Elizabeth Warren calls on Trump for ethics rules for his new appointees

Exclusive: Democrat writes letter to transition co-chairs urging president to institute standards to avoid corruption The Massachusetts Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Donald Trump to institute new ethics rules to guard against scandals involving appointees such as Elon Musk, the SpaceX, Tesla and X owner who will jointly lead an effort to slash … Read more

‘Safer, stronger, and freer’: Securing the border set to feature large in Noem’s opening remarks to Senate

FIRST ON FOX: Securing the nation’s border will feature large in South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s opening remarks to Senate lawmakers on Friday as she works to lock down her confirmation as the country’s next secretary of homeland security, Fox News Digital exclusively learned.  “Securing our homeland is a serious, sacred trust that must be … Read more

Trump v Bannon, Musk v Farage: who hates who in Magaland

The feuds and rivalries within the US president-elect’s Maga ecosystem – including some British sympathisers The task of deconstructing the internal manoeuvrings of the leadership of the Soviet Union was once regarded as little short of a science such was the paucity of information. Today, the court of Donald Trump is perhaps no less enigmatic … Read more

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

Big oil executive plans to celebrate Trump’s inauguration as California burns – though experts say climatic conditions are only getting more extreme Donald Trump’s response to the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles has provided a stark prologue to how his US presidency will likely handle the growing threat of such disasters – through acrimony, brutal … Read more

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offences, saying he had now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor. … Read more