U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia must include security guarantees for Ukraine, but that they “should not be provided through NATO membership, but must instead be backed by capable European and non-European troops.” The defense chief spoke not long before President Trump announced in a social media post
Washington — The Senate voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, teeing up a final vote on his confirmation later this week. In a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate voted to clear the final procedural hurdle to Kennedy’s nomination. The vote fell
Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence Wednesday, ending weeks of skepticism surrounding her once-embattled confirmation and installing her as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community. In a 52 to 48 vote, the Senate confirmed Gabbard’s nomination, with one Republican — Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Washington — The Senate is voting Wednesday on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for director of national intelligence, after her nomination survived a crucial committee vote last week and cleared a key procedural hurdle Monday. Gabbard, 43, is a former Democratic congresswoman who represented Hawaii in the House from 2013 to 2021, and sought the party’s nomination for
Washington — While the Trump administration has highlighted transfers of dangerous criminals and suspected gang members to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, “low-risk” migrant detainees who lack serious criminal records or any at all, according to two U.S. officials and internal government documents. When he ordered officials to convert facilities inside the U.S.
Federal employees return to in-person work, while CFPB closes Federal employees return to in-person work, while CFPB closes 02:06 The Trump administration’s Feb. 8 order that employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halt much of their work amounts to an existential crisis for a government agency that itself was born from crisis. The CFPB
Trump fires at least 15 inspectors general President Trump’s executive actions and inspectors general firings spark debate 02:38 Washington — A group of eight former internal government watchdogs who were fired by President Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging their terminations. The legal challenge, brought in federal district court in Washington, D.C, argues that their