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What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer
Read full article: What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primerThe Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans โ with a journalist on the text chain โ is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets.
The Latest: Trump overhauls US elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenship
Read full article: The Latest: Trump overhauls US elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenshipConstitutional challenges are expected for President Donald Trump's order to overhaul U.S. elections.
Gabbard calls Signal chats a 'mistake' as Trump officials face grilling over leaked military plan
Read full article: Gabbard calls Signal chats a 'mistake' as Trump officials face grilling over leaked military planTop intelligence officials have faced another round of tough questions about leaked military plans as they appeared before lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'
Read full article: Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as โthe only glitch in two monthsโ of his administration.
Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plans
Read full article: Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plansThe Trump administrationโs top intelligence officials have stressed to Congress the threat they say is posed by international criminal gangs, drug cartels and human smuggling.
Gabbard says Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through 'realism and pragmatism'
Read full article: Gabbard says Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through 'realism and pragmatism'U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through โrealism and pragmatism,โ in remarks Tuesday before the U.S. leader speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Gabbard says Trump is 'looking forward to success' ahead of talk with Putin
Read full article: Gabbard says Trump is 'looking forward to success' ahead of talk with PutinU_S_ Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaking ahead of an expected phone conversation Tuesday between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Monday that while the negotiations to end Russia war with Ukraine have just begun, Trump is โlooking forward to success.โ.
Gabbard says Trump and Putin are 'very good friends' focused on strengthening ties
Read full article: Gabbard says Trump and Putin are 'very good friends' focused on strengthening tiesAmerica's director of national intelligence says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin โare very good friends."
Following Trump's lead, his allies criticize Ukraine's Zelenskyy and suggest he may need to resign
Read full article: Following Trump's lead, his allies criticize Ukraine's Zelenskyy and suggest he may need to resignPresident Donald Trumpโs senior aides and allies are criticizing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Gabbard decries Britain's reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users' cloud data
Read full article: Gabbard decries Britain's reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users' cloud dataDirector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has serious concerns about the British governmentโs reported demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any data stored in the cloud.
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddlingPresident Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.
The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge
Read full article: The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challengeDonald Trump promised as a candidate that he could easily conquer inflation, but the reality is proving tougher than he expected.
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
Read full article: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming disputeThe White House says news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trumpโs new name for the Gulf of Mexico are telling โlies."
Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trumpโs plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations
Read full article: Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trumpโs plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignationsA federal judge has removed a key legal challenge in the way of President Donald Trumpโs plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
Read full article: Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in lineThe Senate has confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trumpโs director of national intelligence.
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, advances to Senate confirmation vote
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, advances to Senate confirmation voteTulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trumpโs pick to be director of national intelligence, is another step closer to Senate confirmation.
Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters as Trump roils the 'special relationship'
Read full article: Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters as Trump roils the 'special relationship'Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase, politicians have extolled the โspecial relationshipโ between the United States and Britain.
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committeeTulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation.
Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings
Read full article: Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearingsPresident Donald Trumpโs most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings.
The Latest: Senators grill 3 of Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks in confirmation hearings
Read full article: The Latest: Senators grill 3 of Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks in confirmation hearingsDemocratic senators have grilled three of President Donald Trumpโs cabinet picks during their confirmation hearings.
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and RussiaTulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, has faced tough questions from lawmakers during a fiery confirmation hearing Thursday.
Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance โ in her own words
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance โ in her own wordsTulsi Gabbard faced tough questions Thursday about past comments about Russia, Syria and government leaker Edward Snowden during a Senate confirmation hearing on her nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence service.
Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties
Read full article: Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those tiesCurrent and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trumpโs picks for top intelligence posts.
Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct
Read full article: Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conductThe Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nationโs defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote.
Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump's inauguration
Read full article: Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump's inaugurationThe crowded scene in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the worldโs five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, influential sporting figures and two foreign leaders with prime seats on the dais.
Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward
Read full article: Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkwardA presidentโs inaugural address is a time-honored spectacle: A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol and hundreds of thousands people line the National Mall.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
Read full article: Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his CabinetThe Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.
White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officials
Read full article: White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officialsSenior officials from President-elect Donald Trumpโs administration have participated in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden's team on responding to potential terror attacks and avian flu, among other challenges.
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll findsAs President-elect Donald Trumpโs pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, gets set for her Senate confirmation hearings, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are โextremelyโ or โveryโ confident the Justice Department will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term.
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where weโre supposed to be'
Read full article: John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where weโre supposed to be'John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, has told members of the Senate that the nation's premier spy agency can do better.
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
Read full article: Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in SenateThe fate of President-elect Donald Trumpโs Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions.
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what's next for those who oppose Trump
Read full article: Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what's next for those who oppose TrumpIowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct.
What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks: AP-NORC pollAs several of President-elect Donald Trumpโs choices for high-level positions in his administration face scrutiny on Capitol Hill, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that Americans have their own doubts.
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria falloutPresident-elect Donald Trumpโs pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, is making her case on Capitol Hill.
Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief
Read full article: Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chiefNearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have asked Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the governmentโs files on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?
Read full article: Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state.
Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second term
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second termDonald Trump Jr. has become a prominent player in his fatherโs political orbit and the Make America Great Again movement.
Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
Read full article: Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromisedRepublican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from some Democrats that President-elect Donald Trumpโs pick to lead U.S. intelligence services is โcompromisedโ by her comments supportive of Russia and a meeting with an ally of that country.
Chronister's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Read full article: Chronister's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nomineesLosing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isnโt unheard of for incoming presidents โ including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time.
Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services
Read full article: Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence servicesDonald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence is facing scrutiny over her past remarks that supported Kremlin propaganda about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Read full article: What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government.
Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations
Read full article: Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominationsJust hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with one of his first tests โ an announcement that he intends to nominate House Republican Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence
Read full article: What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligencePresident-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence.
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state
Read full article: Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of statePresident-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, opting for a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and has vowed to dramatically overhaul the Justice Department.
Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black people
Read full article: Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black peopleRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris.
Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing
Read full article: Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governingIn a drab office suite just blocks from the White House, seasoned political operatives are drawing up detailed plans for a government in waiting.
Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign's last stretch
Read full article: Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign's last stretchOne presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough new border security measures.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump
Read full article: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald TrumpDonald Trump is leaning on a pair of former Democrats whose idiosyncratic views left them ostracized from their party to help him connect with voters who feel disillusioned with politics and distrustful of politicians.
Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position
Read full article: Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' positionDonald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
Donald Trump moves to halt hush money proceedings, sentencing after asking federal court to step in
Read full article: Donald Trump moves to halt hush money proceedings, sentencing after asking federal court to step inDonald Trumpโs lawyers are moving to halt proceedings in his New York hush money criminal case and postpone next monthโs sentencing indefinitely while he fights to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his state conviction.
Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Read full article: Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would workFormer President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for families.
Election 2024 Latest: Harris to sit for CNN interview; Jack Smith files new indictment against Trump
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: Harris to sit for CNN interview; Jack Smith files new indictment against TrumpVice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trumpโs approach.
Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for 2020 Democratic nomination, endorses Trump against former foe Harris
Read full article: Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for 2020 Democratic nomination, endorses Trump against former foe HarrisFormer Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trumpโs presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent in the presidential race four years ago.
From Biden to Gabbard, here's what Harris' past debates show before a faceoff with Trump
Read full article: From Biden to Gabbard, here's what Harris' past debates show before a faceoff with TrumpVice President Kamala Harris is a former San Francisco prosecutor and California attorney general, and she's long seen her debating skills as a strength.
What Usha Vance's rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Read full article: What Usha Vance's rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu AmericansUsha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trumpโs running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
Read full article: Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi GabbardA Samoan author is charged with killing another prominent Samoan writer and academic, who also was the aunt of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
Vivek Ramaswamy's Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign
Read full article: Vivek Ramaswamy's Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaignVivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur, is hovering among the top contenders as a Republican presidential candidate while being open about his Hindu faith.
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Netflixโs โCutiesโ becomes target of politicized backlash
Read full article: Netflixโs โCutiesโ becomes target of politicized backlashThe backlash to the French independent film โMignonnes,โ or โCuties,โ started before it had even been released because of a poster that went viral for its provocative depiction of its young female actors. At the heart of the backlash is the idea that โCutiesโ is dangerously and irresponsibly sexualizing pre-teen girls, which, ironically, is what the movie itself is criticizing too. She becomes fascinated with a clique of rebellious girls at her middle school who choreograph dance routines and wear crop tops and heels. Netflix acquired โCutiesโ out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year where it was favorably reviewed and won an award for its direction. โOur girls see that the more a woman is overly sexualized on social media, the more she is successful.
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Kahele wins Hawaii Democratic primary for Congress
Read full article: Kahele wins Hawaii Democratic primary for CongressFILE -- In this Jan. 15, 2020 file photo, is state Sen. Kai Kahele at the opening day of the Hawaii Sate Legislature in Honolulu. Kahele is favored to win the Democratic Partys nomination to represent Hawaiis 2nd Congressional District in the primary election. The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who decided not to run for reelection so she could focus on her presidential campaign, which was ultimately unsuccessful. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)
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Family of slain Texas soldier pushes for change near Capitol
Read full article: Family of slain Texas soldier pushes for change near CapitolGloria Guillen, the mother of slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington.
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Where do the remaining Democratic candidates stand on the big issues?
Read full article: Where do the remaining Democratic candidates stand on the big issues?A field of Democratic candidates that was at one point more than two dozen has, for the moment, been whittled down. Candidates that do want a $15 minimum wage are Biden, Sanders, Warren, Gabbard, and Bloomberg. Biden wants to raise corporate taxes, but keep them lower than they were before 2017. College cost - Gabbard, Sanders and Warren feel college should be free. On the other side, Biden wants to increase defense spending.