Marco Rubio Sworn In as Secretary of State, First Trump Cabinet Official

The former Florida senator said during his confirmation hearing that the Chinese Communist Party is a ‘dangerous’ and ’potent’ foe. Vice President JD Vance conducted the swearing-in ceremony for Marco Rubio as the 72nd secretary of state on Tuesday, who became the first of President Donald Trump’s official Cabinet members. On Monday, the Senate voted

Trump Declares Emergency Over ‘Ongoing Invasion’ at US–Mexico Border

Citing Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, the proclamation says it would allow ‘certain emergency tools’ to block illegal immigrants. President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national emergency over what he called “an invasion” at the U.S.–Mexico border. The White House on Monday night said in a proclamation that the Trump administration has

Trump threatens steep tariffs against Canada and Mexico

President Trump is keeping his powder dry, at least for now, in deploying tariffs to advance his administration’s push to redefine trade relations with other major economies around the world.  Mr. Trump, who as president-elect said he could move to apply sweeping levies on foreign imports on his first day in office, stopped short of imposing so-called

Trump’s DOGE executive order says Musk’s efforts will focus on IT

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order officially creating the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative helmed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The EO included fresh details about DOGE’s goals and structure, such as a mandate to upgrade the government’s IT systems.  Mr. Trump first announced DOGE in November with