US Politics
The Trump administration sacked more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies overnight on Friday, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress say violates federal law. Internal government watchdogs are charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse of power.
Believed to be just 2nd such Cabinet confirmation requiring a tie-breaking vote by a VP
President also asks for the release of documents on the killing of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King
The CEOs of the world’s largest companies sat alongside Trump’s family and cabinet
With temperatures reaching a high of 24 in Washington, D.C., the event is now happening inside and with a reduced audience as Trump's political comeback is made official.
Former Joint Chiefs chairman clashed with Trump over Constitution
U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and retired general Mark Milley, to guard against potential retaliation by the incoming Donald Trump administration.
'There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse,' a US official told Reuters
Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, is widely expected to win Senate confirmation to the post.
The former Fox News commentator remained stoic through most introductions, but he gave a visible reaction when Sen. Jack Reed grilled him.
Out of Trumpian chaos and contradiction, something good might just emerge