Trump’s health pick RFK Jnr grilled over vaccines and abortion in US Senate
Robert F. Kennedy Jnr came under withering attack from Democratic senators on Wednesday over his history of promoting vaccine misinformation and his sudden embrace...
Ex-US senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case
Former US senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars...
RFK Jr. Testifies in First Senate Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of California to be secretary of Health and...
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Pam Bondi’s Nomination for Attorney General
Bondi took questions from the committee last week regarding weaponization of government, immigration, and other issues. A Senate panel voted on Jan. 29 to...
Trump Signs Laken Riley Act
President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, legislation requiring the detention of illegal immigrants who are accused of theft and other crimes, at...
Fed Chair Powell Speaks After Interest Rate Decision
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference after releasing the latest interest rate decision at 2:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 29....
Rubio’s Central America Trip Seeks to Counter China, State Department Says
The secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Panama could draw a lot of attention because of President Donald Trump’s calls to take back the...
Trump wants Pentagon to prepare facility at Guantanamo to detain 30,000 migrants
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he planned to detain “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison, used for holding terrorism...
Trump’s commerce secretary pick vows to keep China from using US tech to ‘compete with us’
Donald Trump’s commerce secretary nominee on Wednesday said he aims to prevent China from using American technology, including semiconductor chips by Nvidia, to “compete...