The White House confirmed the change on Jan. 20, hours after President Donald Trump took office. Businessman and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will not be part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by X owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson confirmed. “Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,”
The Kennedy Center served as an Inauguration Day waiting room as Trump staffers bided time until they could access their new offices at the White House. The incoming staffers started gathering at the iconic Washington location, renowned for its symphonies and ballets, early Monday, while Joe Biden was still president. They arrived in ride-share vehicles.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) to be the next secretary of state, with a full Senate vote expected in the evening. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rubio served since 2011, reported the nomination on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House,
Rubio has said that the CCP is his top focus, which he defined as ’the most potent and dangerous, near-peer adversary this nation has ever confronted.’ The Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of state on Jan. 20, making him the first of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks to
Attendees unveil replica guillotine, don fake MAGA hats reading ‘Made You Look Allahu Akbar’ Anti-Trump protests had a weak showing during the 47th president’s inauguration Monday, with only about 300 attending a demonstration in Washington, D.C. Despite the low turnout, one speaker bizarrely touted the Trump resistance’s strength in numbers. “There are more of us
The president named the acting secretaries of defense, state, homeland security, and more. President Donald Trump issued a statement on Monday designating acting leaders of federal agencies and offices and took his first executive actions, including flying the flag full-staff at all government buildings until the end of Inauguration Day. The statement names officials to
A significant number of diplomats in leadership roles at the State Department were told to step aside just before President Trump took office, two sources tell CBS News. The shakeup has affected at least 20 State Department officials, including career diplomats and political appointees serving in leadership roles, who received notification as early as Friday,