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…
Brazil top court rejects Bolsonaro’s bid to attend Trump inauguration
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro’s request to have his passport returned so he could travel to the…
Detained South Korea’s Yoon refuses questioning and challenges arrest
South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a…
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…
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal…
Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months away
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp reality…
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…
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation on Wednesday…
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…