John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Stalin’s right-hand man after Trump’s FBI nomination
Former national security adviser John Bolton compared Kash Patel to Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin's head of the secret Soviet police, in a statement to NBC.
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Trump taps Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he intends to nominate Massad Boulos, a billionaire businessman from Lebanon who is also father-in-law to Tiffany Trump, to serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos’ son, Michael Boulos, has been married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany since 2022. Trump announced Boulos as his pick for the advisory
Trump to tap pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to France
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, calling Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & interests.” Charles
Protests in Georgia leave over 40 hospitalized as EU talks suspended
A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union left 44 people hospitalized, officials said Sunday. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the parliament Saturday night, throwing stones and setting off fireworks, while police deployed water cannons and tear gas. An effigy
US sees surge in Indian immigrants at border with Canada
The United States has seen a surge in attempts by Indian nationals to illegally cross the country's northern border with Canada in recent years, CBP data shows.
Trump’s decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sent shockwaves through Washington over the weekend, prompting outrage from Democrats and even some former Trump officials, while some loyalists insisted they believed Patel would be confirmed by the Senate. Patel, a 44-year-old who served in intelligence and defense
Who is Kash Patel? Trump’s pick to lead the FBI has long history vowing to bust up ‘deep state’
President-elect Trump named Kash Patel as his choice to lead the FBI, after Patel repeatedly slammed federal agencies such as the FBI as corrupted by the "deep state."