ISTANBUL (AA) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, acknowledged paying a woman who accused him of sexual assault, while insisting that the encounter was consensual. His attorney Timothy Parlatore confirmed the payment in a statement and said Hegseth “maintains his innocence.” The revelati...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A team of President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly compiling a list of former and current senior US military officers directly involved in the “disrespectful” withdrawal from Afghanistan to determine whether they could face court martial. Trump’s team is exploring the possibility of forming a commission to investi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has named Karoline Leavitt to be his White House press secretary when he takes office in January. Trump praised Leavitt for doing a “phenomenal job” as press secretary during his presidential campaign. “Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective commu...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he had picked Steven Cheung to be his White House communications director. Cheung, 42, has been a top press aide for Trump over the past two years. Trump also said Sergio Gor will serve as assistant to the president and director of the Presidential Personnel Office. [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Though it has yet to be established, a department tasked with cutting US government spending headed by tech mogul Elon Musk has begun accepting staff applications, seeking to hire “revolutionaries” with high IQ scores. “We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense chief by US President-elect Donald Trump has sparked debates within the Republican Party. Several names in Trump’s new Cabinet are already stirring controversy in Washington, according to media reports. Media reports highlighted concerns about Trump’s pick for defense chief, Pe...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A CIA official working overseas has been charged with disclosing classified documents allegedly detailing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, according to a report on Wednesday. Citing court records and sources familiar with the case, The Washington Post reported that the official, Asif W. Rahman, wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday. In a statement, Trump emphasized a focus on reducing the influence of the “industrial food complex” and pharmaceutical companies on Americans’ health. “I am thr...
WASHINGTON (AA) – About 90 Democrats called on US President Joe Biden to use his “lame-duck” period in the presidency to sanction two Israeli ministers, according to a letter made public on Thursday. In a letter sent on Oct. 29, 88 lawmakers called on Biden to sanction Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security M...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is an adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, met earlier this week with Iran’s envoy to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, to discuss potential ways to reduce tensions between the US and Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. Iranian officials familiar with the meeting said [&hel...
