WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, is his pick to lead the Treasury Department. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Bessent will help him “usher in a new Golden Age for the United States.” “Unlike in past Ad...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nominees to lead the Labor Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump said Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is his pick to serve as the next head of the Department of Labor. “Lori’s strong support from both the Business and Labor communities will en...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican lawmakers have denounced the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming National Security Advisor pledged a strong response in January. Rep. Mike Waltz, the incoming nation...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for attorney general. The announcement came hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was Trump’s first pick, withdrew from consideration for the post. “Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where sh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general. It came in a shock announcement as a House of Representatives panel weighs the release of a critical report concerning sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz. Gaetz was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, a close ally of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been charged with orchestrating a $250 million bribery scheme in the United States. Charges were filed in New York. Adani and his senior executives are accused of paying bribes to Indian officials to secure lucrative contracts for his renewable energy fi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he picked former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the US ambassador to NATO. “Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended,” Trump said in a statement. He said his...
New York prosecutors have opposed the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. However, they have expressed willingness to delay sentencing until after his second term. Trump’s legal team requested the case be dropped, citing the need for a smooth transition of executive power. The Manhattan district attorney’s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to become the head of the Commerce Department. Lutnick will lead “our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump said on Truth So...
ANKARA (AA) – The Los Angeles City Council has approved an ordinance officially designating the city as a “sanctuary city” in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation efforts, according to American media. The newly passed measure restricts local resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement, the Dail...
