Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14 to make his case to become the next secretary of the Defense Department. Hegseth was the first of roughly a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees slated to go before Senate committees this week and is considered one of the more controversial Cabinet
Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14 to make his case to become the next secretary of the Defense Department. Hegseth is the first of roughly a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees slated to go before Senate committees this week and is considered one of the more controversial Cabinet
“I’m not really wed to that, it was the initial idea,” he said. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 14 that the House plans to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation but suggested that could change. “We’re socializing that among members,” Johnson said at an event hosted by Politico. “I’m not really wed
The bill amends Title IX legislation to exclude biological men from competing in women’s sports for organizations that receive federal funding. WASHINGTON—The House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Jan. 14, with a vote of 218-206. The legislation excludes males from participating in women’s sports sponsored by organizations that receive
Requested by U.S. allies, the move is part of a deal for Cuba to release anti-communist protesters imprisoned in the country. A senior administration official confirmed that President Joe Biden will inform Congress on Jan. 14 that he is taking communist Cuba off the U.S. State Department’s state-sponsored terrorism list, as well as other steps
The flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 29, the day of former President Jimmy Carter’s death, and will be returned to that status on Jan. 21, Johnson said. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that flags at the U.S. Capitol will be returned to full-staff for Inauguration Day and then to half-staff
According to court documents, a CCP-linked hacking group used PlugX to infiltrate and control targeted computers, stealing information from infected systems. The FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) have removed China-linked malware from more than 4,200 U.S. computers in a court-authorized operation targeting a Beijing-sponsored hacking group. The court-authorized operation, conducted with French law enforcement