Ferguson, who has served as an FTC commissioner since April 2024, will replace Lina Khan. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced two key appointments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the FTC and nominated antitrust lawyer Mark Meador as a commissioner. Ferguson, who has served as
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Nov. 10 to examine President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. Trump on the campaign trail suggested he might utilize the United States military to help deport millions of illegal immigrants. During Tuesday’s hearing, Ret. Army Major General Randy Manner testified that deploying troops domestically to deal with
Hegseth faces questions about women’s role in the military – CBS News Watch CBS News Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, continued meeting with senators on Capitol Hill in an effort to gain enough support for confirmation. Hegseth is now facing questions about past comments in which he said women
A prominent synagogue in Washington, D.C., is facing accusations from the Jewish community that it caved to anti-Israel activists by canceling an event with former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant. Adas Israel, whose members have included Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan and the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, called off the event just one day
The panel says several federal agencies failed to provide requested documents and information. A would-be assassin’s attempt on President-elect Donald Trump’s life at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally was enabled by “preexisting conditions and leadership failures” within the U.S. Secret Service, a House task force has found. The panel was tasked with investigating the July
‘When I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu … I reiterated that Congress’s support for Israel is ironclad,’ says Mike Rogers (R., Ala.) Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Ala.) (Wikimedia Commons) Congress’s annual defense spending bill includes $500 million in funding for joint military projects with Israel, including a reversal of the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to cease
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he is nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be U.S. ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host-turned-political fundraiser, was dating Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally,” Trump said in a statement. “Her extensive experience and leadership in law, media,