Tulsi Gabbard’s Syria visit doesn’t faze GOP senators who also seem poised to confirm Ratcliffe as CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump’s top spy picks appear to be enjoying an increasingly receptive Senate GOP, as they make the rounds huddling with senators in a bid to shore up support for their confirmations.
Biden admin loans Ukraine $20B backed by profits from ‘immobilized’ Russian assets
The distributed funds are part of a $50 billion loan initiative agreed to by the leaders of the Group of Seven countries earlier this year to support Ukraine’s “budgetary, military and reconstruction assistance.”
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, Sen. Cotton slam West Point for sharing false info about defense pick’s admission in possible privacy violation
Attorney Tim Parlatore and Cotton (R-Ark.) fired off a pair of letters to the US Military Academy’s superintendent, expressing concern that a public affairs officer shared “false information” with a journalist that could have blocked President-elect Donald Trump’s defense pick from confirmation.
House Passes Defense Bill Denying Transgender Health Coverage for Minors
The $883.7 billion measure was approved over the opposition of most Democrats, who rejected a provision inserted by Republicans to deny the coverage to the minor children of military personnel.
Far-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
The incoming administration said it would not rely on outside groups to carry out its plan to deport millions of immigrants, but militias have a long record of inserting themselves into patrolling the border.
House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but some Democratic lawmakers opposed the inclusion of a ban on transgender medical treatments for children of military members if such treatment could result in sterilization.
Biden’s Top Aides Race to Middle East as Militias Wield Power in Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel.
Elizabeth Warren rationalizes ‘visceral response’ to UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: ‘Should be a warning’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren rationalized the stunning public reaction cheering the gunning down of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week as a rebuke of his industry.
Elon Musk reveals support for drugs like Ozempic — in direct contrast to Trump’s HHS pick RFK Jr.
Elon Musk, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest confidants, revealed Wednesday his support for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic being made cheaper for the general public — in contrast with comments Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made.