President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget nominees will now go to a full Senate confirmation vote. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Jan. 20 to advance two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet-level nominees, Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary and Russ
The bill passed with support of two-thirds of the Senate, and amendments expanding the list of crimes it covers. The Senate has passed, 64–35, legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. The legislation also allows states to sue the federal government if it
Under Chinese law, TikTok’s key technologies, including its algorithm, are subject to export control. Beijing said on Monday that any acquisition of TikTok should be done according to “China’s laws and regulations” after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump proposed a joint venture model to keep the app running in the United States. TikTok went dark for
President Donald Trump will sign additional executive actions as soon as he returns to the Oval Office. Moments after President Donald Trump finished his speech at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, he began signing a stack of executive orders that will set the stage for his second administration. Trump signed orders that will
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14–13 to advance Pete Hegseth’s defense secretary nomination for further consideration before the Senate. The Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines on Jan. 20 to advance President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to a full Senate floor vote. The committee voted 14–13 to advance Hegseth’s
The White House confirmed the change on Jan. 20, hours after President Donald Trump took office. Businessman and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will not be part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by X owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson confirmed. “Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,”
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) to be the next secretary of state, with a full Senate vote expected in the evening. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rubio served since 2011, reported the nomination on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House,