With Donald Trump returning to the Oval Office, attention is turning back to a controversial plan for his second administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has named several high-profile conservatives associated with "Project 2025" to his administration despite repeatedly distancing himself from the hard-right initiative on the campaign trail.

President-elect Donald Trump spent much of his campaign distancing himself from “Project 2025”, but he’s now brought several key conservatives tied to the initiative into his administration. So what exactly is it?

President-elect Trump contended he knew nothing about Project 2025 — but several of his Cabinet picks certainly do. The big picture: Trump has plucked a number of officials straight from the pages of the 900-plus-page Heritage Foundation-backed blueprint,