NATO Secretary-General Warns Trump of New Threats If Ukraine Gets Bad Deal

‘We cannot have a situation where we have Kim Jong Un and the Russian leader and Xi Jinping and Iran high-fiving,’ NATO’s Mark Rutte said. The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warned President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face new threats if Ukraine is forced to make concessions to Russia

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to Tennessee’s efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, as the justices stepped into the politically charged debate over health care for transgender youth. Twenty-four states have passed laws similar to Tennessee’s, which prohibits puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those

Trump Nominates Michael Faulkender as Deputy Treasury Secretary

Faulkender, currently a professor at the University of Maryland, served in the first Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump is nominating an ally and member of his first administration as his deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. On Dec. 4, in a statement posted to his Truth Social account, Trump said he is

Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA chief

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he intends to nominate Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next NASA administrator. The nod could spark questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Isaacman’s extensive financial ties to Elon Musk, who is set to co-chair a government

Supreme Court hears major transgender rights case over Tennessee ban

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed for the first time whether states can restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, stepping into the politically charged debate over health care for transgender youth. Twenty-four states have enacted laws that prohibit puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those under the age of

Dem Senators Urge Biden to Trump-Proof Immigration Policies

Three Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to “act decisively” and lock down immigration policies to shield illegal immigrants from President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation efforts, Politico reported. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), and Alex Padilla (Calif.), in a Wednesday letter to the president, asked Biden to expand and extend Temporary

Trump Nominates Dan Driscoll for Army Secretary

Dan Driscoll, an Army veteran, attended Yale Law School and has been serving as an adviser to Vice President-elect JD Vance. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to be the next secretary of the Army. “As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve