Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
WASHINGTON — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who…
Donald Trump has a chance to become a true education president
Donald Trump had the right idea about education during his first administration: Judge potential employees by their skills and experience, not their degrees. Open up…
Trump taps Rollins as Agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his Agriculture secretary, the last of his picks…
Column: Electoral college system is a bad way to pick a president
SACRAMENTO — Before this year’s presidential election slips into gloomy history, we should pause to slam our moldy, undemocratic vote-counting system called the electoral college.If Donald…
What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general
NEW YORK — Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first…
Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife | Civil Rights News
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.Legislators in Nicaragua have approved a constitutional amendment that will…
With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video…
Trump chooses former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western…
Britain blacklists daughter of Angola’s former president as it clamps down on corruption
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter Angola's former president Jose Eduardo Van Dunem dos Santos, was sanctioned by Britain on Thursday. File Photo by Bruno Fonseca/EPA-EFE…
Mexican president condemns Trump mass deportation plan
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn’t be viewed as “criminals,” but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of…
Opinion: Why I voted third party and I’m not sorry
I’m a progressive Californian, a Black man, and I did not vote for Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris this year or Donald Trump. I voted…
President challenges election results as Georgia cracks down on protesters | Protests News
Police clash with pro-West protesters as Zurabishvili demands annulment of October re-election of Georgian Dream government, accused of increasing authoritarianism and Russian links.Police in Georgia…
Brazilian President Lula unveils anti-poverty, hunger alliance at G20 | Hunger News
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has opened the Group of 20 Summit in Brazil by unveiling a global alliance aimed at tackling poverty…
Column: Trump’s outlandish Cabinet picks part of a bigger power grab
WASHINGTON — At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are…
Keir Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit
ReutersSir Keir Starmer is due to meet President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, with the government saying it wants "stable and pragmatic…
Gabbard’s sympathetic views on Russia cause alarm in intelligence circles
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the…
Biden becomes first sitting U.S. president to visit Amazon rainforest
MANAUS, Brazil — President Biden on Sunday became the first sitting American president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest, as the incoming Trump administration seems…
Senegal votes as President Faye eyes parliamentary majority to push reforms | Elections News
More than seven million people eligible to vote in the snap election, with jobs and rising prices on their minds.Polls have opened in Senegal’s parliamentary…
Donald Trump arrives at UFC 309 to HUGE cheers from fans as President Elect & Dana White’s hangs with Elon Musk
DONALD TRUMP was greeted by a deafening chorus of cheers from fight fans as he made a sensational arrival at UFC 309.The 45th and soon-to-be…
Argentinian President Milei praises Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago
Argentine President Javier Milei praised incoming President Donald Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk during a gala at the Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday. Source…