Turner has recently been focused on education policy, but worked on Opportunity Zones under the first Trump administration.

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term. Turner, 52, is the first Black ...

President-elect Donald Trump made several late-night Cabinet appointments last week, including Scott Turner to serve as the secretary of housing and urban development. Turner, a former NFL player and Texas state lawmaker,

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council durin

Donald Trump announced Scott Turner as his nominee for U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary on Friday, and his selection

President-elect Donald Trump has been steadfast in announcing who he wants to fulfill more than 40 cabinet positions when he takes office for a second term in January. On Friday (Nov. 22), he revealed his pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development as retired Washington Redskins player Scott Turner.

The nomination comes as housing issues persists as a major economic burden, particularly for aspiring buyers or renters struggling to keep up with costs.

HUD is bracing for possible budget cuts, something the first Trump administration proposed but was unable to get through Congress. Other changes could restrict who gets rental aid.