Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors, adjourns for Christmas break without BBB vote
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The Senate confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees early Saturday after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to schedule a vote on sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany.
Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago, was confirmed to serve as ambassador to Japan by a vote of 48-21. Nominees to be ambassadors to Spain, Vietnam and Somalia were among those confirmed by voice vote soon afterward. The votes came after an agreement was reached to hold a vote concerning Nord Stream 2 sanctions before Jan. 14.
Construction of former President Obama's long-awaited library and museum in Chicago began with ambitious plans for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) but is now plagued by huge cost overruns, delays and a $40 million racially charged lawsuit filed by a minority contractor.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman spoke with Fox News Digital about returning to Congress after an eight-year hiatus.
The GOP's recent and longest-serving Senate party leader has stood in opposition to his conference multiple times, demonstrating the party’s significant transformation in the age of Trump.
The Associated Press reported the IRS will cut thousands of employees as the Trump administration trims the federal workforce.
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly planned "emergency meeting" for European leaders to discuss President Donald Trump on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
President Trump outlined his trade policy overhaul in a Truth Social post on Saturday, focusing on his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations trading with the United States.
Hundreds of millions of dollars taken out of U.S. Army soldiers' Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pay that is meant to help with food costs is being redirected elsewhere, a report found.
The body of a California man, a car, and various car parts were found 1,000 feet below Grand Canyon's South Rim.
Army project manager and fitness trainer SFC Scott Dalrymple talks about his part in the military's fitness plan "to help soldiers and make them better war-fighters" on "The Ingraham Angle."
Two law professor argued in a guest essay for The New York Times that President Donald Trump may hold a strong case on the issue of birthright citizenship.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., gets criticized by entrepreneur, Magatte Wade, in Congress for his attacks on Elon Musk and DOGE's process.
Lucy Harrison, a 23-year-old from England, was shot and killed while visiting her father's house in Texas. Authorities have not commented further.
Rock and roll legend Kid Rock left HBO host Bill Maher momentarily stunned after sharing his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX on Friday.