Topics discussed included DREAMers, nutrition, the Israel-Gaza conflict, border security, the Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, and acquiring Greenland. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Jan. 27 recalled his meeting with President Donald Trump, describing his demeanor as “kind” and “cordial.” During an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” Fetterman said meeting with the president last weekend at his
A CIA assessment said COVID-19 ‘more likely’ came from a Chinese lab. CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said the recent decision to release a COVID-19 assessment was aimed at fostering transparency with the American people. Ratcliffe, who was sworn in on Jan. 23 after Senate confirmation, told Fox News in a Jan. 26 interview that
Thousands of National Guard and U.S. military troops are now at the southern border after the deployment. Texas will send 400 members of the state’s National Guard to the U.S.–Mexico border to work with U.S. Border Patrol agents, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Jan. 27. Abbott has directed Texas National Guard members to the border
Trump’s executive order requires that intimate spaces are designated by sex and not identity. Groups that oppose gender ideology, including parental rights and religious organizations, have embraced President Donald Trump’s executive order against the theory and funding that promotes it, while proponents have vowed to resist his agenda. Trump signed the executive order, “Defending Women From
The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy trial of far-right Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes rescinded an order that barred Rhodes and his co-defendants from traveling to Washington, D.C. The Justice Department had called on him to modify the sentences of the group members, who were serving years-long sentences after their convictions on crimes
Days before this week’s high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel’s judgment during sensitive hostage rescue missions, CBS News has learned. The whistleblower, whose identity is being withheld by Senate Democrats for fear of retaliation, worked with the FBI’s Hostage Recovery
Washington — The Senate is set to vote Monday evening on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump’s picks for top administration posts. Bessent, 62, is the founder of Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group and would be the first Senate-confirmed openly gay Cabinet member