With Esper, Pentagon inherits an army veteran long focused on China
In the opinion of Army Secretary Mark Esper, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. military, Washington was late to recognize that America will be locked in a strategic competition with China for years to come.
Ex-Trump aide Hicks to testify behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators
Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to testify to the congressional panel leading a probe into possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
Guatemala says it has not pledged to accept U.S.-bound asylum seekers
Guatemala has not yet committed to becoming a “safe third country” for U.S.-bound migrants seeking asylum, but is analyzing with the United States how to contain flows of people from Central America, the Interior Minister said on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project
A leading U.S. House lawmaker on Tuesday called on Facebook Inc to halt development on its new cryptocurrency and for company executives to testify before Congress, adding to global concerns about what the digital currency could mean for data privacy a…
Shanahan pulls out of Pentagon job as reports emerge of family violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the U.S. military into new uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are ri…
Puerto Rico board asks court for more time on members’ appointments
Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to extend a July 15 deadline for its members to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, citing concerns that missing it could harm an ongoing restructuring of t…
U.S. lawmakers joins global chorus of concern over Facebook’s cryptocurrency
Both Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers joined policymakers across the globe who are concerned what Facebook Inc’s decision to launch its own cryptocurrency could mean for data privacy and security.
Trump says he will likely nominate Esper for defense secretary
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely nominate Mark Esper to be the secretary of defense, hours after he named Esper, the secretary of the Army, to replace Patrick Shanahan as acting defense secretary.
Trump says U.S. is ‘very prepared’ with regard to Iran
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was very prepared with regard to Iran, as tensions ramped up after attacks on several oil tankers and Tehran’s announcement it would step up uranium enrichment.
Trump says immigration roundup will start next week
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday that immigration authorities would next week target migrants in the country illegally in large-scale arrests, but still gave no details about the planned action.
