Sen. Mitch McConnell, after stepping down from his Senate leadership position, bucked President Trump and was one of only three Republicans to vote against the president’s nominee for defense secretary. With confirmation hearings for Mr. Trump’s Cabinet nominees ongoing, people are wondering just what McConnell will do next. The 82-year-old said he feels free…
Washington — Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, will be placed on leave Friday night, the agency announced on its website Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, all overseas missions for USAID had been ordered to shut down, and all staff recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. …
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday approved Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as director of national intelligence, ending weeks of suspense after key GOP holdouts announced their support in the 24 hours leading up to the committee vote. Source link
Ratings for the Grammy Awards dipped from last year, despite the nail-biting tension of whether Beyonce would win album of the year and a surprise appearance by The Weeknd. Source link
After 18 years as the longest-serving Senate leader ever, Mitch McConnell is starting the year as a backbencher. At 82, he’s thinking about his legacy. He recently cooperated on a book about his life, relinquishing his personal papers to the biographer. After voting against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, the question is: how much more…
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at the White House and holding a joint press conference Tuesday, the first foreign leader visit of Mr. Trump’s second term. The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered in part by the U.S., continues to hold so far. Dual citizen Keith Siegal was…
Canada and Mexico got a one-month reprieve, but President Trump’s new 10% tariff on China went into effect Tuesday, prompting retaliation from Beijing. Source link
It seems the only way to beat a superstar Indian teenage chess phenom these days is with another superstar Indian teenage chess phenom. Source link
You don’t know Robert Lighthizer but his influence with President Trump could change America’s economy. Lighthizer was the top U.S. trade negotiator in the first Trump administration and he’s an evangelist for tariffs—taxes on imported goods. Yesterday, the president declared an emergency and imposed unusually high 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% on…
Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump’s move to close down the American asylum system, saying it violates legal obligations the U.S. has to offer refuge to migrants fleeing persecution. The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge against an executive action taken by Mr….
