In the high-frequency churn of President Donald Trump’s first term, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s repeated missteps would have fueled guessing games about his imminent firing. In the second, he has maintained White House support — at least for now.
In the high-frequency churn of President Donald Trump’s first term, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s repeated missteps would have fueled guessing games about his imminent firing. In the second, he has maintained White House support — at least for now.
US President Donald Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shake hands at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
The Trump administration will increase vetting of applicants for H-1B visas, with a specific instruction to reject anyone who was involved in “censorship” of free speech.
The Trump administration will increase vetting of applicants for H-1B visas, with a specific instruction to reject anyone who was involved in “censorship” of free speech.
Today on the Big Take: The state of play in Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations as Trump’s envoy heads to Moscow and Zelenskiy visits France.
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, right, welcomes Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, to the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. France and other allies of Ukraine have been stepping up their support of Zelenskiy, who is under pressure to agree on a US-led peace deal that initially drew the ire of officials in Kyiv and in Europe.
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to study labeling some parts of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, a step toward fulfilling his longtime goal of slapping the designation on the broader group.
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to study labeling some parts of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, a step toward fulfilling his longtime goal of slapping the designation on the broader group.
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Trump said he talked about the need for New York utility Consolidated Edison Inc. to lower rates during a meeting with Mamdani at the White House. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca