President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday night his nomination of billionaire and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for U.S. ambassador to Italy. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump pointed to Fertitta’s background in business, including his work as CEO of Landry’s, a Texas-based restaurant and entertainment company. “I am pleased to announce that Tilman […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, announced late Saturday that she will be removing her name from the short list for Sen. Marco Rubio‘s (R-FL) Senate seat. In a statement posted to X, Lara said that “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many,” she would not seek the seat soon […]

Adding to his list of appointments over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump announced that British television producer Mark Burnett will be his special envoy to the United Kingdom. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Burnett “brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” and outlined Burnett’s […]

Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio said President-elect Donald Trump‘s selection of Vice President-elect J.D. Vance was a move for the future, in an interview that was the deepest dive inside the 2024 Trump campaign yet. Fabrizio and LaCivita told Politico that Trump views Vance as the “torch-carrier” of the MAGA movement, and that […]