President Donald Trump has named a veteran agent to serve as acting director of the FBI. The White House on Monday included Brian Driscoll on a list of officials being tapped to lead agencies on an acting basis. Driscoll was tapped to lead the FBI pending the Senate confirmation of Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for
Scott Bessent inches one step closer to Treasury secretary. The Senate Finance Committee greenlit billionaire financier Scott Bessent’s nomination as President Donald Trump’s U.S. Treasury secretary. Senators voted 16–11 to approve the hedge fund manager’s nomination to head the Treasury Department. Two Democrat senators—Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)—voted in favor with all
Trump’s order made it easier to fire federal officials. President Donald Trump’s order removing job protections from federal officials violates federal law, according to a Jan. 20 lawsuit. Trump’s order, signed earlier on Monday, reclassifies certain employees into the same category as political appointees, thereby removing some job protections. “The President’s Executive Order is unlawful
The former Florida senator said during his confirmation hearing that the Chinese Communist Party is a ‘dangerous’ and ’potent’ foe. Vice President JD Vance conducted the swearing-in ceremony for Marco Rubio as the 72nd secretary of state on Tuesday, who became the first of President Donald Trump’s official Cabinet members. On Monday, the Senate voted
Citing Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, the proclamation says it would allow ‘certain emergency tools’ to block illegal immigrants. President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national emergency over what he called “an invasion” at the U.S.–Mexico border. The White House on Monday night said in a proclamation that the Trump administration has
Trump and Putin have both expressed readiness to discuss means of resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The outcome of several international crises will depend on decisions made by the Trump administration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20 for his second, albeit non-consecutive, four-year
The 47th president called for increased American consumer choice while eliminating certain initiatives by prior administrations. President Donald Trump ordered the removal of incentives for electric vehicles and promoted market choice for consumers as part of the executive orders issued on his first day in office. In the “Unleashing American Energy” order issued on Jan.