Some GOP lawmakers are questioning the lack of explanation for the firings, while the move prompted swift outcry from Democrats. • Cabinet picks: Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary on Saturday, after being narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Friday night. The Senate also voted ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he does not support President Trump's plan to enact the Insurrection Act amid protests. 埃斯珀对记者表示:“选择使用现役部队完成执法目的,仅应当作为最后手段,而且仅应是在最危急的情况下才可以。我们现在还没有到那一步。我不支持启动《叛乱法》。” "The opt...
Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Trump’s Defense Secretary in Tie-Breaking Vote Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support. Politics News
Sessions has beenone of Mr. Trump’s closest and most consistent allies, and he was the first senator to announce his support for the president-elect. An architect of Mr. Trump’s immigration, counterterrorism and trade policies, Sessions was also considered for secretary of defense. Appointing...
President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth is set to be publicly questioned by members of Congress when he appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. Courtney Kube sets the stage. 10h ago Morning Joe Joe: The president needs someone running Pentagon that is ...
‘Drowning in scandal’: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary under heavy scrutiny 10:47 Share this - Copied Paul Rieckhoff, Host of the "Independent Americans" Podcast and Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Bet...
The Chosen FewSecretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis Retired Marine general A key figure in the Iraq war, led troops and ultimately oversaw US Central Command. In Gen. James Mattis, Trump has a candidate who was held in high regard throughout the ranks of the Marine Corps during his 44 ...
“THEY VOTED FOR TRUMP: that’s obscene.”According to Pete Buttijieg the secretary of transportation there are a thousand train derailments every year, so he can’t be bothered with such minor incidents. The United States has an aging infrastructure, The so called “Inflation Reduction Act”...
Sessions has been one of Mr. Trump’s closest and most consistent allies, and he was the first senator to announce his support for the president-elect. An architect of Mr. Trump’s immigration, counterterrorism and trade policies, Sessions was also considered for secretary of defense. The Tru...
“Only eight days into his second term, President Donald Trump has blood on his hands,” executive director of Advocates for Trans Equality Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen said earlier this week. JANUARY 30 2025 10:23 AM Politics Trump’s new White House Press Secretary targets transgender people in first...