WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth J. Kies, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury, from an April 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today. I feel privileged to have been recommended by Secretary Bessent and nominated by President Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Newt Gingrich: There Must Be No Tax Increase In a new essay today, President Trump ally Newt Gingrich wrote: Republicans passed a blueprint for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," but the challenge is far from over. Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans must remain vigilant against any effort by misguided members to raise tax rates in the final bill. This is histo  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Barrack, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Honorable Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is an honor to be nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Turkiye. I am grateful to President Trump for the confidence and tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Space Force has published its Space Force Doctrine Document 1 on April 3, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Chapter 4 How We Integrate into the Joint Force: Presenting Ready Forces Presentation of Space Forces As a Service Force Provider, the Space Force prepares and presents forces to the combatant commanders for the purposes of fulfilling strategic, operational, and tactical objectives through the application of spacepower. Space Force units, and   more