All the nominees will have to be confirmed by the Senate. President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled his pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan, alongside a slate of other diplomatic appointments. George Glass, a businessman and former investment banker who served as Ambassador to Portugal during the first Trump administration, is Trump’s choice for chief diplomat
Both men have been charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. sanction laws. Two men have been arrested in connection to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members and injured 47 others earlier this year, FBI and law enforcement officials
The entire House Democrat conference must now confirm Connolly as the committee’s ranking member. WASHINGTON—Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is set to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee following a contentious race between him and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which chooses conference committee members but recommends
The president-elect said he thought that establishing peace between Russia and Ukraine would be a harder task than peace between Israel and Hamas. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 16 hosted his first press conference after winning the 2024 presidential election, addressing a range of topics from the Russia-Ukraine war to his thoughts on the recent
The bird is on the national seal and on state flags and seals, with the former beginning in 1782. WASHINGTON—The House passed a bill on Dec. 16 that would designate the bald eagle as the official bird of the United States—sending the legislation to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The measure, introduced by
The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled presidents enjoy ‘presumptive immunity’ in relation to official acts. President-elect Donald Trump does not have immunity in the so-called “hush money” case in New York, Judge Juan Merchan ruled in a decision on Dec. 16. The conduct described by the 34 felony
The decision is tied to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision that held presidents enjoy different levels of immunity from prosecution for official acts. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected on Dec. 16 a long list of immunity-related arguments President-elect Donald Trump made in an attempt to throw out the guilty verdict he