeks after President-elect Trump defeated Vice President Harris in the presidential election. The incoming president's most...

"If anyone can end racism or at least make progress to it, it's probably Trump," Laura Ingraham told Hulk Hogan without any hint of irony.

The Senate has confirmed 217 of Mr. Biden's selections to serve on the federal bench and are aiming to approve more before Republicans take control.