Washington: A far-right Republican, who was investigated for sex crimes and was also responsible for a leadership coup that paralysed the US Congress for weeks, has been nominated by Donald Trump to be America’s new attorney-general.
US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence. A former Democrat, Gabbard joined the Republican Party in 2024 and endorsed Trump for president.
O’ gentle pain and angry serenity
We hide our being behind flimsy screens
For we use aspirin and valium pills
Morphine and codeine, vitamins and Seraphims
Is our life worth more than heavenly eternity?
Others in Palestine scream
For Zion to stop the genocide
South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem has been tapped to lead Homeland Security, the same organisation that oversees multiple entities including the Coast Guard and the Secret Service.
Marco Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010, and has previously taken a hard stance on China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba.
Boris Johnson continues to stir tensions with Moscow more than two years after leaving office, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said, after the former UK prime minister suggested deploying troops to assist Ukraine.
President-elect Trump has announced Tom Homan as his new administration’s border czar, putting a 30-plus-year immigration enforcement veteran at the head of his mass deportation pledge.
‘Who the f--k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump’s surprise Pentagon pick“Hegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,” one veterans’ advocate said.
