Did you hear the one about the Russian Jew from Minnesota who walked into a Chicago bar to sell the owner Swedish booze? Sure, it sounds like the set-up of a bad joke, but it’s a true story and one entertainingly told by journalist Josh Noel in Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled
Republicans are signaling a quick confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet in 2025.
President-elect Trump has chosen an ideologically diverse Cabinet for his second term by selecting an array of establishment and unconventional candidates for the top 15 posts.
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94. Harris’ wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. He had lived in New Mexico since 1976. “Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes.
The promotion of a three-star general who was part of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been paused by Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, three sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army
The agency has 100,000 employees and a $25 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in his administration. “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of Agriculture-dependent American Small Towns is second
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans