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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19.
2020-11-9

The U.S. Senate confirms Donald Trump's appointment of his former opponents in the presidential primaries, neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Governor of Texas Rick Perry, as Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Energy respectively, with the support of all Republicans and some Democrats.
2017-03-2

President-elect Donald Trump appoints businessman and son-in-law Jared Kushner as his senior advisor in the White House.
2017-01-10

President-elect Donald Trump names Carl Icahn as the Special Advisor to the President on Regulatory Reform.
2016-12-21

Donald Trump requests Gary Cohn, chief operating officer of investment bank Goldman Sachs, to join his administration as chair of the White House National Economic Council.
2016-12-9

President-elect Donald Trump names retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as United States Secretary of Defense.
2016-12-1

President-elect Donald Trump names South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
2016-11-23

Ben Carson, former GOP presidential candidate, current advisor to President-elect Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon, has decided to not accept a Cabinet position in the Trump administration.
2016-11-15

The eleventh Republican Party presidential debate of the election cycle takes place at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit, Michigan, airing live on Fox News Channel. The debate features four Republican candidates, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich. Ben Carson was also invited to the debate but he said that he would not be attending. An estimated 16.9 million viewers watched the debate, 5.5 million of them adults aged 25-54, making it the most watched debate since December 2015.
2016-03-3

CNN announces the September 16, prime time presidential debate panel. Carly Fiorina, who had sufficient poll support following the first debate, will join the top 10 leaders, such as Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Ben Carson. The remaining four candidates, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham, will appear earlier that evening. Because he did not get sufficient poll numbers, Jim Gilmore is now excluded.
2015-09-11