Dr. Erica Schwartz emerges as White House’s top pick for CDC leader

Dr. Erica Schwartz has emerged as the White House’s top pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to current and former officials.  Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy Surgeon General in the first Trump administration. Schwartz spent 24 years in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She … Read more

Reader’s guide for “Go Gentle” by Maria Semple, Oprah’s book club pick

Oprah Winfrey named her newest book club pick: Maria Semple’s “Go Gentle.” Here are a couple of questions to guide you as you read the novel. Reader’s Guide Questions When Adora hits her lowest point, Stoicism feels “obvious and reasonable.” How much did you read her philosophical turn as a genuine intellectual awakening or as … Read more

Dallas Wings Select Azzi Fudd as No. 1 Pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

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WNBA Draft: Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles, Awa Fam in contention for No. 1 pick

After back-to-back years in which the top pick in the WNBA Draft was a foregone conclusion — Caitlin Clark to the Indiana Fever in 2024, Paige Bueckers to the Dallas Wings in 2025 — who will go No. 1 in the 2026 iteration remains a mystery. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access … Read more

A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who’s the president’s pick for acting attorney general

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client. Blanche, whom Trump elevated Thursday from deputy attorney general to acting U.S. attorney general, rose to prominence representing the president in criminal cases that consumed the four years between his first and second terms. Blanche, a … Read more

Slotkin presses DHS pick on ICE at polls, says she can’t trust Trump to allow ‘free and fair’ election

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary-designate Markwayne Mullin was challenged Wednesday over concerns that the Trump administration could position ICE agents near polling places this November. The back-and-forth with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., comes amid warnings from some on the right that many blue states’ election security policies are potentially … Read more

Trump’s DHS pick Mullin advances by one vote after Sen. Fetterman votes yes

WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee voted 8-7 on Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The vote on the Senate Homeland Security Committee sends Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to the full Senate for consideration one day after a contentious confirmation hearing. The committee … Read more

Trump’s DHS pick Markwayne Mullin is confronted by Rand Paul at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, faced fellow senators on Wednesday at a confirmation hearing. And it didn’t begin well for the Oklahoma Republican, who has been tapped to take over DHS at a crucial time. The U.S. is locked in a war with Iran … Read more

Trump DHS pick Markwayne Mullin will appear before senators for his confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing and will face questions over his vision for a department tasked with carrying out the Republican administration’s push for mass deportations. Mullin, an Oklahoma senator, has spent 13 years in Congress … Read more