Senate confirms Pompeo as CIA chief amid questions over torture Senate confirms Pompeo as CIA chief amid questions over torture:-  The Senate voted Monday to confirm Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas as CIA director despite critics’ concerns that he has offered conflicting statements about whether he would expand government […]
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recovering after collapsing during speech Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recovering after collapsing during speech:- Gov. Mark Dayton collapsed Monday night while delivering his State of the State address. The Democratic governor, who will turn 70 on Thursday, was giving his vision for 2017 and beyond at […]
Donald Trump played the outsider and the insider on his first day in office Donald Trump played the outsider and the insider on his first day in office:- The contrast played out in little more than an hour. In his sharply worded inaugural address Friday, President Trump railed against the political […]
Hillary Clinton under microscope at inauguration Hillary Clinton under microscope at inauguration:- Hillary Clinton’s presence at the Capitol will be the subject of feverish interest as Donald Trump takes the presidential oath of office on Friday. Watchful cameras are set to catch any reflexive moment of pain or frustration on […]
Trump breaks with political traditions on triumphant ride to White House Trump breaks with political traditions on triumphant ride to White House:- Most presidential candidates pick a place close to the heart to announce their campaigns — a childhood hometown, the place they came of age politically or somewhere associated […]
Trump won’t wait to act on trade pact vows Trump won’t wait to act on trade pact vows:- Donald Trump will not wait for Congress to confirm his Cabinet positions to act on his vows to withdraw from the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and renegotiate the North American […]
Trump to visit CIA headquarters on Saturday Trump to visit CIA headquarters on Saturday:- Donald Trump plans to visit CIA headquarters on Saturday on his first full day as U.S. president, as he takes command of an agency that he has harshly criticized, a transition official said on Thursday. The […]
U.S. national security handover to Trump bumpy, officials say U.S. national security handover to Trump bumpy, officials say:- President-elect Donald Trump’s national security transition has been more chaotic than others in recent memory, with important positions unfilled and many of his people less able, or willing, to engage on substance, […]
Rights group files legal request on Trump business ties Rights group files legal request on Trump business ties:- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal request with several government agencies on Thursday demanding details on Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest related to the extensive business affairs of the […]
Obama says reducing leaker Chelsea Manning prison term serves justice Obama says reducing leaker Chelsea Manning prison term serves justice:- President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had served a tough prison term and his decision to commute her 35-year sentence to about seven […]
