Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

In choosing Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to chair the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has tapped a veteran conservative with “America First” leanings to steer one of the

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly gearing up for a historic first day in office, with plans to sign more than 100 executive orders.

speaks during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington ... on the road at the front line near Chasiv Yar town, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 10, 2025. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade via ...

President Donald Trump sought to maintain his inaugural momentum on his second day in office, defending the pardons for Capitol Hill riot defendants, planning a purge of DEI programmes and announcing an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal.

Donald Trump has nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, while he has chosen lawyer Pam Bondi for attorney general.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is in danger of failing to make a clean break with Ukraine and could be sucked deeper into Vladimir Putin’s war — just as Richard Nixon was stung in his attempts to pull out of Vietnam — Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon warned in a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO.

US stocks closed lower Thursday, as the major indexes struggled to build on the previous day's surge amid another round of big bank earnings and a slide in tech stocks. Investors also watched the Capitol Hill confirmation hearing of President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.

Trump’s “shock and awe” efforts are put into place  Rubio confirmed as secretary of State  Tech titans shape policy agenda  Biden issues “protective pardons” on the

Ratcliffe, who served as the director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, faced few tough moments in the hearing and appears to be on a glide path to confirmation. SSCI Chair Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said the panel will vote on his confirmation “as soon as possible, most likely Monday afternoon.”

The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group that controls north-western Yemen, have fired at US ships dozens of times. The executive order signed by Trump on Wednesday says the Houthis are responsible for deadly attacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.