Trump Withdraws US From WHO on First Day in Office

The Trump administration cited the WHO’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises as reasons for the withdrawal. Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and halting future U.S. funding to the United Nations organization. The order cited the

Senate Intelligence Committee Approves Ratcliffe for CIA Director, Urges Swift Senate Vote

The select committee voted 14-3 in a closed hearing on Jan. 20 to recommend that the Senate take a full vote to confirm Ratcliffe. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has voted to move forward with John Ratcliffe’s nomination to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The select committee voted 14–3