Trump Treasury pick Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russia’s oil
President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world’s reserve currency, the…
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The migrants on the frontline of Trump’s mass deportation plan
Blanca Figueroa and Severiano Martinez have known from the start of their eight-year marriage that she was at risk of deportation because…
Trump Treasury pick Bessent faces Senate grilling on taxes, trade, deficits
President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for Treasury secretary, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, vowed to maintain the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve…
Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit
U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in…
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe to face Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee holds a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be CIA director, John Ratcliffe, a…
Biden bids farewell from Oval Office as Trump looms over his legacy
President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to cement a legacy…
Trump’s Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth slammed over remarks on women
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing…
Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan to be handed to Trump team
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza…
U.S. removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200…
US bans imports from 37 more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor, including Huafu Fashions
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The United States has banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged human rights abuses involving…
LA fires: Santa Ana hurricane-force winds could intensify wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Los Angeles firefighters braced on Tuesday for a new round of intense winds that could fuel…
Contentious Senate hearing awaits Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon nominee
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Culture war issues like diversity in the military, rather than overseas conflicts, will likely be the focus…