Kash Patel, 'n Trump-lojalis wat verbind was met pogings om samesweringsteorieë oor Joe Biden te versprei, is in beheer gestel van die Pentagon-oorgangspoging en sal toesig hou oor die koördinering met die inkomende Biden-Harris-administrasie, volgens twee Amerikaanse verdedigingsamptenare.
Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured DOJ to file case with Supreme Court to overturn election results
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Former President Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's election win, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The e...
Two former Trump officials to be investigated for posting papers denying climate change
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The Commerce Department's Office of Inspector General said it will investigate how two former Trump officials posted dubious papers questioning man-made climate change using government logos but without the approval...
Biden admin launches review of Trump decision to designate Yemen’s Houthis as foreign terrorist organization
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Washington The State Department has initiated a review of the Trump administration's decision to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), a spokesperson told CNN Friday. It is a swif...
Then-candidate Joe Biden made a secret hospital visit to meet a wounded police officer
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Houston police officer Taylor Roccaforte was shocked when then-presidential candidate Joe Biden came to see him in the hospital after he was shot in the line of duty. Roccaforte was even more surprised that the futu...
Psaki announces steps Biden administration will take to combat domestic violent extremism
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Washington White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday announced a slew of actions the Biden administration will take to combat domestic violent extremism in the wake of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. "T ...
Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
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The Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden's defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who retired in 2016 and would be the first African American to run the departmen...
Biden’s DOJ must confront what to do with outstanding cases in which it is defending Trump. The first test could come Friday.
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As the Biden administration begins to take shape, one key question President Joe Biden's Justice Department must confront is whether to continue defending Donald Trump, who relied on Department of Justice lawyers to...
Donald Trump has a money problem
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Just 24 hours after Donald Trump formally left the White House -- and the presidency -- agter, it's increasingly clear that his money problems are getting worse, not better. According to financial disclosure docum...
Biden’s solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
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Washington President Joe Biden will name a powerhouse lawyer, Elizabeth Prelogar, to serve as acting solicitor general, in an acknowledgment that the office charged with representing the government before the Supreme...
Biden wants to remove this controversial word from US laws
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It's just one small part of the sweeping immigration overhaul President Biden is pushing. But the symbolic significance is huge. Biden's proposed bill, if passed, would remove the word "uitheemse" from US immigration la...
There will be no Trump china collection due to cost and time, bron sê
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The Trump administration will not have its own signature collection to display in the White House China Room -- another departure from protocol for the outgoing first family. Timing and exorbitant cost prevented out...