Trump names budget director Mulvaney as acting chief of staff

07:26, December 15, 2018

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  Trump taps budget head Mulvaney as acting chief of staff

  Donald Trump announced Friday that his budget director Mick Mulvaney will step in as acting chief of staff to replace John Kelly -- amid indications the president is struggling to fill the key post.Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney speaks during an event hosted by US President Donald Trump with workers on "Cutting the Red Tape,

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  More candidates emerge for Trump chief of staff

  US President Donald Trump's top pick to replace chief of staff John Kelly, Nick Ayers, was no longer expected to fill the role and several others were emerging as possible candidates.The new hire was to be key to a West Wing reshuffling to shift focus toward the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats in control of

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  Pence aide out of running to be Trump's next chief of staff

  President Donald Trump's top pick to replace chief of staff John Kelly, Nick Ayers, is no longer expected to fill the role.Nick Ayers (L), chief of staff to US Vice President Mike Pence, and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly look on as US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, US, May