Here’s what you need to know about Susan Wiles, Trump’s WH chief of staff #shorts
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IDF Kills Hezbollah PR Chief Mohammed Afif in Beirut
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hezbollah's media chief Mohammed Afif in an airstrike in Beirut on Sunday, according to Reuters. Reuters reported: There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah, but an Israeli attack on a building in a populated area of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah's media chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security officials […]
No women in combat roles? Trump's Pentagon chief pick raises eyebrows
Democrats and veterans groups have taken aim at President Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's belief that women should not serve in combat roles, and at least two key Republican senators have also weighed in on his position. I'm looking for answers. Mr. Hegseth, 44, a Fox News host, has often made questionable comments about […]
RFK Jr. vows to be 'honest public servant' as HHS chief
Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to be an “honest public servant” if confirmed to be secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Together, we will root out corruption, end the revolving door between industry and government, and return our nation's health institutions to a rich tradition of gold standards […]
Newly sworn-in LAPD chief sparks backlash after revealing plan to buck Trump admin on ‘mass deportations’
The newly confirmed Los Angeles Police Department chief vowed at a recent hearing that the department would “not cooperate” with “mass deportations,” in comments that sparked a social media backlash. “Since my appearance on the Public Safety Commission, the national election has struck a deep, deep fear in many Angelenos, especially in the immigrant community,” […]
Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick
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Exxon chief presses Trump to stay in Paris climate agreement
Exxon CEO Darren Woods urged President-elect Donald Trump to remain in the Paris climate accord as the oil and gas industry prepares to take office. In an interview with wall street journalWoods said the United States should not withdraw from the agreement, an international commitment aimed at reducing the effects of climate change. Woods argued […]
‘We need to show what we’re trying to do is worth it’: the new chief executive of the Climate Change Committee | Energy industry
'I It was a risk when they hired me,” smiles Emma Pinchbeck. The chief executive of industry voice Energy UK is hours away from a black-tie awards ceremony in which he will unofficially step down. She will join the government's climate change watchdog, the Committee on Climate Change, in the coming days after serving in […]
The Memo: Susie Wiles faces big challenges as Trump’s first chief of staff
The second Trump administration is beginning to take shape, with the next president appointing a border czar, appointing an ambassador to the United Nations, and selecting the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. But the most important appointment President-elect Trump has made to date is his first appointment, Susie Wiles, as White House chief of […]
Trump picks ally Lee Zeldin as environment chief and vows to roll back rules | Trump administration
President Donald Trump has selected former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), vowing that the appointment will “ensure fair and expeditious deregulation decisions” by the regulator. Ta. President Trump, who oversaw the rollback of more than 100 environmental regulations during his last U.S. presidency, said Zeldin was a “true […]