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Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao received the confirmation of the full Senate on Tuesday. That’s the last hurdle for Chao, who now becomes the head of the Department of Transportation, replacing the outgoing Secretary Anthony Foxx, who was nominated by Barack Obama in 2013 and served …

Tesla and SpaceX CEO met with Donald Trump on Monday, and just a day later, he’s expressing optimism about Trump’s choice for Secretary of State, former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. On the surface, you’d be forgiven for assuming that Tillerson as Secretary of State would be at odds with Musk’s …

Image copyright AP Image caption Rick Perry at Trump Tower Donald Trump is expected to pick ex-Texas Governor Rick Perry as his energy secretary, a department whose name he famously forgot in a TV debate. The nomination puts Mr Perry in charge of a department he proposed abolishing in a …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption “Rex Tillerson’s career is the embodiment of the American dream,” Mr Trump said President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, as his choice for US secretary of state. In a statement, Mr Trump praised Mr Tillerson, 64, as among …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Commuters were earlier warned not to travel on Tuesday by Southern Rail unions have been accused by the transport secretary of “having little interest” in resolving the Southern dispute as a bid to stop further strikes failed. Writing to MPs, Chris Grayling said officials were …