"Stop playing by rules that no longer exist. At this point, it's not just spinelessness, it's complicity," the president-elect's estranged niece said.

RCP White House reporter Phil Wegmann discussed Donald Trump's remarkable meeting Wednesday with President Joe Biden, and Biden's trip to South America this week, Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show.

At a campaign event in Georgia in July 2024, Jill Biden referred to Trump as "evil" as she spoke about comments the president-elect is said to have made about the military in private. "Does Donald Trump know anything about military? N o, he disparages those who sacrifice for our country," Biden said.

Biden will travel to Peru and Brazil for leader summits as he looks to define his legacy and assure allies of America's role on the world stage.

On Tuesday Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator who saw active service with the Minnesota National Guard, as his pick for secretary of defense. Hegseth was one of a number of National Guard members ordered to stand down from Joe Biden 's inauguration, according to CBS News reporter Jim LaPorta.

Citing a military statute that bans extremist tattoos, Gaither said the Deus Vult tattoo "falls along the line of Insider Threat." The Associated Press and Reuters first reported on Gaither's warning letter to the National Guard.

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has become a major fundraiser and economic adviser to Trump, appears to be the leading candidate for the role, two sources familiar with the transition told the BBC's US partner CBS News earlier this week.

President Joe Biden heads to South America on Thursday for a curtain call with global leaders after over 50 years in U.S. politics, but the man he tried and failed to keep from returning to power is likely to be the focus of many meetings: incoming President Donald Trump.

Mr. Trump has criticized the Biden administration for what he calls its lax handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border.

Biden officials harbor deep worries in particular about the fate of their work abroad, where Trump is expected to abruptly shift the U.S.’ priorities. The administration is racing to ship a last batch of aid to Ukraine before Jan. 20, for fear Trump will immediately cut off support for the country’s defense against Russia.

By Jarrett Renshaw, Lucinda Elliott, Eduardo Baptista and Trevor Hunnicutt LIMA (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on key conflicts from cyber crime to trade,