Stephanie Gaskell

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Stephanie Gaskell was a policy writer for Mic.
What to know about KT McFarland, Trump's national security pick
By Stephanie Gaskell
President-elect Donald Trump named Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland as his deputy national security adviser last week. She will work under Trump's national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. McFarland said she's "honored and humbled" to…
Tom Price's health care plan and other facts to know about Donald Trump's cabinet member
By Stephanie Gaskell
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Georgia Rep. Tom Price to be his secretary of health and human services. Price has been a very vocal opponent of the Affordable Care Act and wants to scrap the plan altogether. Earlier this month, Price…
Donald Trump's "blind trust" that isn't: How he'll handle his business interests in office
By Stephanie Gaskell
During a Republican primary debate in January, President-elect Donald Trump said if he was elected he would put his business holdings in a blind trust. But during the debate, hosted by Fox News, the billionaire businessman admitted that he doesn't…
What will Obama be remembered for? 11 ways the president's legacy will be remembered.
By Stephanie Gaskell
As President Barack Obama prepares to leave the White House, during a trip to Peru, he was asked by a reporter if he thought that he would be the last Democratic president for a while. "I am not worried about being the last Democratic president ...…
President Donald Trump's Cabinet: Here's every member of his White House team so far
By Stephanie Gaskell
More than a week after he pulled off one of the most stunning victories in modern presidential history, President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet is starting to take form. On Friday, Trump's transition team announced three top members of his executive…
Will Ivanka Trump run for office? What we know about Trump daughter's political aspiration
By Stephanie Gaskell
Ivanka Trump has been a major figure in her father's rise to the White House. She gave a powerful speech at the Republican National Convention this summer. She advocates for progressive issues like equal pay for women and affordable child care. And…
These are all the major cabinet positions President-elect Donald Trump needs to fill
By Stephanie Gaskell
President-elect Donald Trump has spent the past week figuring out who to appoint to his administration. So far, he's named Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as chief of staff and his top campaign manager Steve Bannon as chief…
What will Hillary Clinton do next? Here are her potential prospects after the election.
By Stephanie Gaskell
On Wednesday night, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her first public remarks since losing the election to President-elect Donald Trump. Speaking at an event for the Children's Defense Fund in Washington, D.C., where she was being…
NATO Pros and Cons: Dissecting what Trump says about the treaty
By Stephanie Gaskell
President-elect Donald Trump rattled many European leaders and foreign policy experts on the campaign trail when he said he wasn't so sure the United States should be backing up its NATO allies anymore. Trump reportedly takes issue with the amount…
Trump's Presidential Plan: The most important pieces of the president-elect's future
By Stephanie Gaskell
President-elect Donald Trump has an ambitious plan for his first 100 days in office. In a "contract between myself and the American voter," Trump outlined several things he will immediately tackle on his first day in office. In his quest to "drain…