The Senate voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to serve as Health and Human Services secretary in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, sending him on a path to final confirmation.
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Pete Hegseth told Nato defence ministers the US won’t support Nato membership for Ukraine – or most of its peace talk platform – leaving Zelensky little room to negotiate, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley
President Donald Trump announced he had a “lengthy” call with Russian President Putin and that the pair’s respective teams will begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
US president says he called Russian leader and agreed to have teams start negotiations immediately
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders and that Europe should take the lead in defending Ukraine.
“Elon Musk is doing everything he possibly can to tell the world, without saying a word, that Donald Trump is not the boss of me,” the MSNBC host says The post Lawrence O’Donnell Shreds Elon Musk’s Oval Office Press Conference: ‘The Most Powerless Image’ of a President Ever | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet candidates shows his domination over the Republican Senate.
Gabbard overcame initial skepticism from some Republican senators about her nomination, underscoring Trump’s grip on the party.