President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) marks a stark pivot in federal health policy direction. The Stanford University professor, with both MD and PhD credentials, enters amid intense debate over public health governance. “Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ...
Former NFL cornerback Scott Turner, age 52, received President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on Friday, bringing his $50 billion Opportunity Zone oversight experience to an agency responsible for addressing the nation’s housing needs and sheltering more than 4.3 million low-income families through public housing, rental subsidy, and voucher programs. ...
President-elect Donald Trump announced three health appointments on Friday evening, selecting former Florida Representative Dr. Dave Weldon as CDC Director, Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary as FDA Commissioner, and Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as Surgeon General. These selections were announced alongside Trump’s previous nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary ...
In a swift political pivot on November 21, 2024, Donald Trump announced Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, as his pick for U.S. Attorney General. The nomination came hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration amid Senate Republican opposition over sexual misconduct allegations. Trump selected Bondi from his Mar-a-Lago club, where he evaluated ...
Former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy, who recently co-hosted Fox Business‘ “The Bottom Line,” has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Transportation. The nomination comes as the department faces critical challenges in aviation safety and infrastructure development. Duffy would succeed Pete Buttigieg, who has led the Department of Transportation since February ...
The US President-elect Donald Trump’s second inning starts Jan 20, 2025. He is in the process of forming his cabinet. His first appointment was for DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). The famous Industrialist Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were given the charge of DOGE. The rule by dyarchy (rule by two people or agencies) will ...
The year 2024 has been a ‘Super Year’ for elections. 3.7 billion voters in 72 countries have strengthened democracy and good governance. Many have voted for the first time. This is the biggest election year in human history. The UNDP (UN Development Program) has been working with countries to strengthen democratic processes. It provides electoral ...
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, according to sources close to Trump’s thinking. Rubio would become the first Latino to serve as America’s top diplomat, marking a shift in Republican foreign policy approach. The selection caps a remarkable transformation in the Trump-Rubio relationship. During the 2016 primary, ...
The 2024 US Presidential election marks another milestone in Indo-US relations, with Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance, bringing Telugu heritage to the White House. As an observer who has watched Indo-US relations evolve since the 1960s, this political development carries particular weight. The Telugu-American population has seen remarkable growth, quadrupling to ...
On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, both camps are claiming that they will win the race. Only God and American University professor Allan Lichtman know the result. A tight race in swing states is shown by a new NYT/Siena poll. According to various reports, opinion polls carried out by various organizations in the ...
