Senate Panel Unanimously Advances Rubio’s Nomination for Secretary of State

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) to be the next secretary of state, with a full Senate vote expected in the evening. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rubio served since 2011, reported the nomination on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House,

Protesters Limp Through Washington as Only a Few Hundred Show Up To Resist Trump

Attendees unveil replica guillotine, don fake MAGA hats reading ‘Made You Look Allahu Akbar’ Anti-Trump protests had a weak showing during the 47th president’s inauguration Monday, with only about 300 attending a demonstration in Washington, D.C. Despite the low turnout, one speaker bizarrely touted the Trump resistance’s strength in numbers. “There are more of us

Trump Designates Acting Leaders of Federal Agencies, Takes First Executive Actions

The president named the acting secretaries of defense, state, homeland security, and more. President Donald Trump issued a statement on Monday designating acting leaders of federal agencies and offices and took his first executive actions, including flying the flag full-staff at all government buildings until the end of Inauguration Day. The statement names officials to

State Dept staff shakeup accelerated ahead of Trump’s inauguration, 2 sources say

A significant number of diplomats in leadership roles at the State Department were told to step aside just before President Trump took office, two sources tell CBS News. The shakeup has affected at least 20 State Department officials, including career diplomats and political appointees serving in leadership roles, who received notification as early as Friday,