President Trump said Monday he has chosen Dr. Susan Monarez as his nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the White House withdrew its previous nominee earlier this month.
Congressional Republicans on Monday aired concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of classified material after a report showed top officials used an unauthorized messaging platform to discuss planned attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen, calling the episode “embarrassing” and “inconceivable.” But even as some called for investigations into the incident, leaders stopped short of demanding...
The liberal group MoveOn has warned Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) about "deep problems" with their base regarding the Democratic Party's response to President Trump. Politico reported that the group wrote a letter to the two leaders, saying that Democratic lawmakers have been "inactive" in Congress. The...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Monday that “nobody was texting war plans” following news breaking that Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, gained access to a Signal group chat featuring Trump administration officials talking about plans for an attack against Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I...
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Former national security adviser John Bolton went after multiple Trump administration officials on Monday for reportedly using the messaging app Signal to conduct government business. “I couldn't imagine anybody would use Signal,” Bolton told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on “The Arena.” “You know, some of the guests have commented that Signal’s highly encrypted. I'll just say...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling for Congress to investigate top Trump administration officials in the wake of a bombshell revelation that The Atlantic’s top editor was included in a group chat discussion detailing the Pentagon’s plans to strike Yemen. Jeffries said the details of the breach, outlined by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg on...
The Senate on Monday voted to confirm John Phelan, a private investment firm founder and a major Trump campaign donor, as the next Navy secretary. The Florida businessman, who has no prior military experience, was confirmed in a 62-30 vote in the full Senate. While Phelan did not draw outright opposition during his Feb. 27...
Reps. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif). introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act” on Monday, seeking to sanction the country's Army chief for “persecution of political opponents” including former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Hill obtained a copy of the bill, which would place sanctions on Pakistan's military boss within 180 days, under the Global...