McMahon, a former professional wrestling magnate who led the U.S. Small Business Administration during President Donald Trump's first term, was confirmed by a 51-45 vote along party lines.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyberoperations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command, rolling back some efforts to contend with a key adversary even as national security experts call for the U.S. to expand those capabilities. Read More.
President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies. Read More.
Trump defended his tariffs, bashed "wokeness" and outlined his tax agenda as Democrats heckled him, while some in the party chose between audible and silent protests.
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The premier of Canada’s most populous province threatened to retaliate and cut off energy to the US “with a smile on my face” — as President Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports took effect Tuesday. Read More.
Amid the worst measles outbreak in the United States in a decade, vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, has affirmed that vaccines protect children. Read More.
The Trump administration will drop a challenge brought by President Joe Biden’s Justice Department against Idaho’s pro-life law making it a crime to end the life of an unborn child in most circumstances. Read More.
Vice President JD Vance visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and said that arrests for illegal crossings had fallen sharply because President Donald Trump is demanding that all of government prioritize the issue in ways his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, never did. Read More.
President Trump on Wednesday issued a warning to Hamas to release its remaining hostages after the White House held direct talks with the group officially designated as a terrorist organization. Read More.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested that biological men shouldn't compete in women's sports during the debut episode Tuesday of his podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom." Read More.
President Donald Trump has ordered D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to “clean up” homeless camps near the White House and the State Department—or have the federal government do it for her. Read More.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued a state of emergency as several brush fires were reported as having broken out in Long Island on Saturday.
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All employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were notified Friday of the option to voluntarily resign in exchange for a $25,000 payment, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News. Read More.