Melania Trump Credits Son Barron With Helping President-Elect Win 2024 Election

Barron Trump ‘knew exactly who his father needs to contact and to talk to,’ she told Fox News on Friday. Melania Trump said on Friday in her first interview since the election that President-elect Donald Trump is receiving advice from their 18-year-old son, Barron Trump, crediting the younger Trump with helping his father win the

Key GOP Senator Says She’s Not Working to Derail Hegseth Nomination

Sen. Joni Ernst also says she’s not interested in becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary. A key Republican senator says she’s not ready to commit to approving President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, but that she’s also not working to derail the nomination. “I don’t have a campaign against Pete,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

Trump Says Pete Hegseth ‘Support Is Strong and Deep’ Amid Senate Fight

‘Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep,’ Trump said in a Friday statement. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his support for Pete Hegseth, whom he tapped to become secretary of defense, amid reports and allegations against the Fox News host. This week, several Republican senators indicated that Hegseth’s nomination

Secret Service Director Touts Reforms After Trump Assassination Attempts

Acting Director Ronald Rowe said the agency has enacted multiple changes since the assassination attempts. The U.S. Secret Service has been revamped since two attempts were made on President-elect Donald Trump’s life, the agency’s acting director, Ronald Rowe Jr., told lawmakers on Dec. 5. Rowe said that the Secret Service has been “reorganizing and reimagining”

China Achieved Top Education Rankings by Cherry-Picking Students: Report

It says China selects participants from its wealthier and higher academically performing areas. With the next round of global standardized testing planned for next year, education leaders anxiously await improvements by U.S. students and which version of China will participate in the assessments. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will roll out its

Trump Unveils Key Homeland Security Appointments and Nominees

The president-elect nominated Rodney Scott to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday night announced a series of high-profile appointments and nominations to bolster his administration’s border security team. CBP Commissioner Trump nominated Rodney Scott to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Rodney served nearly three decades in the Border Patrol,

Newsom Challenges Trump’s Proposed Tariffs, Says Consumers Will Pay the Price

Trump’s team said his tariffs against China did not cause inflation and that his negotiations are designed to benefit the nation and protect Americans. California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke out Dec. 5 against foreign policy agendas—including tariffs on products from China, Canada, and Mexico—that President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he will enact once in office