The US political establishment has been shocked by some of the candidates, who still have to be confirmed by the Senate
Venture capitalist has role in interviewing and identifying candidates for new Department for Government Efficiency
Staffers look for private sector opportunities after incoming administration floats widespread cuts
Establishment reacts to president-elect’s choice with a mix of resignation and muted scorn
Former student freed as part of rare prisoner swap that Beijing said showed it would ‘never abandon compatriots’
Plan is latest sign that Donald Trump’s healthcare pick is preparing assault on medical establishment
Peter Thiel-founded data company, whose biggest client is the US government, rises $23bn in value since election
Cantor Fitzgerald boss to also have ‘direct responsibility’ for the office of the US trade representative
Is it possible to slash and grow at the same time? Thanks to President Trump’s ‘first buddy’, America will soon find out
Controversial picks such as Matt Gaetz and Robert F Kennedy Jr will face hurdles even in a Republican-controlled Senate
Donald Trump has given the billionaire the task of slashing the size of the state. Similar efforts have fallen far short in the past
The president-elect has picked a devoted coterie to concentrate power around one person: himself
Entrepreneurs will oversee a newly created ‘department of government efficiency’ to ‘provide advice and guidance’
Where do Trump policies push inflation, the stock market and interest rates?
Washington’s contribution would follow months of wrangling to secure funding before presidential election
Search group claims regulators are overreaching just as foreign and domestic rivals are gaining ground
Compete for the White House against other readers in the Election Game
Pentagon and intelligence community caution against deployment of ATACM missiles by Kyiv
Planned changes to Mutual Defence Agreement come as allies embark on costly modernisations of deterrent
Deng-Carter pact risks unravelling, with co-ordination limited to specific areas of research
Counter-intelligence centre says hostile states such as China could gain sensitive data and intellectual property
New evidence from the US suggests such a scheme could pay for itself
Governments rarely tell voters the true cost of military adventures, or how they intend to pay for them
Idaho-based memory chipmaker is latest beneficiary of funding from 2022 Chips Act
China criticises appropriation for more military assistance to Taiwan
