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.

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

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,