Makary, who will need to be confirmed by the Senate, has defended controversial Trump cabinet pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Chavez-DeRemer, who was elected to Congress in 2022, lost her seat to her Democratic opponent earlier this month.

President-elect Trump has picked Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins's surgeon who has espoused contrarian views about the COVID-19 pandemic, to lead the Federal Drug Administration. Makary is a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins University and an author. He will lead Trumps health arm under the guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who was tapped to...

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary and first-term official Russell Vought to head the Office of Management and Budget.

Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.

If he can deliver some libertarian wins, that would be welcomed.

Makary is a Johns Hopkins University professor and surgeon, and was an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates.

Trump nominated Scott Turner, the former Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, to be HUD Secretary -- his first Black person he's picked for his new cabinet.

President-elect Donald Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary, who argued against pandemic lockdowns, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.