Trump Picks Troy Meink for Air Force Secretary

If confirmed by the Senate, Troy Meink will succeed Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has chosen Troy Meink, a former Air Force navigator and instructor, to become the next U.S. Air Force secretary. Trump stated that Meink currently serves as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance

Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for homeland security, set to face senators

Washington — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, is set to field questions from lawmakers on Wednesday at her Senate confirmation hearing. She will be appearing at 9 a.m. before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, which has jurisdiction over the DHS

Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with alost 2,500 more

Washington — President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Mr. Biden the presidential record for most

Biden Commutes Sentences for Nearly 2,500 Americans Convicted of Non-Violent Drug Offenses

The move marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 17 that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 individuals, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The latest pardons are being granted to people who were convicted of non-violent drug offenses and