Muhamad Yehia President-elect Donald Trump has picked Florida’s three-term senator Marco Rubio to be his nominee for secretary of state, setting the tone for a more hawkish administration on U.S. foreign policy. “Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom,” Trump wrote in a Nov. 13 …

Muhamad Yehia Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected by his Republican colleagues on Nov. 13 to be Senate majority leader, succeeding Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Thune, 63, has been married to his wife, Kimberley Weems, for four decades. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. His hobbies include …

Muhamad Yehia Two waves of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut, the Lebanese capital, yesterday, killing at least six people, according to the country’s health ministry. Hezbollah and the Israeli military said the first attack killed Mohammed Afif, the head of Hezbollah’s media office. Strikes inside the capital have been infrequent, and the …

Muhamad Yehia That was the thought running through Adam Smith’s mind as he raced to find a way to save his 3-year-old daughter and her mother from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. Smith, a former U.S. Army Green Beret, spent 17 years conducting military operations around the globe in …

Muhamad Yehia President-elect Donald Trump has named Karoline Leavitt as his White House press secretary, ending days of public speculation about who would fill the highly visible role for his upcoming administration. “Karoline Leavitt did a phenomenal job as the National Press Secretary on my Historic Campaign, and I am …

Muhamad Yehia WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, to serve as his White House press secretary. Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to …

Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago, before pulling back early Saturday after fierce battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media reported. Israeli troops captured a strategic hill in the southern Lebanese village of Chamaa, about 5 …

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON—To allow his Cabinet picks to hit the ground running, President-elect Donald Trump has said he would like to use recess appointments to fill vacancies, rather than the regular Senate confirmation process. However, for those that require confirmation, their term would expire in two years unless the Senate …

 Muhamad Yehia After returns showed Trump on track to win the recent election, Helmuth took to Bluesky to apologize to younger people “that my Gen X is so full of [expletive] fascists.” “Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because [expletive] them to …

Muhamad Yehia Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) emerged victorious from the three-way election for Senate majority leader on Nov. 13 alongside the Republican conference’s five other leadership picks. As the current minority whip and second-ranking Senate Republican, Thune was viewed as a frontrunner in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell …