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Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth embraces Trump’s “America First” policies. President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military. The […]
Susie Wiles Susie Wiles will become the nation’s first female chief of staff. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Susie Wiles is set to make history as the country’s first female chief of staff to a president. A veteran Florida strategist who led Trump’s political operation for nearly four years, Wiles is seen as […]
Boundaries of the lost state of Franklin. Wikimedia Public Domain. It’s one of many tales of the founding of America. Settlers from England were exploring more and more of the New World, and as they did, they set up new communities far from the comfort of home. We know these stories as well as the […]
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is likely to take up the approval of the employment-linked incentive (ELI) schemes after the assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra are over. Voting in the two states will end on November 20. The ministry of labour and employment, which is planning to roll-out the three ELI schemes before the […]
Trump demands Senate let him appoint cabinet nominees without a vote, bypassing confirmation process
Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday to lead the GOP conference and replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell, who is stepping aside from the job after almost two decades. All three have courted Trump’s support in the race, vying […]
このページを 日本語 で読む On the morning of November 11, the first Shigeru Ishiba Cabinet formally resigned during an extraordinary cabinet meeting. The 215th special session of the House of Representatives convenes on November 11. In the afternoon, Ishiba, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to be elected Japan’s 103rd Prime Minister after a […]
Systems outage impacting international arrivals and departures Sydney airport has confirmed there are delays at immigration due to a national outage affecting Border Force processing systems. In a statement, the airport said passengers are being processed manually and that no flights have been affected – despite queues being longer than usual. Passengers travelling today are […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Election Politics Regional issues, gender balance, diversity and qualifications are all at play this week as Eby makes calls to all 46 of his incoming MLAs Published Nov 06, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. […]
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Rebecca Harris has been appointed the Conservative Party’s chief whip as Kemi Badenoch begins the process of assembling her new shadow cabinet. Badenoch was confirmed as the party’s new leader on Saturday after defeating Robert Jenrick, and has made Harris, the MP for Castle Point in Essex, her first appointment. The job of chief whip […]