The US Navy has its first ever female SEAL candidate. The unnamed woman still faces Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training which is designed to be extremely mentally and physically demanding. This news comes a little over a year after the Pentagon declared women may fight in combat. According to the Navy, the enlisted SEAL attrition rate is about 74%. But this trailblazer is paving the way for future female officers.
Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci is the new White House communications director. The position has been empty since the resignation of Mike Dubke in May. Scaramucci is a longtime supporter and major donor of Trump, and was a member on his transition team during the 2016 election. Known to his friends as Mooch, Scaramucci has made multiple TV appearances defending Trump during the election, after raising funds for Scott Walker and Jeb Bush during the primaries. Prior to joining Trumps team, Scaramucci was a hedge fund manager, and a longtime Republican party fundraiser. He was a self-proclaimed top fundraiser for Mitt Romney in 2012.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned. Spicer reportedly stepped down after opposing the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as the administrations new communications director. Spicer vehemently objected to Scaramuccis appointment, saying it was a major mistake. Twitter was quick to respond to the news.
Trump said in an interview that he sat next to Japanese Prime Ministers wife, Akie Abe, during a G20 dinner last month. Though describing her as a terrific woman, Trump claimed that she doesnt speak any English. But a video shows that Akie Abe does speak English fluently.
McFarland was nominated by US President Donald Trump as the United States' next ambassador to Singapore.
The Governor General of Canada broke royal protocol by touching the arm of Britains Queen Elizabeth during an engagement in London.
The former Republican presidential candidate is currently reviewing further treatment options after his diagnosis on 14 July. When McCains office announced the news on 20 July, the 80-year-old received support from numerous people across the US political spectrum, including Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Kovind for his win at the Presidential polls 2017.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an analysis of the repeal bill that would eliminate many Obamacare provisions. The CBO report estimates that 27 million more Americans will be uninsured by the year 2020 than under Obamacare. This number would rise to 32 million by 2026.
From Dwayne The Rock Johnson to Caitlyn Jenner, some showbiz stars could be entering politics soon.
US presidents are no strangers to scandals. Now, as Donald Trumps links with Russia continue to dominate the headlines worldwide, we take a look back at some of biggest scandals to rock the Oval Office in recent years, ranging from Watergate to the current day.
The U.S. president admitted that the government will probably let Obamacare fail after the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a second undisclosed meeting at the G20 summit that reportedly lasted for an hour. The only other person at the meeting on the sidelines of the gathering of world leaders in Hamburg was Putins official interpreter, according to Reuters.
The Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) says its report was based on interviews with 375 North Korean defectors from the isolated state over a period of two years.
Winnie the Pooh is in trouble with the Chinese censors. Gif images containing the bear and his friends were removed from Chinese social media, including WeChat and Weibo.