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Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue

Trump administration 10 mins ago

Senate approves promotion for general involved in Afghanistan exit after a Republican blocked it

The Senate voted Monday to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, after it had been blocked by a Republican senator.

Donald Trump 13 hours ago

Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend
Hunter Biden 15 hours ago

Hunter Biden prosecutor pushes back on president's politicization claim

politics 23 hours ago

Trump's former FDA commissioner: ‘It will cost lives in this country' if RFK Jr. follows through on intentions

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on Friday raised concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hunter Biden Dec 1

Read President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing later this month in two federal cases.
Hunter Biden Dec 2

Republicans fume after President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter

GOP lawmakers began publicly fuming shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden.
Hunter Biden 18 hours ago

President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden

Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

Trump administration Dec 1

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a day after Trump picks his replacement

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency as Wray’s replacement.
Trump administration Dec 1

DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won't last another Trump term

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the roughly 535,000 DACA recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty.
Trump administration Dec 1

Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East

Boulos has previously sought office in Lebanon and has long-standing ties to political figures in the country. Other Trump picks for key national security positions are staunch supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump ally.
Donald Trump Nov 30

Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to France

Trump and Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
Donald Trump Nov 30

Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar

Trump’s threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Canada Nov 30

Canada's Trudeau says he had an ‘excellent conversation' with Trump in Florida after tariffs threat

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump in Florida after the president-elect’s threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America’s leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City. It’s unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada on Saturday, whether the conversation ha...
Congress Nov 29

Bomb threats target members of Conn. Congress' homes on Thanksgiving

No evidence of a bomb was found by police on their properties.
Health Nov 27

RFK Jr. attacked the CDC's ‘fascism' and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dark view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump administration Nov 27

Musk, Ramaswamy to discuss DOGE with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill Dec. 5

The meeting is the latest indication that Republicans in Congress are taking Musk and Ramaswamy seriously.
Donald Trump Nov 27

Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy.
Donald Trump Nov 27

DC protested Trump's first term. Now, they worry he'll crush them

Forget statehood. District of Columbia officials are just hoping to protect what little self-government they already have in Trump’s second term.
Donald Trump Nov 27

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Donald Trump Nov 25

Trump says he plans to enact new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in his office

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said his incoming administration would slap new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, solidifying a key campaign promise that could have a major impact on trade.