President Donald Trump continues appointing new people to his second administration, naming three recent picks in a series of Truth Social posts on Monday. Just two weeks after taking office, Trump announced that Michael Ellis will serve as deputy director of the CIA. Ellis, who
President Trump said he ordered precision air strikes on Saturday morning targeting a “senior ISIS Attack planner” and others the unnamed individual recruited and led in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump
Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s nominees began Tuesday with Pete Hegseth appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Hegseth, Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, has experienced an uphill road as allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement emerged after his nomination.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (D) signaled he may vote to confirm President-elect Donald Trump picks for Defense secretary and head of the FBI. “You met with Pete Hegseth,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl said in the “This Week” interview, with Fetterman responding that he did.
President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he was naming a “slate of America First Patriots” to work with his Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, including investor Stephen Feinberg as
