DONALD TRUMP DEFENSE SECRETARY
Pete Hegseth denies assault allegations; After Gatez, will Trump replace his Defense Secy now? Combat Veteran Pete Hegseth was charged with sexual assault allegations which he denies. The allegation was part of a California complaint filed by a woman in 2017. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary. H...
22 Nov, 2024, 03.59 PM ISTLIVE | US Defense Department Press Secretary briefs media at the Pentagon Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder held a media briefing. The US Defense Department official discussed Middle East tensions, including the Gaza war, the Iran vs. Israel conflict, and more.LIVE | US Defense Department Press Secretary br...
13 Nov, 2024, 01.22 AM ISTRFK Jr. eating McDonald's, drinking Coke with Trump goes viral after pledging to make America healthy Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health Secretary, has sparked a social media frenzy. He was photographed with the president-elect, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and others enjoying a McDonald’s meal along with coca-cola. The ph...
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Trump 2.0: From Gaetz to Sauer, US Prez-elect 'rewards' his defence attorneys with top DoJ roles With the Transition period underway in the US, President-elect Donald Trump has been making a flurry of appointments for his 2.0 cabinet. The current picks from Trump show his nomination with whom he has worked closely and who have been loyal to him...
15 Nov, 2024, 08.10 PM ISTLIVE | White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds media briefing White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefed reporters on November 14. The event after President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden met at the White House.LIVE | White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds media briefing
14 Nov, 2024, 12.15 AM ISTTrump Nominations: Who Is Karoline Leavitt, youngest-ever White House Press Secretary? Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to be the next White House Press Secretary. Prior to managing Trump’s campaign communications, the 27-year old served as Assistant Press Secretary in the White House in Trump 1.0Trump N...
16 Nov, 2024, 01.15 PM ISTTrump taps Linda McMahon as Education Secy: Ex-WWE CEO to send ¡®education back to states¡¯ Donald Trump has tapped Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department. An agency he has routinely singled out for elimination in his upcoming term. McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, ran the Small Business Administration during his...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.33 PM ISTDoug Burgum to be secretary of Interior, Trump picks 'oil mogul friendly' North Dakota Governor President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday (November 14) that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a wealthy former software company executive, will be his pick for interior secretary. Trump said at a gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, that ...
15 Nov, 2024, 08.08 PM ISTTrump 2.0: Kristi Noem, South Dakota Governor set to be next US Homeland Security Secretary US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next Homeland Security Secretary, sources said. Noem, once seen as a possible running mate for Trump, is currently serving her second term as South Dakota's...
12 Nov, 2024, 10.33 PM ISTDemocratic National Convention: 'Lock him up' chants at DNC as Hillary Clinton slams Trump Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night took an unexpected turn when the crowd began chanting "lock him up" in response to her comments about former President Trump's recent felony ...
20 Aug, 2024, 10.40 AM ISTPak journo drags Pannun row amid questions on Trump assassination bid, Pentagon reacts While attending the Department of Defense press briefing, Pakistani Journalist Jahanzaib Ali raised the question of the possible involvement of foreign governments in the assassination plot of former US President Donald Trump. In reference to the qu...
17 Jul, 2024, 10.02 PM ISTMike Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India and Pakistan post Balakot air strikes Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that US intervention prevented escalation. "I do not think the world properly knows just how close the India-Pak...
25 Jan, 2023, 10.04 AM ISTNo 'heads up' about the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search: White House White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted Tuesday that neither President Joe Biden nor anyone at the White House "was given a heads up" about the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.No 'heads up' about ...
10 Aug, 2022, 07.29 AM ISTTrump rules out renaming Army bases named for Confederate leaders President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated that he was ope...
11 Jun, 2020, 07.48 AM ISTTrump Organisation, CFO indicted on tax fraud charges; defense team alleges 'political prosecution' Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what prosecutors called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme in which the executive collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, including apart...
02 Jul, 2021, 09.24 AM ISTTrump departs White House after vetoing $740 billion annual defense spending bill US President Donald Trump and First lady Melania departed the White House South Lawn on Wednesday after Trump vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and pot...
24 Dec, 2020, 07.38 AM ISTTrump administration 'gutted' US immigration system: Alejandro Mayorkas The Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas slammed the Trump administration's dismantling of immigration to the United States, saying "the entire system was gutted." After only 27 days in office, Mayorkas spoke to reporters from the White...
02 Mar, 2021, 08.01 AM ISTUS: Antony Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday formally scrapped a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights abroad to causes favored by conservatives like religious freedo...
31 Mar, 2021, 07.49 AM ISTPresident Trump invokes defense mechanism to tackle virus After days of pleading from the nation’s governors, US President Donald Trump took steps Friday to expand the federal government’s role in helping to produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It was an abrupt about-face b...
28 Mar, 2020, 08.03 AM ISTJoe Biden to nominate Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary President elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary, breaking a 231-year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market expert in charge of leading the country out ...
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