A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in U.S. president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. Mr. Trump’s inauguration address rattled off a list of crowning American feats such as ending slavery, launching into space, and the moment they “split the
Washington — A federal judge in South Florida blocked the Justice Department from giving lawmakers the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report that deals with his investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified documents. In a scathing rebuke of the Justice Department’s proposal, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in a 14-page order she
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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is facing senators’ questions on Tuesday as she defends her record and qualifications to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, one of President Trump’s most reliable allies in Congress, goes before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her confirmation hearing less than 24 hours after Mr.
Trump begins second term with flurry of executive orders Trump begins second term with flurry of executive orders 02:54 President Trump is requiring millions of federal employees to return to the office. In an order issued Monday, the White House instructed all U.S. government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements and
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik will face senators’ questions on Tuesday as she defends her record and qualifications to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, one of President Trump’s most reliable allies in Congress, goes before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her confirmation hearing less than 24 hours after Mr.
An overall view inside Statuary Hall as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a luncheon following the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Back at the luncheon on Capitol Hill, Scalise, the House’s No. 2 Republican, toasted Mr. Trump. “The impossible is what we do in America,”