Lithuania has pledged 5–6 percent of GDP for defense, answering President-elect Donald Trump’s call for higher NATO spending. Lithuania has announced plans to boost its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), becoming the first NATO country to make a firm commitment to President-elect Donald Trump’s request
Ohio lieutenant governor Jon Husted will replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine (R.) announced Friday. Husted, who had plans to launch a gubernatorial bid to succeed term-limited DeWine, will instead serve as Ohio’s junior senator until a special election in November 2026. Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President-elect
Washington — Monday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take place inside the Capitol due to dangerously low temperatures, Trump announced on social media on Friday. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in
Hoffman’s board position sparked Republican outcry over his Jeffrey Epstein ties, remarks about making Trump a ‘martyr’ Reid Hoffman speaks in San Francisco, California. (Kimberly White/Getty Images for WIRED) Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman appears to have quietly left a premier Pentagon advisory board after the election of Donald Trump, raising questions about whether he quit
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also met with Vivek Ramaswamy and several Ohio elected officials before making the decision days before Trump’s inauguration. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice-President-elect JD Vance’s U.S. Senate seat in a Jan. 17 announcement. Vance resigned from his Senate seat earlier this month in
The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. The Senate on Jan. 17 ended debate on legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states to sue the federal government if
The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. WASHINGTON—The Senate on Jan. 17 advanced a bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting, setting it up for a final vote. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states