news2shortsWhen Donald Trump announced he wanted Kash Patel to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of Patel’s first moves was reaching out to three conservative former special agents who have been critics of the bureau and its sprawling investigation into the Jan. 6 riot.
Vice President JD Vance has earned a unique privilege inside the White House — free rein to hire whom he wants, with no interference from President Donald Trump or his top aides.
Tulsi Gabbard says she now supports surveillance she once tried to end. The issue could decide whether she’s confirmed as director of national intelligence.
Abrupt decision to pause all foreign aid could exacerbate violence in region already struggling with organized crime The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to immediately pause all US foreign aid programmes could exacerbate violence in Latin America, driving more migration from a region already struggling with the rise of organised crime, experts have warned. The world’s … Read more
Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’ After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two. The 71-year-old faces another grueling day … Read more
Confirmation hearing was a spectacle as Democrats tried to hold a mirror to nominee, only for him to step right through Robert F Kennedy Jr’s testimony was a “through the looking glass” moment for some senators, as lawmakers questioned one of the nation’s most influential vaccine critics for a job as the top US health … Read more
Whatever the truth about DeepSeek, China’s tech sector is light years ahead on strategy and investment For once, Donald Trump was not guilty of hyperbole. The arrival of a budget Chinese chatbot called DeepSeek to rival ChatGPT really is a wake-up call. It is a wake-up call to the US tech giants. It is a … Read more
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, along with son Maxim, feared to have been on American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington US Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Ronald Reagan national airport on Wednesday. The plane, with 64 passengers and crew, was … Read more
There are rational explanations for the continent’s muted response to US threats – but that’s not how you deal with this president Donald Trump’s antics over the past week have put paid to the refrain, often heard in Europe, that the president should be taken “seriously but not literally”. It turns out that Trump literally … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration revoked a temporary protected status extension for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. NBC News’ George Solis speaks with individuals worried about their future.
