Yuan Zheng is deputy director of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is also the vice-president and secretary general of the Chinese Association for American Studies. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. You said that China should…
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration. Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is heading towards a vote on confirming South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, placing her at the head of a sprawling agency that will be essential to both national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to squash illegal immigration. Republicans were determined to barrel through on Noem’s…
Washington — The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, approving President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon after a contentious battle over his nomination. Hegseth was confirmed in a vote mostly along party lines, with 51 voting in favor and 50 against. Three Republicans broke with their party to oppose…
US President Donald Trump’s plan to outlaw birthright citizenship has been stalled after a judge ruled it unconstitutional. The ban was signed by Mr Trump on Monday, one of a slew of executive orders he has issued since his inauguration on Tuesday local time. Trump live updates: Look back at the developments in Donald Trump’s…
Sources: Hegseth admits to $50,000 payment to woman Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault, sources say 00:36 Washington — Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her…
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault, sources say – CBS News Watch CBS News Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid a woman $50,000 who had accused him of sexual assault in 2017, two sources confirmed to CBS News….
New Hegseth allegations emerge – CBS News Watch CBS News Peter Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s Defense secretary pick, is facing new allegations, this time from his former sister-in-law, who claims the former Fox News host made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s lawyer has denied the allegations. Nikole Killion has the details. Be…
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says Pete Hegseth would be a “very dangerous Secretary of Defense” – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who was one of the senators on the Armed Services Committee who questioned Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth closely, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he…
Face the Nation: Graham, Kaine, Soeripto – CBS News Watch CBS News Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…No date has been set for Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial choice to lead the FBI. Despite comments by former Trump administration officials about Patel and what Patel wrote in his book, Graham…