US election
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general
The Florida Republican’s announcement came one day after meeting with senators.
Trump’s son says Swinney was ‘nasty’ for supporting Kamala Harris in US election
Eric Trump made the comments in an interview with the PA news agency at the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.
Rumours of Musk and Trump’s friendship breakdown are ‘lies’, Eric Trump says
The US president-elect’s son said his father ‘loves’ Elon Musk and that the three recently attended a mixed martial arts event together.
Trump chooses billionaire adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
Mr Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Musk suggests Trump should allow public input on who should lead US Treasury
It came as Mr Trump picked oil and gas development advocate Chris Wright, chief executive of Denver-based Liberty Energy, as energy secretary.
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
The president-elect was bruised by internal squabbles during his initial term in office but appears focused on remaking government in his own image.
Republicans win 218 House seats giving Trump and party control of US government
The Republicans have also gained control of the Senate from the Democrats.
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary
Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement.
Trump returns to Washington in triumph and meets Biden at White House
The Republican President-elect defeated Kamala Harris in last week’s election.
The Guardian leaves X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’
The Guardian said the US presidential election campaign ‘underlined’ its decision to leave the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.