Breaking: Trump's surprising picks for top positions shake Washington insiders
Former president makes unexpected choices for key government roles‚ picking TV doctor and wrestling exec. Latest developments show major shifts in transition plans while legal cases get more complex
Donald Trump shocked Washington by picking TV personality Dr Mehmet Oz to run Medicare/Medicaid and former WWE boss Linda McMahon for Education (her pro-wrestling background raises some eye-brows)
The ex-presidents transition team dont follow standard protocols — its more like a “hostile take-over“ as one insider puts-it. Many GOP senators feel un-easy about these choices
This is not how government transitions typically work
Legal issues keep piling-up: prosecutors might delay the hush-money case till after 11/2025; while some sensitive files about Matt Gaetz (Trumps AG pick) got leaked thru security holes
In other news Joe Biden okʼd sending land-mines to Ukraine: a hard-to-swallow decision that helps Kyiv but worries civilian-safety groups. Meanwhile Ukraine used US-made long-range weapons to strike deep in Russian territory for first-time
SpaceXʼs latest try to catch its mega-rocket on 11/19 ended with a splash-down in Gulf of Mexico (not the planned Texas landing pad). Elon Musk hosted Trump at launch — their growing friendship might re-shape NASAʼs direction
East coast faces snow-blast this week; while Northwest deals with hurricane-like cyclone. NYC got its first drought warning since early-2000s
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal (age 38) said good-bye to pro sports after losing Davis Cup match. His amazing run includes 22 grand-slams and 92 singles titles
