The role of special envoy for the conflict does not currently exist. President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for the Ukraine–Russia conflict today. Kellogg served as chief of staff for the White House National Security Council during Trump’s first term and national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence. The role of
For Harris’s campaign chair, pointing out the VP’s interview avoidance is ‘completely bulls—t’ (Screenshot / YouTube) Vice President Kamala Harris took five weeks to do a (joint) interview following her ascension to the top of the ticket in July—and another four weeks to sit for her first solo interview with a national network. That didn’t
The Trump transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet and administration picks were targeted in overnight attacks that ranged from “swatting” incidents to bomb threats. Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that law enforcement and other authorities responded quickly to the reported threats to ensure the safety of
China released three Americans on Wednesday in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, Politico reported. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,” a National Security Council spokesman told Axios in a statement. The release of Swidan, Li, and
The detained Americans have spent years in Chinese jail. The White House didn’t confirm if any Chinese citizens were freed in exchange. Three Americans imprisoned in China for years are returning to the United States following a diplomatic agreement between Washington and Beijing. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung, businessmen whom
They were subject to ‘bomb threats’ and swatting attempts, Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees were targeted by “bomb threats” and “swatting” attempts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump spokeswoman said. In a statement issued on social media, Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that unnamed
The United States has declared Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González the rightful Venezuelan president and called for Nicolas Maduro to step down. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Nov. 27 imposed new sanctions on 21 security and cabinet-level officials aligned with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The new sanctions, targetting senior administration officials within Venezuela’s