Defense secretary-designee Pete Hegseth’s nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, inching him closer to getting confirmed in a significant win for one of President Read More
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Senate confirms China hawk John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.”
Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin has grown concerned about distortions in Russia’s wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, sources say.
This Biden-Era Banking Rule Is A Pandora’s Box Of Financial Risk
Just days into the second Trump administration, Republicans in Washington are facing an unexpected and poorly understood headwind to unleashing our economic potential, courtesy of Read More
Saudi Crown Prince MBS pledges massive US investment in call with Trump — after prez quipped he’d visit for $500B
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed to invest at least $600 billion in the US — after President Trump floated he would fast-track Read More
RFK Jr. says he’s resigned from anti-vaccine nonprofit as he seeks to become US’ health leader
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine work as he seeks to become the leader of the nation’s top health agency under President Donald Read More
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE, Jan 23 — A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump‘s administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic Read More
Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump cabinet pick
Rarely has a Cabinet choice encountered such swirling allegations of wrongdoing.
Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders freeze on civil rights cases
Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.
Chaos At CNN: 200+ Layoffs Coming, Longtime Anchor ‘Getting Hosed’
Big shake-ups could be in the works for CNN as the long-running cable news network adjusts to the new media landscape and a second Donald Read More