President Donald Trump has nominated Jane “Cissie” Graham Lynch, the daughter of evangelist Franklin Graham and granddaughter of the late Billy Graham, to serve as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. The White House formally sent Lynch’s nomination to the Senate on
The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon on whether to close the performing arts center’s main building immediately, citing worsening structural problems and an approaching financial crisis. The private meeting, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET, will now
President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday authorizing the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a monument on the National Mall honoring recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration. Trump signed the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location
President Donald Trump has reportedly commuted the remaining prison sentence of John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, the former Philadelphia labor leader convicted of public corruption and embezzling money from his union. Dougherty’s attorney, George Bochetto, said Trump signed the commutation Thursday afternoon, potentially
President Donald Trump moved Thursday quickly to fill a leadership vacancy at the Pentagon, naming Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army following Dan Driscoll’s resignation. Telle, who had been serving as assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will
President Donald Trump’s top liaison to Congress is preparing to leave the White House, adding another consequential vacancy to a growing list of senior administration departures. James Braid, 35, is expected to step down as White House director of legislative affairs in
President Donald Trump is losing one of the most recognizable faces of his second administration from the White House — but not from his political orbit. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position at the end of August to
President Donald Trump’s endorsement passed a high-profile test in northern Wisconsin on Tuesday as Michael Alfonso fought through attacks from inside his own party to win the Republican nomination for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean
WASHINGTON — The State Department has revoked more than 175,000 U.S. visas since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new government tally that underscores the rapid expansion of his administration’s immigration-enforcement campaign. The department said Monday that the visas
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will become White House counsel on Sept. 1, elevating a trusted aide and former personal attorney to the administration’s top in-house legal role. Scharf will replace David Warrington, who has
