Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case

The Trump administration invoked a state secrets privilege Monday and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under war authorities.  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is weighing whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of

Watch Live: Intel leaders testify about threats amid questions on group texts

Washington — Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies are testifying Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee about global security threats, one day after it was revealed that top Trump officials inadvertently included a journalist in a group chat about the United States’ highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia,

Who is Frank Bisignano, Trump’s nominee to oversee Social Security?

During his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration (SSA), is likely to face a barrage of questions about where he stands on the future of a government agency that provides retirement, disability and other benefits to more than 70 million Americans.  Like other federal agencies, the

What to know about Social Security nominee Frank Bisignano’s hearing today

President Trump’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, is facing a Senate hearing on Tuesday morning about his qualifications to run the massive retirement system, as well as his plans for the agency at a time when it has been targeted for significant job cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.  The

LIVE NOW: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa’

The House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa” at 10 a.m. ET on March 25. Witnesses include Sasha Lezhnev, senior policy adviser at The Sentry; Thierry Dongala, founder of Accountable Africa; Joseph Nguramo, a nonresident fel… Original News Source Link