The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Trump shakes up globalists at Davos summit — instilling fear and relief while showing Sleepy Joe’s no longer at the wheel
He wasn’t here in person, but The Donald dominated every conversation — and not always in a bad way, even given his America First agenda.
Trump moves to enact agenda as Cabinet picks face Senate votes
In President Donald Trump’s first television interview in the Oval Office since returning to the White House, he told Fox News he “might have to” cut funding for sanctuary cities, rebuffed concerns ...
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The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward
With Donald Trump’s inauguration, the lame-duck period has finally ended, but another unnerving countdown is upon us. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will update the Doomsday Clock—a ...
Trump says he will press OPEC and Saudi Arabia to slash oil prices
Trump said he planned to ask the oil cartel to lower prices, which he said would lead to a swift end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Kremlin demands ‘mutually respectful dialogue’ as Trump threatens making peace ‘the hard way’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press on Thursday that Trump's promise to impose further tariffs and sanctions on Russia is nothing new.
Trump: Would good if Iran issues could be fixed without Israeli strike on military facilities
US President Donald Trump commented on Israel's relationship with Iran on Thursday, saying, "It would be nice if issues with Iran can be worked out without Israel striking a military facility." ...
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Commentary: Trump’s ‘ridiculous war must end now’ warning to Putin is a surprise
Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump seems to grasp, at last, that he can push not just Ukraine, but also Russia, to end the war, says professor of political science Robert Kelly.
Trump urges OPEC to cut oil prices, seeks $1 trillion investment from Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will pressure Saudi Arabia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting ...
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Trump requests trillion dollar investment after $600bn offer from Saudi crown prince
In fact, the Saudi Press Agency’s announcement that the kingdom would invest $600bn was based on the royal palace’s readout of a Wednesday phone call between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...
Trump urges Putin to ‘make a deal’ to end the war in Ukraine
President Trump on Thursday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, arguing he thinks the latter is ready to negotiate. A reporter asked Trump in the Oval ...
US judge temporarily blocks Trump's order to change birthright citizenship
A US judge has temporarily blocked Trump's order to change birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the constitution The president also pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists and signed executive ...