Vivek Ramaswamy’s short and rocky tenure in Washington isn’t turning off Republican voters in his home state.

Writing for The New York Times and The Daily News, he was known for his combative style and relished tweaking the powerful people in the sport.

Senators Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton said that the former Trump aides faced continuing threats from Iran and that the decision could affect how current officials do their jobs.

The second Trump White House is starting out with a remarkable degree of conflict among different individuals, constituencies and worldviews.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has taken different positions on the issue, has pledged to promote President Trump’s anti-abortion agenda in a bid to get confirmed as health secretary.

The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump’s first term.

The billionaire decided he could not campaign while helping lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but tensions with Elon Musk were also evident.

Billionaires, foreign leaders and celebrities including Mike Tyson and Carrie Underwood will appear at the inauguration. Some prominent Democrats are taking a pass.

The relationship between President-elect Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, was irreparably broken when Mr. Pence refused Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.

“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.

The pious Carter and profane Trump had some things in common.

The vice president presided over Congress on Monday as it counted the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.