Zaakir Tameez is the author of “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation,” to be released on June 3.

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Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV ... Republicans dismissed the allegations. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., noted that Democratic senators had asked Hegseth questions about his ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his proposed budget for next year on Tuesday amid ...

Several congressional Republicans expressed skepticism this week about whether it is proper for President Donald Trump to accept a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar, to be retrofitted into a ...

The Founders included the emoluments clause in the Constitution for situations such as this.

During a town hall hosted by TV personality Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that one of the Defense Department’s research and ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is being mocked on social media after saying he’d “lay down cover fire” in defense of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post to X on Monday ...

The department has faced increased scrutiny after Hegseth and other top Trump Cabinet ... Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma posted to X on Monday: "I will lead the breach.

Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., also defended Hegseth, telling Fox News Digital ... "The Defense Department has achieved great success under Pete’s leadership, and anyone saying otherwise isn ...

In a video posted on social media Thursday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) spoke about calls from Democrats for Sec. Pete Hegseth to resign due to the fallout from the Signal leak. Fuel your success ...

Kendall Brown, who said her husband is currently deployed near Yemen, called for Hegseth’s removal and ... She especially took aim at her senator, Markwayne Mullin, who on Tuesday posted a ...