The Department of Defense accepted the plane as a gift from Qatari officials in May. An Air Force official said June 5 that it will likely cost under $400 million to transform a plane gifted to the United States by Qatar into the new Air Force One. “It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit
Merz sought to find common ground with Trump on several key issues, including the Russia–Ukraine war, trade tensions, and NATO defense spending. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5 to discuss a wide range of pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine. Merz expressed confidence in Trump’s
Whitney Hermandorfer was the first of five nominees who answered questions during a hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5 started the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, after confirming more than 200 of Trump’s nominees during his first term. Senators questioned five nominees, beginning with Whitney Hermandorfer, a former clerk to
The Tesla CEO left the government last week. House Democrats on Thursday couldn’t get enough votes to issue a subpoena to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to testify before Congress. The House Oversight Committee rejected the Democrats’ request for Musk, a Trump adviser and former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to appear before
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee holds a hearing on the future of Syria after Assad at 2 p.m. ET on June 5. Witnesses David Schenker, Taube senior fellow The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya, Harold Grinspoon senior fellow Washington Institute for… Original News Source Link –
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee holds a hearing on the future of Syria after Assad at 2 p.m. ET on June 5. Witnesses David Schenker, Taube senior fellow The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya, Harold Grinspoon senior fellow Washington Institute for… Original News Source Link –
The initiative was projected to hit a deficit of $213 million in 2025, the department said. A New York federal court has blocked the Department of Labor from enforcing its decision to pause Job Corps, the country’s largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth. Job Corps is aimed at Americans between 16