Trump restated on Jan. 20 during his inaugural address that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control. Authorities in Panama announced on Jan. 20 that they have launched an audit of the Hong Kong-based port operator that controls ports near the Panama Canal, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his
Adm. Linda Fagan was relieved of her post in a memo issued Tuesday by the acting secretary of Homeland Security. The U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan, has been removed from her duties and position by the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, according to a memo sent out Tuesday. Fagan assumed
The right of preemptive pardons has been upheld as a broad privilege since the time of George Washington. President Joe Biden on his final day in office on Jan. 20 issued several preemptive pardons, including for family members. He issued pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and those who served on the
President Donald Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 defendants and and commuted the sentences of others. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on his first day in office brought excitement and hope to those close to the detained. The White House announced the pardons shortly after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, more than four
If Moscow doesn’t end its war with Ukraine, ‘Russia is going to be in big trouble,’ Trump said while signing executive orders on Jan. 20. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 21 held a virtual meeting in which they pledged to strengthen the two regimes’ relationships further in 2025. Putin
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