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The Latest: Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks face Senate hearings

Jan. 30, 2025 14:34 PM EST

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. What we’re following: 1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second hearing: Kennedy will...

President Trump sounds the same. His White House — so far — couldn't be more different

Jan. 30, 2025 09:49 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The marathon Q&A sessions are back, along with the cream Oval Office rug and the Diet Coke button on the Resolute Desk. So, too, are the late-night social media posts that ricochet across the globe and the barrage of executive orders. But in 10 days, Donald...

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail

Jan. 29, 2025 17:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine...

'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term

Jan. 29, 2025 14:45 PM EST

Amid all of the enthusiasm in conservative media for President Donald Trump's first week back in office, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has notably applied some brakes. The Journal has editorialized against Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, called presidential...

A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight

Jan. 29, 2025 09:06 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism. Lawmakers and civil society groups chastised Gabbard, then a Hawaii...

Trump should rethink revoking former officials' security details, Tom Cotton says

Jan. 26, 2025 14:32 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday. That protection is not just for them, but also the public,...