President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend tapped Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture. Plus, Trump tapped Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, to lead the budget office.

Tennessean State Government and Politics Reporter Melissa Brown explains how a Tennessee teenager could change transgender rights nationwide.

Public faith in US institutions continues to erode, as Trump takes aim at dismantling parts of the government.

USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire examines what the next Democratic resistance movement might look like.

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