Trump’s Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick
By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint ...
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Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism
Democrats and some former members of the military reacted with anger and sadness to the dismissal of Gen. Charles Q. ...
Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
In President Trump’s telling, Dan Caine, the retired Air Force lieutenant general whom he wants to be his next chairman ...
Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
At a Senate hearing soon after President Trump’s first election eight years ago, Marco Rubio had a simple question for ...
Kristi Noem Is Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in ...
Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services ...
Top Senators on Armed Services Panel Briefed on F.B.I. Probe of Hegseth
The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were briefed late Friday afternoon on the findings from the F.B.I.’s ...
With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
A quiet but bitter partisan clash is underway on Capitol Hill over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices for key cabinet ...
Pope Names Robert McElroy, an Ally on Immigration, as Cardinal in Washington
Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to be the next Roman Catholic archbishop ...
What Trump’s New Cabinet and Administration Picks Have in Common
A number of patterns have emerged among the people President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated he wants to fill his ...
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